Editorial
June 2008, and it's a NOT The Swaffham Crier Festival year! As the complete absence of banners and flags will indicate, Not The Festival is about to get into full swing...
This month is pack full of delightful fringe events not to be missed. Everything from the Great Cage Hill Soap Box Challenge to Art Exhibitions, Sing Your Heart Out, Open Gardens, The Windmill, Coup de Grass, the Great Garage Sale, you name it, we've got it. PLUS, The Official Festival is now booked in for next year, and you can read all about its history and founders, the sinisterly mysterious Festival Committee, in this issue.
Last month was pretty good as well, as you'll notice from our 40 page Crier. The Cyclists cycled (how did they do it?), the Feasters feasted (see our Cover) with charming Merriweather Shakespeare to follow, the Lunchers lunched, the Village Assemblers assembled and the playground got finished, to mention but a few.
But alas, all these goings on have put considerable pressure on the Crier, which is consequently late. Hang on, it's been late all year, readers might wonder? Yes, but not because it wasn't ready on time, but rather a variety a extremely frustrating further problems that have foiled all our best efforts (last month, it was the email).
While the editors, who routinely resign every edition, still cling to the belief that susta ining a monthly magazine of this size and coverage on voluntary effort (the Crier is quite unique in this respect) should be possible without entirely shredding the volunteers, there are re-organisational things (such as reintroduction of Village Collating) they urgently need to do.
But they're stuck in a vicious circle! On the eighth day of this month's labour, which has included the twiceyearly review and refangling of all our ads, we can confidently say that flattened donkeys don't make for bright-eyed, bushy-tailed reorganisers. We'll call a meeting, we will, we will.. .
But some great news - St Mary's has received a Legacy. Next month's issue should definitely not be missed when David Lewis will be telling us all about it.