June

For the Benefice of
Romaldkirk and Laithkirk
JUNE 2008
25p
Serving the communities of
Baldersdale
Cotherstone
Holwick
Hunderthwaite
Laithkirk
Lartington
Lunedale
Mickleton & Kelton
Romaldkirk
CONTENTS
From the Rector
Parish Notices
Parish Register
A note from the Editor
A new church organ
ROMALDKIRK:
What's on?
Beamish Rally
Open Gardens Day
MICKLETON:
What's on?
Number Puzzles
COTHERSTONE:
What's on?
Methodist Church
Dales Friday Club
Primary School
Club Cotherstone
Fun Weekend
Children's Drama Group
Youth Club
Flower Club
Police Message
Using the Internet
CHURCH SERVICES
Golden Wedding Service, Ripon Cathedral
'Arioso' Concert
Picture Puzzles
Computing
Birthday Greetings
Get Fit!
Romaldkirk Fair
Princess Sally & Princess Selina
Used Stamps
Crime Prevention
North Pole News
Church Officers
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PARISH NOTICES
ROMALDKIRK PCC
The Standing Committee meet on Wednesday 14th May at 7.30pm
at West Lodge, Cotherstone.
The PCC meet next on Monday 16th June at 7.30pm in St.
Romald's Church.
LAITHKIRK PCC
Laithkirk PCC meet next on Wednesday 11th June at 7.30pm,
venue to be confirmed.
RICHMOND DEANERY SERVICE
The Deanery are holding their annual service at Ripon Cathedral
this year on Sunday 15th June at 5.30pm. Everyone will be made very
welcome
ENQUIRIES
Please contact the Churchwardens for enquiries about Baptisms and Weddings. Their details will be found on the back cover of
this magazine.
FROM THE PARISH REGISTERS
BAPTISM
11th May 2008
Ellie Elizabeth Wade
Laithkirk
A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Since taking over as Editor I have discovered that many contributions to the Magazine are sent to me by telepathy rather than by more
conventional means of communication. I regret I am not good at receiving
such messages, and must warn contributers that their contributions are
unlikely to appear unless sent on paper, or by 'phone or email (and not later
than the deadline date, please).
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A NEW CHURCH ORGAN
A brand new organ has recently been installed in St. Mary's Parish Church,
Barnard Castle. Such an event is always significant because of the large amount of
money involved, but in this case it is particularly exciting, both to the congregation
of St. Mary's and to local organists, because the new instrument is so much more
versatile and colourful than the old organ it replaced.
The orginal organ was built in 1870 by Charles Brindley, a well-respected
organ builder from Sheffield. Over the years it has been rebuilt a number of times,
but some rather ill-advised changes were made in 1955, and these had left it in a
poor state. So although it still contained some fine pipework, few will mourn its
departure. This old organ contained about 1200 organ pipes, but the new organ
contains no pipes, for all its sounds are created digitally and produced by a large
array of loudspeakers.
Like almost every Anglican church in the country, St. Mary's poses a
difficult problem when a suitable position has to be found for a new organ. In this
case it was decided to site both the organist's console and the loudspeakers at the
West end, where they present an impressive array, the speakers almost covering the
West wall. The choir still sits in the chancel, and an additional group of speakers
have been discretely hidden behind the chancel arch in an attempt to reduce the
musical difficulties posed by the distance between choir and organ.
The console of St. Mary's organ looks and feels to the organist exactly the
same as that of a large modern pipe organ. And today's electronics make possible
the imitation of almost all the tone colours available from a real organ. But if the
church had insisted on having a pipe organ of similar specification, rather than the
electronic instrument they have acquired, it would have cost more than a million
pounds, and such a figure is clearly out of the reach of almost every church today.
