Latest articles from Mike Williams

Spring is in the air

SPRINGTIME always appeals to me. Perhaps it’s the primeval drive of life returning, or the increasing light levels and warmth. Even birdsong seems more relaxed. As I write, a muntjac deer is dozing, not six feet from me, on the other side of the glass.

Progress on bid to honour Sir Steve

Welcome back, in reverse as it were! I’m almost tempted to say ‘by popular demand’. Many readers have asked after my wellbeing and wondered when/if I would return. Thanks for the interest; let’s just say it’s been a crisis of confidence that’s kept me away and I intend to grab back, permanently, the space lent to Michael Eagleton.

Fish ‘n’ chips give charity’s funds a healthy boost

ALTHOUGH it has been a while since the event, there will be many who may be eager to know what was the outcome of their being filched of all their change, just as soon as they had paid for their fish and chips the other Friday night.

Marlow Bottom News - November 21

SEEMINGLY, rain is only the second cause for concern for organisers of fireworks displays; high winds are much more threatening. So, Burford Fireworks went ahead without significant disruption after all, on November 8. Using local weather forecasts, Jason Batten and his team were able to avoid cancellation when, at the last minute, previously anticipated high winds did not develop over this area. The rain did come; but, rather than reducing the numbers of visitors, there was a sudden major surge of customers at the gate. Speculatively, this might have been a reaction to other local displays being cancelled without the benefit of the latterly more encouraging forecast.

It’s time to get into the pink again

WEARING pink is back at the top of the autumn fashion choices. Always ready to support deserving causes, Gav Singh will be putting the valley chip-shop in the pink of things.

Shame of the impatient motorist

DISILLUSIONED residents contacted me about particularly discourteous conduct from a driver in the valley. As the cortège for the funeral of Lance Winder, the tragic victim of the digger accident, was just pulling out from the house, an impatient driver, hurrying from Ragman’s Lane, blasted his/her horn at the procession and overtook it without slowing down.