The sun it comes - and almost as quickly it goes. Am I the only person in the village who reckons it's damned cold? Still it'll soon be Carnival time. My favourite moment is when they go round and put up the bunting - no-one ever seems sure which bit of bunting stretches from which lamp-post to which (well, they do but they don't seem to agree on it). Anyway, lets hope for a bit of sun - well a lot of sun, to be truthful. Oh, and if you don't find the date and times of the Treasure Hunt, procession, or whatever, in this issue it's because no-one has told us.
I was about to write that this is the last issue before the summer break, but I'm afraid it isn't, is it. I've still got to do a mid-summer (August) issue. So, if you've got anything to write, say, draw or whatever - get it to me before the 20th July for inclusion in the mid-summer edition. Remember - especially if you're planning a party or something in September - that it will be the last issue until the beginning of October.
I was delighted that this issue contains at least 11 pages promoting the sustainability ideal. I really must start using some of that eco-friendly paper! (no Jane, I'm only jesting - the box reads 'made from only the best quality Brazilian rain-forests', so it must be ok because that's where they have all the eco-summits, etc. Or was it where Peter Mandellson got caught with his tackle down? I forget!)
You may remember that in the March issue I printed an article about an incinerator at Rowden Farm, that claimed the Tetcott Hunt had been forced to apply for retrospective planning permission - at which point the original authors disappeared into the woodwork. Thanks a lot. In the April issue, under the threat of legal action, I was asked by Alan Colwill of the Tetcott Hunt to print an apology on the grounds that the article was 'without basis in fact' - and of course I was only too happy to do so. I was therefore a little surprised to read in the North Cornwall District Council planning notices in the 17th June Holsworthy Post a planning application for Rowden Farm that reads "Continued use of... building as incineration area previously converted without consent for Tetcott Hunt". Confused? Apart from being used as a political football, I don't know what's going on either - perhaps someone would care to tell us - perhaps you could all just kindly go away and squabble somewhere else.
Many thanks for this month's cover, which is one of the Bradworthy Kneeler project cushions.
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