Letters to the Editors
Three Wise Women
Dear Editors,
What would have happened if it had been three WISE WOMEN instead ofTHREE WISE MEN?
They would have:
- Asked directions.
- Arrived on time.
- Helped to deliver the baby.
- Cleaned the stable.
- Brought practical gifts.
- And made a casserole.
Quiz Night
Dear Editors,
Thank you to everyone who attended the quiz night, we hope you all enjoyed yourselves. A big thank you goes to Shirley Wilkins, Pat Cook, Sheila Smith and June Wolfenden who helped in the kitchen and served the food, we very much appreciate it. Thank you to Andrew, who once again stepped into the quiz masters shoes, he did a fine job but needs to work on his jokes. We would also like to thank everyone who donated a prize for the raffle, especially Pru and Clifton, who are always generous with their donation of a box of groceries. The money raised for St.Mary's church was £300. The next quiz is in on the 6th March; put it in your diary.
Bridges & Trees
Dear Editors,
Re the misperception (misconception?) of the size of the impending Reach Lode Bridge. From the reporter Mr Everitt, present at at the November PCC meeting covered in the last Crier, I realise there was a possibility I had not included. Anyone got a conversion calculator? (although for the bit in the middle you just need to know that one yard = three feet).
'John Covill worked out that the correct length of 188 metres still came to about 600 feet or just over 200 yards which would make it nearly an eighth of a mile...this is still a long way, especially if you try to run 200 yards.
But more importantly, since the Bridge is going ahead, we have to look to the future. I'm concerned about the running bit. Will that be the middle section, ie the bridge, or is it the two approach ramps at either end which must be run? Obviously since the incline will be very gentle it shouldn't be too difficult, even for backpackers. But will cyclists be required to dismount and run, or will they be allowed to to race the runners? And what about pushchairs? Or even folk in wheelchairs? Has this all been risk-assessed?
These and other similar thoughts must have had Mr Everitt all a-flutter and he became confused in his brief, concluding his report by declaring his opinion was that Mr Soans would have to admit that, given its length, the bridge would look HUGE in the landscape, but then he wrote that actually he could only report and interpret what was said. By the way, from the top of Fairview Grove to my front door is almost exactly a quarter of a mile, but I hope no-one would say it looks GINORMOUS in the landscape. On the other hand, the water tower takes up little space on the ground but I can still see it from 4 miles distant, just this side of Quy. Length is the wrong dimension to consider in predicting prominence in this instance. I hope some Christmas rest will have done Mr Everitt some good, but I'm worried the excitement of the Boxing Day Hockey might have set him off again. He knows my good wishes are with him as always and by the time you read this that event will all be over, so let's hope for the best. He can also add my name to the tree petition and make it 40, and I'll make myself available for discussions with the treelady if/when she should reappear at any point in the future. Anyone down here at this side of the bottom of Fairview Grove knows that if you put me, a ladder, a saw and a tree together in one place, there is likely to be only one outcome.
Happy New Year.