WHAT HAPPENED AT THEMEETING

Fragile is the word which best describes my state as a result of last nights siege with "The Bug" and I have been disinclined for any employment today.

I did manage to tackle a backlog of paperwork and do a bit of mending on the sewing machine, but that is all.

We have been agog to know what happened at last nights meeting and thankfully we did not have long to wait, as a neighbour who had been present called to give us the news.

It seems that the builder who has spent all week demolishing the sheltered bungalows did not have permission to do so! Having changed his mind about what type of property he was building he should have re applied for permission and this he failed to do.

As things stand he could be obliged to rebuild the bungalows he has just demolished to the same specifications, and at his own expense! Just recompense for the trouble he has caused in the village during the past week or two.

There is to be a meeting of the Parish Council to discuss matters, a meeting which I hope to attend, health permitting, when a course of action will be decided.

If he is allowed to continues to work on the site he must begin work no earlier than eight in the morning, and as we who live near the site have been literally bounce out of our beds by vibration and noise well before seven for the past two weeks, this was great news.`

Apart from this a number of restrictions as to the hight and size of the new houses are on the agenda, and at last questions are being asked as to why he was able to purchase the land in the first place.

One thing is certain the residents are very annoyed by the whole affair and will not be satisfied until satisfactory answers to their questions are forthcoming..

Another in the firing line is our Local Councillor, a highly visible lady who seems to spend most of her time being photographed by the local newspaper and making empty promises about such matters as the delayed arrival of Super Fast Broadband and none existent mobile phone signals!

Hot air and waffle are her specialities, unfortunately not unusual for someone in her position, still at least we all know what she looks like and so it is easier to avoid her, when she is canvassing!

Half way through October and the weather has turned cold, the wind has increased throughout the day and darkness fell early today.

Time for me to stoke up the fires, draw the curtains and settle down for a cosy night at home. I can think of nothing nicer.