June 2020 Editorial
I hope you are all keeping well. We are certainly living in strange and
difficult times and as this Newsletter goes to print, there is little change in
the lockdown situation. But the
incredible weather we have had over the last eight weeks has been a blessing,
allowing time to be spent in the gardens, both relaxing and working - gardens
have never looked better!
The community spirit has, as always in
this village, helped us to keep our chins up and here, in the Valley, we come
out each week to clap and make a noise to thank the NHS, and on VE Day shared a
celebratory tea from the distance of our gardens.
But most importantly, and speaking for
everyone, we must give very grateful thanks to all those who have helped to
lighten the situation: to our Shop,
Staff and Committee, who have kept the village needs catered for, including
having loo rolls when they disappeared off the supermarket shelves, and making
up and delivering orders daily; The
Globe for cooking and delivering ready-made tasty meals and to the Parish
Council for collecting and delivering prescriptions; last, but not least, to the many individual
helpers who have shopped, collected medicines and taken care of those in
self-isolation. Thank you all!
And, of course, thank you to the
contributors who have ensured that the Newsletter keeps going. Let's hope that by the time of the August
issue [items for which will be welcome any time and by the 3rd July latest and
which can be e-mailed to me on judiew12@gamail.com] that we shall be in a
position to socialise - we will meet again!
By the time you read this, things may
have changed, but in the meantime, take care and keep safe and well.
Judie [Ed.]