The cost of an electronic substitute is quite a small fraction of that of a real organ,
but something, of course, is lost. The sounds produced by the best electronics are
remarkably lifelike, and most people are unable to distinguish them from the real
thing, but it does seem safe to assert that they will never quite match the beauty and
grandeur of the wonderful pipe organs which grace some of our largest churches
and cathedrals. But why not visit St. Mary's yourself to see and hear this fine new
instrument? Throughout July and August there will be a short recital given by a
local organist every Wednesday at 12.30pm. Details will be included in next
month's Parish Magazine. I will myself be giving one of these recitals, and I shall
choose a varied programme to show off as many different aspects as possible,
within the space of about 45 minutes, of this remarkable instrument's versatile
character.
THE EDITOR
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WHAT'S ON IN ROMALDKIRK IN JUNE
ROMALDKIRK READING ROOM
Monday 2nd
Reading Room AGM
Tuesday 3rd, 23rd
Yoga
Saturday 7th
Coffee Morning
Monday 9th,16th,23rd,30th
Art Class
Wednesday 11th, 25th Table Tennis
Sunday 15th
Beamish Rally
Sunday 22nd
Open Gardens Day
Wednesday 25th
Book Club
8.00pm
7.15pm - 8.45pm
10.45am onwards
10.00am - 12.00pm
6.30pm - 8.30pm
1.30pm - 4.30pm
2.00 - 5.30pm
7.00pm
BEAMISH RALLY
Sunday, 15th June, 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Teas served throughout the afternoon in Romaldkirk Reading Room.
ROMALDKIRK OPEN GARDENS
Once again on June 22nd nine Romaldkirk gardens will be open
as part of the National Gardens Scheme, an organisation which every
year raises more than £2 million for nursing and other charitable causes,
e.g. MacMillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Crossroads
and Help the Hospices.
Most of the 3,500 gardens which open for the NGS are privately
owned as in Romaldkirk, and it will be a splendid opportunity to enjoy
visiting a wide variety of its gardens and to meet their owners. Last
summer the scheme celebrated its 80th birthday!
To add to the enjoyment of the afternoon cream teas will be
served in the Village Hall (The Reading Room). Lowfield Gardens
Nursery will be manning a plant stall.
Susan Knights
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WHAT'S ON IN MICKLETON IN JUNE
Monday (every)
Tuesday (every)
Wednesday (every)
(every)
4th & 18th
Thursday (every)
5th
Friday (every)
6th & 20th
Saturday 7th
Sunday 8th
14th
Post Office
Youth Club
Post Office
Aerobics
Wednesday Club
Day Club
Computer Workshop
Post Office
Cinema Club
(see advert on p.22)
Mickleton Carnival
Vintage Motobike Lunchstop
John Lowles' pupils Concert
1.30 - 3.30pm
6.30 - 8.00pm
9.30 - 12.30pm
8.00 - 9.00pm
2.00pm
11.30am
6.30 - 8.30pm
1.30 - 3.30pm
6.00 & 8.00pm
RnB: Contact Sue (640854)
NUMBER PUZZLES
Answers to last month's Puzzles:
1. 6
3. 4
5. 5 5/11 mins past 1.
2. 1, 2, 3
4. 10:37
6. £9
NUMBER PUZZLES (2)
For the children (aged 7 to 11)
1. The average age of the two Jones children was 6. But then a new baby
brother was born. What was then the average age of the three children?
2. A boy said, "I have the same number of brothers as sisters". His sister
said, "I have three times as many brothers as sisters". How many children
are there altogether in the family?
For students (aged 12 to 16)
3. Alan is twice as old as his brother, but three years ago he was three times
as old as his brother was then. How old is Alan now?
4. My watch loses 12 minutes every 24 hours. If it is right at noon, what
time will it show at 8pm?
For the adults (aged 17 upwards)
5. My watch loses 12 minutes every 24 hours. If it is right at noon, what
time will it be, precisely, when the watch shows 8pm?
6. A fraction has a 3-digit number as its numerator and a 3-digit number as
its denominator. What is the largest such fraction (less than 1) that you can
write using each of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, once each?
