 Hello ello ello, and worts goin' on ''ere then? Sorry, just practising my constable speak in case I'm ever called upon to do my duty as an upwardly standing member of the community and need to arrest any offending criminal by means of citizens arrest or other. Yes folks this is the sad news that our police station along with several others is about to meet its demise. Thus ends an era. The question is of course what will it be replaced with? And that's a good one by all accounts. Oh goody me thunked as I imagined a state of the art, shinny gleaming station with overhead accommodation car-ports and intermingling ambulance station, coupled with nice new polished cells complete with stocks! Well you can't have every thing! But alas no. As we are now told that us Sheringham folk will only be getting a community drop- in centre. Sounds more like something to do with a Sally- Ann soup kitchen for the homeless, and alcoholics or a postnatal depression class than a vital focal point in policing. And by all accounts this fabulous new building sounds more likely to be on the lines of a glorified shed than a prestigious architecturally modern centre of excellence. Where will they put this shed-like centre one might well ask one's self? Well, I suppose they might try and up-grade the town clock. After all it's not very big; it's in the town centre and very easily accessible. It smells of wee; but then again some folks have been taking that out of the place for years. Yes my friends I can see it now, Whilst on a mission to report a burglary in progress we just pop on our slippers and nip down during the next day or so, to tell them about it. 24-hour service means exactly that. It takes 24 hours to get any, Blah blah blah. So when we arrive we'd push the security buzzer to get in, and proudly ask is there and bobby there! Oh dear the jokes around here are getting worse. Still think of the plus side. It would give a new meaning to the old saying that if you want to know the time ask a policeman. This way, A, he'd actually have it on him, and B, we'd know where to find one who actually knew how long 'a few minutes' or 'shortly' actually meant. Especially for those of us who have actually had to wait for one. There are possibly other sites as well that could be of use to them such as a caravan on Ottendorf green. However this might cause some confusion to some travelling communities, who would be looking for new temporary residences, as there would be very little space to park their Lexus 4x4's by their new vans. There is also a rubbish bin for litter, and the only thing that would be allowed to be nicked would be them. Any way in the meantime we're safe for a bit. The new station is not due to be built for a while. Mind you during the wait it just might give them time to amalgamate the Norfolk constabulary with Suffolk and Cambridgeshire what fun that would be calling out a rapid response unit from Cambridge or Ipswich! At This rate to my mind Tony Martin could do a great trade in DI Y. Call out fee £ 40 quid and a couple of cartridges. Now then moving swiftly onwards and ever upwards, today is a sad day! Say Aargh.... No it was sadder than that. Yes today saw the tuning down of the Tesco store proposals. But I guess the Store wars carries on. This can only mean one thing, and that is Budgens will now become a household name in Sheringham as Budgens were waiting in the wings for the council's decision on Tesco. So there we have it, and what a start to the town's regeneration scheme that would be. Just as we get new street crossings coloured paving and roads wider pavements and dropped curbs some twit thinks it would be a brilliant idea to shove up a food store on the only decent open space the town's got left. I smell a conspiracy theory in the making. After all, how would any future carnival committee ever hope to host a carnival gathering and fair ground rides anywhere else? With a super store on site that would be extremely unlikely unless parading the floats up and down the cereal isle is a serious option. So it must mean the council are secretly allowing this development to stick two fingers up at any one who had the audacity to question their integrity and so-called power base. Me thinks this is anti carnival killjoys having a laugh. Or perhaps not. Who knows, but it's Spooky ain't it? So there you are The Summer season is finally drawing to a close the nights are drawing in and we're all looking forward to those dark nights. But then again most nights usually are. But as I write there is one nice thought that perpetually runs through my mind and that is a 7am breakfast at Roy boys who has at last decided to grace the town with his very own voluptuous bapps. And no, before I get any letters I don't mean the lovely lady serving behind the counter either. I can't tell you how pleazed I was to see the sign in the window good luck to you all.Now then, that off my chest and an unrivalled unburdening of my soul I feel I can hit my pillow tonight safe in the knowledge I may have aired some of the burning gossip topics that have been flying around lately. So as Nick Ross might say don't have nightmares (unless you're a pedigree stallion) sleep well till next time. Take care now Vic. READERS EMAIL I have worked around the country for some time and yes I am a local, lived
here for 15 years. Now I hear that Tesco are not allowed into the town. The local business
people now have carte blanche to charge whatever they want, is everybody happy now? Isn't
it about time that someone in this community started to listen to the people of Sheringham
instead of the local business owners?
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