Writtle
Green as Good as New!
After the Circus |
Its amazing how much ground
was covered at the Parish Meeting. It wasn't until the Circus
arrived a week ago or so that I remembered another controversy that had
been raised:
Do we want
the Circus parked every year on our
lovely Green, with their trucks and caravans tearing and churning up the
Green?
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We were given the answer at
the meeting, but it did not prevent the chatter throughout the pubs etc in
the village. Especially during this very wet year, the trucks
and caravans were bound to churn up the Green and leave a quagmire.
Last year the Circus promptly paid for the repair of any damage to the
Green resulting from their visit and have promised to do so during any
future visits. So why the many moans and groans about the use of the
Green?
I recalled my schoolboy history classes and the tales of Merrye Olde
Englande with its Villages and Greens, with markets, circuses, archery
competitions, pillories and ducking stools. The Village Green
together with the Church were the centres of the village, veritable hives
of activity, commerce and recreation. We have one circus and one
village fete on the Green and there are people who moan about those two
events. Should we not try use the Green more as a community? |
Unfortunately ducking
stools and pillories may be frowned upon but they could be good fund
raisers, proper cricket is probably out due to damage to cars and windows
but we could have soft ball, cricket, baseball, or rounders and
volley ball competitions fuelled by the healthy rivalry between
local business and organisations. Imagine a rounders match on a
Sunday afternoon between Writtle WI and the local
hairdressers! If you let your imagination roam, there could be
a few fun events for all the family to enjoy and participate.
How about some suggestions for events and teams. |
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Enough Pontificating
How is the Green? |
As you can see from the photographs above the
men from Writtle Landscapes were on the job Thursday and Friday (10th
and 11th May) of this week repairing any damage done by the
Circus. By Friday afternoon all the holes and ruts had been
filled with high quality top soil, seeded with new grass and
rolled.
A proprietor of Writtle Landscapes, Les Mason, said: |
" In a
couple weeks it will be as good as New! " |
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