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WHAT'S ON IN COTHERSTONE IN JUNE
Monday (every)
2nd
Tuesday
(in term time)
(in term time)
Wednesday
25th
Thursday
(in term time)
Friday
6th & 20th
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd
Drama Group
Youth Club
Pre-School Playtime
Taekwondo
Flower Club
Ballet Classes
Friday Club
Fun Weekend
3.30pm & 4.00pm
6.00pm & 7.30pm
10.00 - 12 noon
3.30pm
7.30pm
3.45 - 6.00pm
2.00 - 4.00pm
METHODIST CHURCH INFORMATION
Sunday Services at Cotherstone
Sunday, 1st June
6.30pm Mrs. B. Rowarth
Saturday, 7th June
6.30pm Sankey Praise Evening
with friends from Prescot (Duet and Solos)
Come and join in the community singing. Everyone
welcome. Followed by Supper.
Sunday, 8th June
6.30pm Mrs. A. Williams
Sunday, 15th June
6.30pm Rev. K. Pearce
Sunday, 22nd June
2.00pm Fun Weekend Service
Sunday, 29th June
6.30pm Mr. H. Bainbridge
Coffee morning each Saturday in the Schoolroom:
Bring & Buy Stall: Proceeds for Chapel Funds
10.00 - 11.30am
DALES FRIDAY CLUB
Meets in Cotherstone Village Hall between 2 & 4pm every fortnight except in January and August. The club caters for older folk with the
youngest members helping with cups of tea. If you feel in need of pleasant
company and entertainment and would like to join us, contact in the first
place: Nan (650438), Audrey (650270), Marjorie (650331), as we may be
able to arrange transport.
Friday 6th June:
Saturday 7th June:
Friday 20th June:
Racing
Synthonia Male Voice Choir
A musical treat
Cruise - M. Hutton
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7.30pm
NEWS FROM COTHERSTONE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Chris Tyler
At half term we will be saying a sad farewell to Chris Tyler
our school secretary who will be moving to a new position at Teesdale
School. Chris has been an excellent member of the school team helping to
keep track of all the administrative tasks we now have to do. Along with her
cheery smile, her hard work and dedication to the school will be greatly
missed.
Until we are able to appoint a permanent secretary, Alison
Sabey has bravely accepted to take over from Chris for the rest of the term.
We welcome her to the school team.
Cross Country Success
The older children took part in another cross country event,
this time at Barnard Castle School. All the children completed the course
with Alec and Shona being awarded a trophy each for finishing in a top
position.
Trips Away
Several of the children took part in a three day residential
trip near Alston in Cumbria. The days we packed with all numerous of
activities keeping everyone busy. Some of their favourite activities included archery, canoeing, caving, zip wire, giant swing, climbing, stream
walking, tackling the obstacle course and surviving the ‘piranha pool’?.
In June Year 6 pupils will be going to France for a week,
where they will be finding out about France and using the French they have
learnt in school.
Story Telling
The children had a wonderful day recently with story teller
Adam Bushnell. Adam spent the whole day in school telling stories and
helping children to compose their own stories. The younger children
created a story based Adam’s story Ching Ping and the Dragon, whilst
children in Class 2 used their imagination to create some wonderful
monsters. The older children wrote their version of the Lambton Worm
called the Cotherstone Worm. If the stories are true Cotherstone is a very
scary place to be!
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CLUB COTHERSTONE NEWS
Cotherstone Village Hall – Friday July 11th
Club Cotherstone presents:
The Conspirators
Gina Dootson
Short Term Effect
April saw the club’s first gig of 2008, which once again sold out in
advance and was widely heralded as a great success. Headliners
Moses had a blast and couldn’t praise the event enough. The gig was
also a fundraiser for ‘Friends of Cotherstone School’ with over £200
being raised, so thanks to everyone who helped out and to anyone
who came along and supported.
The next Club Cotherstone gig is Friday July 11th and the headliners
are local band The Conspirators who were described in The Guardian as an ‘…exceptional up and coming’ band. Their recent single
‘One sure thing’ was recorded with Judy Dyble, formerly of Fairport
Convention, and made number 7 in the national indie chart.
