Bulletin From Bromham: Dateline
– Sunday 25th October 2015
Here is our weekly round-up of events from Bromham:
1. A
row has broken out in the Parish Council regarding proposed changes to Carrot
Credits. Poor families who do not earn
enough through cabbage-collecting have, until now, been entitled to claim a
brassica top-up payment, although subject parsnip duty. However, in future, courgette-cutting will be
taken into account, which may result in some families being worse off, unless
they are also claiming artichoke allowance.
2. And
today, Sunday, saw the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Bromham
Beanfield, when a ramshackle bunch of badly-deformed English runner-bean pickers
from ye olde hamlet of “Bromehame” routed a rowdy collection of French
bean-planters. The men of Bromham were
out-numbered but, due to their superior skills, discipline and training, were
able to gather more beans per acre than their continental cousins. The French have been sulking ever since. The event will be marked by a special service
at the bean memorial on the High Street, followed by the traditional drinking
of English beer at The Wounded Ferret, and the singing of the traditional unofficial
anthem “Jerusalem Artichoke”.
3.
For
details of these and all other Bromham stories, don’t forget to listen to local
radio station Carrot FM.
Copyright
Andy Fawthrop 2015
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