Oh What a Night
What a memorable night we had in Scothern when the great Graham Gooch came to talk to us. The huge marquee at the back of the village hall was packed and all the guests (mostly fit looking men according to a survey the Clarion conducted amongst the few ladies present) really enjoyed the occasion. Goochy was on sparkling form and gave us amazing insights into Botham’s captaincy (involved women), how the wait before getting up to speak can seem a very long time indeed (you had to be there) and was very accessible for the Q & A session.
Well done to the Cricket Club for a great night out, and we look forward to another event next year.
(Memo to chef – when you know there is going to be a roomful of fit, strong, hungry men don’t let them help themselves, otherwise there will be a disaaaaaaster!)
Oh What Another Night
The Cricket Club Masked Ball was not quite so well attended (one hundred and thirty) but was a very glamorous event indeed with everyone masked and costumed. Prizes for best pumpkin were given (don’t think this is code for anything – there really were pumpkins) and there was live music in an exotic, Halloween themed marquee. It was ambitious of the Cricket Club to put on two major events on one weekend, and the Clarion congratulates them on pulling it off.
New residents
In our last edition we introduced a section on new residents which was very well received. It seems we enjoy knowing how our community is growing and developing.
This week’s new residents are a young family of four who have moved into the Alders. Dr Manish Kakkar works as a consultant anaesthetist at Lincoln County Hospital Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
The Clarion sends a warm welcome to the Kakkar family. Thank you for getting in touch and for your offer of help in village activities.
Christmas Tree
It is going to be very tight timing if we are to achieve a Scothern Christmas Tree this year. Getting the electrics installed is the main problem, so if we have any friendly local electricians out there please get in touch.
The good news is that not only do we have an offer of the tree (Mark Harris ) but local farmer David Straw and his son Andrew have offered themselves and their forklift for the installation. This could make all the difference between getting the tree and not –thank you so much chaps.
Letters to the Clarion
In the last Clarion we published a letter which said there was no such thing as dangerous parking (only dangerous driving) and that all retrospective planning applications should be refused on principle. As it was the first try out we published it anonymously. On reflection this was probably a bad idea – not least because at least one correspondent thought the editor of the Clarion had written it himself to stir up controversy! Another correspondent made the very good point that people like the Clarion because it has a positive approach to village issues and if we get too edgy we might promote discord – the last thing we would want to do.
So in future we will only publish letters without the name of the sender in exceptional circumstances and we will try and publish letters which have a positive contribution to village life.
And for the record the Clarion does think there is such a thing as dangerous parking, it does think that retrospective planning applications need a fair hearing and the editor did not write that first letter!
Dear John
I would like to disagree with the statement that there is 'No such thing as dangerous parking'. I live at number 9 Craypool Lane Scothern and often find it difficult to access my drive due to cars being parked on the bend.
I am not in the habit of complaining but I do think drivers should give due consideration to the safety of others. If I am unable to get into my drive with ease, how would the emergency services get around that corner if they needed to attend to a neighbour needing urgent attention? Also, the school children walk to school on this footpath and are often having to walk on the road to avoid cars parked over the pavement.
For the safety of others I think double yellow lines should be placed on the left hand side of Craypool Lane .
For my purpose, I am happy to go and politely ask the offending car owners to move should the access to our property be compromised but I do hope that we do not have any serious accidents before proper consideration of the parking problem is addressed.
Parked cars may slow down the traffic but in this case you do not see the parked car until you have taken the bend!
Yours sincerely
Lesley Smith
Many thanks for this Lesley. The problems of Craypool Lane Parking were raised with the Council only last week – apparently the dustbin lorries could not get down there and left dustbins un-emptied - and the Clarion has passed your letter to the Council for inclusion in their survey of traffic issues in the village
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