Dyserth Tuesday Morning Group

I’m bored now….!

If there is one thing that infuriates me – it is hearing those words – uttered from either children or adults. I will always maintain that any person that utters them, is himself or herself a boring person. There is so much in life to grab hold of. Every adult has a story to tell, experiences to share and lessons to be learnt. We listen to speakers every week throughout the Autumn and Winter months and they are often sharing their lives with us or some of the many interests they have gathered over the years. Dyserth itself has provided many inhabitants with personal stories but there is a big world out there and much to read and learn about.

The surprise election is now over and there will be celebrations or disappointment by some according to their hopes and aspirations. The Dyserth Times being a community magazine, is strictly apolitical and quite rightly so in my opinion but I wonder if our editor Peter will allow me to say that I have always been opposed to what I call the ‘ten year X’. Let me explain: We the electorate in all democracies are, every five years, given the opportunity to place that X. It is in effect the only voice we have to pass comment on any outgoing parliament and includes our aspirations for any new administration should there be one. I wish we had a little bigger voice on where and how our hopes lay. I worry that this lack of voice has left us with many disenchanted young and old. [Note to Ed: I hope that isn’t too political]

On the subject of elections, I read recently of an event in the early 20th century, when there was massive opposition to women being ‘given’ the vote. The massive male opposition to the move was outraged by one dissenting man. His argument was: “Think about it gentlemen. If we give women the vote it will double ours. They will do as the their husbands tell them” Modern young women would be dashing to the voting stations if they heard that argument!!!! Keep smiling.

Our Group has met informally on some occasions throughout Summer and we recommence meeting in the wonderful Dyserth Community Hall in Cwm Road at 10.15am Tuesday 9th October 2024. See you there and you can bend my ear if you disagree with any of my opinions.

Dyserth Community Centre Cwm Road Dyserth.LL18 8BD

Michael Corfe Secretary DTMCG 01745 585110