Sibford Scene Archive

Thank you to all who attended the re-opening ceremony on 19^th October. It was a very pleasant occasion, with a good number of people attending and plenty of refreshments, kindly sponsored by a local company, and the weather stayed fine. Balloons to decorate the equipment were donated by Walrus Toys of Shipston-on-Stour, so thank-you to them for their support too. There were games for the children although mostly they just wanted to try out all the imaginative apparatus supplied by Trevor Stewart.

Chris Franklin made a speech acknowledging all the volunteers who had contributed to the achievement of the refurbishment and then handed over to Bernie Jones to cut the ribbon and declare the play area officially open. Bernie joined the Play Area Liaison Group that did a lot of research into the best scheme for the site; but her involvement goes back a lot further and there would have been no play area to refurbish without her perseverance and determination 15 or so years ago. The Parish Council and all involved hope that this facility will give enjoyment to children and their families for a number of years.

Like a full tide
Autumn,
Is in.
Finally,
The colours brighten to their glory glow;
Crimson, gold, orange, yellow.
This year it seemed to be so long
Watching summer
Come down off his
High throne.
Then, sudden clickswitch season change
As clocks go back
And straightaway,
The leaf carpet is deep and crisp kicking,
And in the clear sky
Of a new November afternoon,
Golden light is born.
In the flood of it
New greens and creams flow along hedgerows
Thick with growing Old Man’s Beard,
And I am no longer afraid
Of the pallid lips
Of a washed out, blue-veined winter
Kissing me with its cold.
Autumn has shone for me
And bathed my soul
In GOLD.

Jo Huckvale November 1^st 2007.
Written on the way back from Burford.