COMMENT
Well, Happy New Year to all our readers!
Speaking personally, we will be glad to see
the back of the gales, rain, floods, power
cuts etc., but writing this in the first week of
January, we can only hope for better
weather by the time you read this.
Stressful though Christmas was for many of
us, we couldn’t help but be pleased to feel
the sense of community that the Christmas
power cuts brought out. Our neighbours
were there when we needed them, whether
it was the offer of a shower or room in their
freezers for our frozen food. You hear a lot
of references to ‘the true spirit of Christmas’
– and this was a good example.
Jill Buss
See below for another shining endorsement.
COMMUNITY
SPIRIT IN
ADVERSITY
Ronnie at Six West in Alresford who kindly
powered up their ice cream freezer to store
the entire contents of our freezer throughout
the power cut. We won't forget their
generosity, and when tempted to pick up a
newspaper along with the groceries in the
Co-op we will resist! I could add that in the
'current' climate, 'watt' this 'amp'ly
demonstrates is the way that kind gestures
have the 'power' to 'transform' the general
mood. And it's all free of 'charge'!
Linda Edge
REFUSE
COLLECTION
To anyone who has not yet been informed,
Winchester City Council has not issued the
usual timetable cards this year, but they may
be downloaded from the WCC website (click
on Waste Disposal/When is my refuse
collected?/your address). If you don’t have
access to the internet, give me a call, and I’ll
print you a copy.
Jill Buss (734853)
Mobile Library Service
Being without electricity for five consecutive
days over Christmas, with a further
interruption to supply on New Year's Day,
didn't make for a particularly festive period.
My fork 'andles references (courtesy The
Two Ronnies) quickly got on everybody's
wick (though not quite as much as SSE's
failure to keep us accurately informed about
progress).
It's easy to dwell on the negatives, but the
reason I'm writing is to highlight a positive:
very many thanks to newsagents Paul and
Gundleton
opposite Hill Farm 2.55 - 3.25pm
Bighton
Three Horseshoes 3.30 - 4.00pm
On Tuesdays as listed below:
February
March
4th
4th
Please note: No further dates had
been notified at the time of going
to press.
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