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Your letters
To the Editor:
I totally endorse Chris Ruttle’s article on Armchair Farmers in last month’s Newsletter. I get ‘advice’ all the time coupled with ‘helpful’ suggestions concerning the upkeep and maintenance of The Green which some people seem to think is undertaken by invisible fairies who come silently and stealthily by the light of the moon to keep it in shape. In fact it is only through the hard endeavour of Chris Ruttle and David Page, to whom I give my grateful thanks – and not forgetting the noble Jim Spence who keeps the area round the War Memorial so immaculate.
As to the clouds of glory piece by Reina Free, the drifting pollen is dreaded and feared by hay-fever sufferers – it’s a necessary evil on a par with vapour trails, which may be a sign from the Almighty warning us that they constitute a major contribution to the carbon monoxide levels which could destroy this green and pleasant planet.
Liz Stewart-Liberty,
The Lee
To the Editor:
How I enjoyed and sympathised with Chris Ruttle’s article last month in the Newsletter. Unlike many Moans of the Month, Chris’ was one hundred percent accurate and very honest. All of us who pride ourselves in the work that we do find the interference and good advice from ignoramuses and ‘well-wishers’ a pain in the neck. Very few of them come up with anything really positive to say and those that do are usually connected with our own profession.
I used to get the same type of approach when I was teaching. The parents of an unusually spoilt, belligerent, snotty-nosed and ****-stirring pupil once said to me, “Of course, Cecily would do well but you just don’t understand her, Mr Knowles!” Cecily, like Chris’s harvest, came out on top. The parents and the weather are often more of a problem than the goal, be it a well-timed harvest or a well-rounded young person; but we always need to listen and ponder.
Giles Knowles,
The Lee
To the Editor:
With the approach of winter, memories of long languid afternoons spent sipping tea and devouring cake up at The Lee Old Church may be fading, but I would just like to express my heartfelt thanks to all who brewed, baked and munched their way through the summer Sunday afternoons.
This year we had to contend with the distractions of The World Cup and the wettest, coldest August on record but still managed to make a magnificent £1,577.
Each year there is a challenge to find team leaders and willing bakers to undertake the running of the cream tea event each week, so to all of those who did volunteer, thank you very much: you are very much treasured and appreciated!
The season finished in fine style with a record-breaking afternoon raising over £200 and the wonderful alfresco accompaniment of a musical group calling themselves The Rosie-Lee Trio who performed a selection of familiar and popular pieces – a perfect way to celebrate the cream tea season!
All the money raised goes towards the running costs of the parish church of St John The Baptist and is a much-needed boost to the continual fund-raising efforts. So once again through your columns can I thank everyone who visited, volunteered and enjoyed a fine summer tradition.
Charlotte Reynolds
Chartridge