Bulletin From Bromham: Dateline
– Sunday 16th October 2016
Here is our weekly round-up of events from Bromham:
1. Plaudits
have rained in this week since Thursday’s announcement by the international
No-Bells-And-Whistles Committee that this year’s Prize for Literature would be
awarded to Bob Dillon, one-time singer/ songwriter from Bromham. Some of his lyrics have been the sound-track to
people’s lives, and include such timeless classic lines as “Farting In The Loo”,
“It Ain’t Me Constable”, “It’s All Over Now, Babybel” and, of course, “Just Like
A Courgette”.
2. And
the village was cast into mourning on Saturday when the death was announced of
Bean Alexander, who played the popular figure of “Builder Ogden”, the
hard-bitten but often hen-pecked husband, who meagrely supported his family
with bodged jobbing building work, in the long-running soap opera "Coronation
Chicken”. He played the role for over
twenty years, and his performances created such now-famous catch-phrases as “oh”,
“what?” and “eh?”. Fellow actors were quick to praise his casual
approach to acting, and his at times apparently totally feckless demeanour. He will be sadly missed.
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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