Came across some interesting YouTube videos. You may recall I wrote about a campaign to get a blanket 20mph speed limit in villages (20 mph Maybe, Maybe, Maybe) in Suffolk. Well this post is an expansion on that. There were two videos, one was a presentation that was given to, and this is an assumption, … Continue reading 20 Is Plenty for Suffolk
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20 mph Maybe, Maybe, Maybe
Readers of this blog will know that we go on about a 20 mph speed limit on all roads in this village and about the enlightened countries and counties who have implemented such. Well moves are a foot on the limit for Suffolk. There has been an item appearing on Parish Councils’ agendas recently suggesting … Continue reading 20 mph Maybe, Maybe, Maybe
Hey Off Griders
I hope you received your email/letter from your electricity provider saying that the Government Energy Support Scheme was giving you £200 towards your alternative fuel costs, e.g. oil, firewood, bottled gas and lorry delivered gas, coal etc. The amount will be paid to your electricity provider and in our case British Gas. Good news so … Continue reading Hey Off Griders
My Favourite Places Near the Deben (Part 1)
Waldringfield from Stonner Point with a Spring Tide It is difficult to say which is my favourite spot in this area of The Deben because there are so many but Stonner Point across from Waldringfield is certainly one of them. Stonner Point is a quiet and beautiful place so I am going to start this … Continue reading My Favourite Places Near the Deben (Part 1)
The County Council Giveth and the County Council Taketh Away
I see from the Facebook page of the Shottisham Village Association that the 'suspected' ANPR Speed Detector in Sutton has been removed after a couple of weeks. I agree with the sentiment offered by the SVA that it is not sufficient time to be of much use. When the County Councillor announced that they were … Continue reading The County Council Giveth and the County Council Taketh Away
Ugain Milltir Yr Awr
The current Welsh Administration has never struck me as particularly enlightened, but then I am quite unaware of most things political. Oh I do vote but that is probably based on family allegiances, which is how I think most of us started our political thinking, rather than any in-depth analysis of the election manifestos. I … Continue reading Ugain Milltir Yr Awr
Wow, Just Wow
Had a meal at the Sorrel Horse, the first since 2020 because of a number of reasons. I want to support the pub, but things have contrived against it for the moment, and another but, when I saw that they had a ‘stand in’ chef who was cooking Greek food I just had to attend. … Continue reading Wow, Just Wow
Clean Road Signs V Injury
I looked at the Shottisham Village Facebook page and saw a post about the PC recommending that Parishioners clean road signs. I found the request in the Village news letter and it made me smile and then quite perplexed. So I thought about Road Signs and the responsibilities in relation to them. Whilst writing this … Continue reading Clean Road Signs V Injury
A Few More Snippets
20 Is Plenty A few snippets from one of our favourite websites. Have a look at the page that the following will display, http://www.20splenty.org/a_letter_from_a_campaigner_to_a_councillor You may need to copy this into your browser's address section. The software we use is not always friendly when it comes to embedded URLs. Interestingly the letter quotes the cost … Continue reading A Few More Snippets
Social Media
I frequently wonder why I do social media. By that, I mean Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat etc. For me, it started with Facebook and went on from there. Most of it is harmless nonsense, but my worry is that some of the people (not many I would add) I am interfacing I would happily cross the … Continue reading Social Media
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