BLAKENEY DIP
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READERS LETTERDear Editor. It is now 2007 and what exactly have we been wishing our friends and colleagues a Happy New Year for? I don't know if it is only me, but every way I turn it seems as if the only way to have a decent life in this Country now is to break the law! People wonder why the youngsters of today don't bother with education and would rather be on the street. Could this be because if you do want a decent education you pay through the nose and end up worse off than your friends, who do not appear to have to do a stroke of work? Possibly because if you spend time educating yourself, the wages are so low that you cannot afford to live. Those on benefits appear to always have enough to smoke and drink, but you cannot afford your normal household bills, let alone feed yourself. Surprise, surprise, there are no benefits for young people on low wages other than a little help with Rent and Council Tax, but if your income is less than your expenditure, tough. Living by candlelight, wearing layers of clothes to save on heating, eating rubbish food, having no social life, no TV as you cannot afford the licence, no phone to keep in touch with family and friends as you cannot afford to pay for it, is this really how people should be living in England in 2007? The only way to manage is to either try to get illegal 'cash-in-hand' work and not declare it or to give up your job and go on benefits. Where is the encouragement to try to get on in life and pay your way?
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@ Sheringham Community Paper - Issue 71 - 19th January 2007
The
Boxing Day Dip in aid of the Blakeney Minibus appeal took place at the Quay and the brave
dippers taking part deserve a heartfelt vote of thanks, if for no other reason than the
entertainment factor! Huge crowds came to watch as all the dippers leapt into the water
and swum across to the other side to give the crowds a huge wave. Much to the delight of
many some gave views of certain parts of the anatomy normally left covered in public
before swimming back across to leave by the slipway. By this time they were all various
shades of purple as the water I believe was a tad cold!
The
final total raised through sponsorship and on the day has not yet been calculated, but has
been estimated at £3500, around £1000 of that was raised by collecting buckets and
refreshment sales at the Quay. The school is still short of the total required for
the minibus and has plans for further fundraising events very soon.
If
anyone would like to make a donation towards this very worthy appeal, please either drop
it into the @ Sheringham newspaper office or contact Michelle on 01263 740715.