 HEAR'SAY
Welcome to yet another fix of Vic. And yes in this month's column we will be exploring
the finer points of what summer has to offer in Sheringham. Discover what delights unfurl
as we meander our way through the flint woven walls of the old part of town down by the
sea, and what tasty morsels of gossip have I extracted in secret from the general public
this month? Well in all fairness there really hasn't been a lot of that lately, and as far
as any thing that remotely resembles a spattering of a "morsel" flavour, was
that the town did play host the other week to the largest game of Sardines in the world as
a consequence of the on-going inquiry to the Tesco saga. Yes needless to say the squeeze
into the community centre was somewhat of a surprise to the organisers. I don't know why,
as it seems the same old folk that have never wanted this store seem to turn up at every
opportunity. They seem to resemble the perpetual Church"ees" who seem to turn up
for every funeral, wedding and christening. Despite having no familiar ties with the
involved party. Only in this case it looks as if the same old folk keep popping up for the
sarnies of debate for debate's sake. Well I guess if nothing else they keep up the
appearance that as far as numbers are concerned "they" happen to be in the
majority. Still the Lady listened with dignity, chaired the proceedings with decorum and
didn't manage once any opportunity for the crowd to throw anything that remotely resembled
any pre-wrapped supermarket produce at the Tesco rake.
Never mind eh, I guess we have to be chucking our public money about somehow? If it wasn't
aimed at this expensive debacle it would be given for something else. God only knows the
way the powers at be around here like wasting it you might expect someone to bring back
the raft race and make the council raft out of tax payers fivers and launch the good ship
lunacy. I mean any one would think they couldn't find another way to squander over a
million squids especially when it comes to Sheringham and it's seafront area. And then
what do they come up with after all this time? Yes a plan to turn the Mo, originally built
to house the lifeboat, into "A new Museum" to house the lifeboats no less.
What's the million quid for lads? |
Most of the building has already been built -
YEARS AGO! For just that purpose. My God a million quid is a lot of money for a glorified
conservatory and I'm sure Sheringham windows would have been more than happy to oblige. Oh
sorry they're no longer in the town centre now are? There silly me. I guess that closure
will be contributed to the pre-opening of this Tesco store. Probably along with the
disappearance of Barbara's bra shop at Barneys, Lloyds bank, the Dunstable Pub, the estate
agents in Co-operative Street, Value 4 Money and countless units up the arcade! Oh yes all
due to that great big pariah store - Not. I heard the argument that the people in town
who don't have cars would need a store here. Well I don't know about you but I'm guessing
that any one who has had the need to cart back up Holway Road on a wet Wednesday winter's
afternoon any more than two pints of milk and a small bag of King Edwards, is either going
to have to do the week's shop over the whole week and in twenty trips, or just employ
Superman! It can't be done. So to me it doesn't matter if you have a car or not, being
able to shove your load in a trolley and leg the thirty yards across a car park to the car
and then home is really the only practicable way to do any form of family shop, just once
a week. Therefore as we have no such facility for shoppers on mass to do that at Budgens
and or the Coop in town then I say bring on the big boys who could show these amateurs a
thing or two when it comes to mechanising for the masses. I like the majority of people in
this town do have a car, do have families and do not have limitless budgets for the
rip-off prices some folk in town are currently getting away with.
The train robbers only got thirty years for daylight robbery, we seem to have endured the
same for a lot longer and this town seems set to continue that practise whilst we let
them. Any way enough about that.
The town has seen enough potty men to last a life time recently without another being
allowed to roam free about the streets. Roll on winter and sanity I say, well at least
until September when we all get to hear the outcome of this fiscal Tesco appeals disaster!
Sleep well in your beds and don't have nightmares. If our own local authority doesn't get
you, then Gordon Brown will! Till next time now, take care Vic. |
