A hectic time of the year for us all and today is typical of the festive season with Christmas events in Whittlesey, Witcham and Wisbech.
The day kicked off this morning with a very well supported coffee fundraiser organised by Cllr Kay Mayor in the Whittlesey Conservative Club. Fantastic mince pies. My comment to a few retired ladies present that I had not started Christmas shopping yet (it is only mid December after all so did not think this was too out of the ordinary) got shocked and disapproving looks! Clearly it is time for me to make a start next week after the polite telling off.
Then it was a quick dash to one of my regular Saturday neighbourhood coffee meetings (this afternoon being held in Witcham). A chance to find out about what is happening in the village, what is causing concern, and what we can do to help. Just one of the many stories raised says so much about why Labour’s bossy, centralised approach turns people off. A teacher said that in the local primary school the kids have been told they cannot take the emply loo roll holder in for art and craft lessons (the things we grew up watching Blue Peter using to build everything with from pretend binoculars to castles). New health and safety rules deems the empty loo holder a health risk - on the grounds that it has been placed in the loo. It is just one of so many silly yet depressing tales that sum up Labour’s daft regulations.
In the evening head up to Wisbech for a further Christmas fundraiser, this time a fun quiz, organised by Wisbech County Councillor Steve Tierney. As I was driving back to March afterwards the diet of coffee continued all day. Our quiz team managed a respectable second place, although in truth I contributed very few answers (not least being particularly poor on the history section which was the one I thought would not be too bad). Lots of banter, a festive atmosphere, good food and a first class quiz master made for a really good night and one hopefully to be repeated soon.
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