Bulletin From Bromham: Dateline
– Sunday 21st February 2016
Here is our weekly round-up of events from Bromham:
1. Dave
Wentwrong, leader of Bromham Parish Council, has hailed his “breakthrough deal”
with the magnates of Wiltshire Council, and has announced a Parish Plebiscite
in June to vote on the this Okey-Cokey deal (in, out, in out, shake it all
about). The deal, which includes
provision for growers in Bromham to retain their own carrots, to grow kale
without yielding to the “brassica tax”, and to provide a “emergency brake” for
Fred’s old tractor, is being touted as the biggest County deal for a
generation. Several Field Land-Owner’s
Party (FLOP) have declared their intention to totally ignore the plebiscite by
going on holiday in June to their vast private estates in the Caribbean.
2. On
Thursday it was announced that Lee “Harper” Piglet, aged 89, had passed
away. Famous for her novel, published 50
years ago, “To Fill an Irrigation Ditch”, a scathing indictment of anti-grockle
sentiment in 1940’s Bromham, was one of the most famous books to go out of
print. Its unexpected sequel/ prequel,
published only last year, “Go Get a Botch-man” was not a commercial success,
dealing as it did with the adventures of a hapless handyman. There are already several such characters in
Bromham, so this was hardly a major revelation.
3.
For
details of these and all other Bromham stories, don’t forget to listen to local
radio station Carrot FM.
Copyright
Andy Fawthrop 2016
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