MARCH ~ 2021~
~ THE MONTHLY NEWS & INFORMATION MAGAZINE FOR GLENFIELD ~ ‘Remarkable response’
Survey Success!
Edmonds & Slatter News
Helping to see at sea
THE SURVEY is now closed and we have the results which we are processing and we will be amending the draft plan to mirror the views expressed. We have a remarkable response of 822 which shows the level of concern for the future of the village. A précis of the actual results follows on the inside pages. About a quarter were in paper form and half of those wrote additional comments on them and one thing is very apparent as you read through them. Before you get to the questions about age and length of time in the village, if you were to guess the likely answers to those answers from the earlier answers more often than not you would be correct. We have now drawn the lucky winner of the hamper who has been presented with it. She is Mrs Meg Thornley of Salcombe Drive. She was understandably surprised and delighted - although she was looking to shed weight after the effects of lockdown so her husband has enjoyed the red wine and crisps but she had “bagsied” the pistachios. The hamper was full of chocolates and other goodies. From the comments and queries which were attached to some submissions, we learned more than we expected, usually in confirmation of views previously suggested in earlier research. A lot were to questions we could not ask, as the automated process is not set up to answer open-ended questions. However from those we spotted in the written submissions as they were processed, we can perhaps clear some matters up. The open land behind the Forge was suggested for burials. This land is owned by Everards and was once their sports field. It is however in the flood plain and an absolute no-no for burials. It could possibly be used for allotments if available but a lot of allotment holders don’t wish to risk having crops flooded out no matter how rare it might be. As flood plain, it would be very fertile, but the big problem would be access to the site, probably only possible through the pub car park. Many comments were made about not having the infrastructure for any more housing. Very few people support more housing but it may be imposed upon us, which is why - in effect - we asked which the ‘least bad’ option was. There was a question asked about tennis provision and I would point out CONTINUED ON PAGES 4 & 5 ...>
DURING 2020 most of our patients didn’t travel very far.
Some took up new hobbies during lockdown and others started new fitness regimes, so when we were approached by one of our patients with an unexpected request during a most unusual year, we did our best to help and then held our breath ...
Our patient, Roger Staniforth, was going to attempt to row the Atlantic Ocean as part of a team of four, taking part in the 2020 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Before even considering any Covid-19 complications, this involved rowing (not sailing) over 3,000 miles from The Canary Islands to Antigua! Edmonds & Slatter were tasked with a request that was simple by comparison, providing the team with 8 pairs of polarized prescription sunglasses – including spares should anything fall overboard. Our task was completed during the summer for each team member as we worked around and through the changing Covid-19 safety regulations and restrictions. After the summer restrictions began changing again in the UK and against all the odds team Generation Gap made it to the starting line to begin the challenge on the 12th of December. Amazing things happened during their 45 day and 21 hour row including Christmas and New Year at sea with a visit from a hammer head shark on Boxing Day, a marriage proposal, a blue Marlin fish attack and lots of dolphins. Generation Gap completed their challenge on the 27th of January. The team are now record breakers as the 4 person crew included the first father and daughter to compete in the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge, the first Spanish woman to row any ocean and the first engagement during the Atlantic row. Edmonds and Slatter are very proud to have been able to assist team Generation Gap with their sunglasses which turned out to be an essential item, Roger let us know that “next to the oars, the bit of kit that got used the most was the sun specs!” Generation Gap have been raising a tremendous amount of money for charities during their challenge. If you would like to donate to their efforts please use the following link: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/GenerationGap
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