Bulletin From Bromham: Dateline –
Sunday 19th May 2013
Here is
our weekly round-up of events from Bromham:
· 1. On
the 70th anniversary of the famous “Bouncing Broccoli” incident
during the Second World War, a commemoration and re-enactment was carried out in
the fields of Bromham. One of the few
surviving field-worthy steam-driven broccoli-gathering machines made a symbolic
pass across the top of the Long Field, whilst veterans from those heady times
doffed their caps in remembrance of those who did not survive.
· 2. Angry scenes took place in the Special Select Committee of the Parish Council, when the chairman and CEO of the village shop repeatedly refused to answer questions put to them regarding the payment of parish taxes. Rounding on their motto of “Sell No Polenta”, the committee accused the shop-owners of secretly selling polenta, whilst squirreling away the profits in a complex accounting structure involving radishes and tins of baked beans.
· 3. For details of these and all other Bromham stories, don’t forget to listen to local radio station Carrot FM.
· 2. Angry scenes took place in the Special Select Committee of the Parish Council, when the chairman and CEO of the village shop repeatedly refused to answer questions put to them regarding the payment of parish taxes. Rounding on their motto of “Sell No Polenta”, the committee accused the shop-owners of secretly selling polenta, whilst squirreling away the profits in a complex accounting structure involving radishes and tins of baked beans.
· 3. For details of these and all other Bromham stories, don’t forget to listen to local radio station Carrot FM.
Copyright
Andy Fawthrop 2013
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