Relocation of new Wells bishop is waste of cash
I HAVE been told that the Church Commissioners spent a very considerable sum on converting the upstairs part of the bishop’s private quarters for Bishop Peter Price and his family in order to give them privacy.If amortised over the 11 years the Prices were there, the money spent on the refurbishment does not look good value yet, particularly if the Church Commissioners are going to have to find more for rent, or the purchase price of a new bishop’s residence, or the cost of re-vamping an…

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'Wells Journal costs 60 times the cost of coffee'
WE should all be cautious about those “too good to be true” offers appearing in the press, shouldn’t we?In my case you may recall the day (letters May 26, 2011) I attempted to relieve the local reclamation yard of some antique bricks for a slightly smaller consideration, in cash terms, than the council refuse department demanded of correspondent Chris Briton (letters, May 19, 2011) for his unwanted rubble.The parting words of the proprietor: “Apocryphal mate” still ring…

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Will sacked gravedigger Ray Loxton be in next year's naked…
MAY I reserve the first copy of next year’s calendar The Legends of Somerset, The Sequel?Will Mr Loxton be climbing on or off his digger?Or will he hide his bits and pieces behind a gravestone?Why not even let the proceeds go to the gravediggers’ benevolent fund – a most worthwhile cause.Holger HarrasEvercreech

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Ode to unjustly sacked gravedigger Ray Loxton
The Grave DiggerTHE grave digger smiledAs he leaned on his spadeAnd whispered this sentenceBe ye not afraidI’ll dig you a holeThat will make you feel proudBut we must ask authoritiesIf it’s allowedThe grave digger wavedAnd saluted his handHe meant no mischiefHis manner was grandJust doing his jobIn the way he was taughtBut the local authoritiesCut him down shortNow sacked just for smilingAnd happy at workHis wages have tumbledTears in the dirtHe’s filled in the holeLike authorities saidNow…

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