Editorial
| Aug 2010 We need it, but it’s a pain... (1) Just to prove to us that Mother Nature has a sense of humour, since the announcement of the hosepipe ban it seems it’s done nothing but rain. Photos of the road to Mardale emerging show that it’s needed but the timing was worthy of a Morecambe and Wise sketch... or did that comic duo really have a hand in it .. ’up there’? We need it, but it’s a pain... (2) By the time you get BN the resurfacing of Main Street will be well under way and chaos will no doubt ’reign’ over Burton as much as the wet stuff does. Notices to the effect that the road will be closed for 21 days are worrying but apparently the actual work is expected to not take that long. Let’s hope that nothing untoward happens to delay this necessary but highly disruptive work. The only question is how long will it be before the nice new road is dug up again to service pipework/cables? Is it too much to expect that such work that is known to be needed will be planned in at the same time? We will have to wait and see on that one, but the nice smooth stretch of road at Clawthorpe hasn’t succumbed to the trench digging gangs yet so there’s hope. In case you missed it... Anyone having an event in early October (i.e. the first week or so) is advised to get their copy to BN for the September issue. Your BN is printed at Lancaster University and although they give us excellent service at an excellent price, they are always hard pressed at the beginning of the academic year, so delays in the October issue printing can happen. It would also be a good idea to bear in mind that our copy date of the 20th of the month is critical for all issues and anything sent after that date will miss the boat as we need to allow the printers sufficient time to do the job and get it back to us for distribution. |