Support is in the form of the welcome return of amazing singer
songwriter Gina Dootson, and from Short Term Effect of Consett,
so get yourself along to Club Cotherstone and see what all the fuss is
about!
Tickets are £5 advance (£7 on the day but likely to sell out!) available
from Chris Tyler on 01833 650524 and it’s ‘Bring your own booze
and nibbles’.
The Conspirators
Gina Dootson
Short Term Effect
-www.myspace.com/theconspiratorsuk
- www.myspace.com/ginadootson
- www.myspace.com/shorttermeffectmusic
BOOK/WHITE ELEPHANT STALL
Ken and Barbara are again running this popular stall at the
Fun Weekend and would be grateful for any bric-a-brac or paperbacks. We are happy to collect – just phone 650259 or leave in the
porch at Oakville. Let’s make it a bumper year this year but we can’t
do it without your help!
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COTHERSTONE CHILDREN'S DRAMA GROUP
The dates for this term are as follows:
19th May – Session 2
26th May – Half Term
2nd June – Session 3
9th June – Session 4
16th June – Session 5
23rd June – Session 6
30th June – Session 7
7th July – Session 8
14th July – Session 9
21st July – Session 10
Some places are still available and
Children can join at any time during the term.
Contact Chris on 650524 for more details.
Monday afternoons at Cotherstone Village Hall
Ages 5 to 7 3.30pm – 4pm
Ages 8 to 11 4pm – 5pm
Run by Kelvin Moore, a professional drama facilitator
(also runs the Castle Players Youth Group ‘Minarets’)
Cost is £2 per session for the younger group and
£2.50 for the older group, payable in advance.
For further information please call: Susie Blackburn (650590), Bunny
Forsyth (650961) or Chris Tyler (650524)
This is a not-for-profit group set up and run by local parents in order
to provide a drama experience not otherwise available in the area for
children this age. The aim of the group is to give children an
opportunity to build their confidence and self esteem, improve communication skills and to have fun!
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COTHERSTONE YOUTH CLUB
The next sessions of Youth Club are on
Monday June 2nd - Treasure Hunt
Monday July 7th - BBQ
August - Summer Holiday
We would like to welcome the following new starters to the Youth
Club: Isaac Gibson, Sarah Robertson, Jack Addison and Sadie
Askwith.
If you would like to put your child’s name on the waiting list please
contact one of the following organisers:
Rachel Markham and Graham Bristow
Ada Burns and Mick Brennan
Annalisa and Mick Ward
Julie & Paddy Doyle
650609
650497
650501
650281
Sessions run on roughly the 1st Monday of the month.
First session - 6pm to 7.30pm is for 7 to 9 year olds.
Second session - 7.30pm to 9pm is for 10 to 12 year olds.
Both sessions are £1 per child.
TEESDALE FLOWER CLUB
Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month. On 25th June we shall visit
the gardens of Romaldkirk.
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Sunday 1st June
Romaldkirk
Laithkirk
THE 2nd SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9.00am
Eucharist
11.00am
Eucharist
Sunday 8th June
Romaldkirk
Cotherstone
Laithkirk
THE 3rd SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8.00am
Holy Communion 1662
10.00am
All Age Worship
11.00am
Matins
Sunday 15th June
Cotherstone
Laithkirk
Ripon Cathedral
THE 4th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9.00am
Eucharist
11.00
Eucharist
5.30pm
Richmond Deanery Service
Sunday 22nd June
Romaldkirk
Cotherstone
Laithkirk
THE 5th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8.00am
Holy Communion 1662
2.00pm
Cotherstone Fun
Weekend Service
6.00pm
Evening Prayer
Sunday 29th June
Romaldkirk
THE 6th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
10.00am
Benefice Eucharist
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Sunday 6th July
Romaldkirk
Laithkirk
THE 7th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
9.00am
Eucharist
11.00am
Eucharist
Sunday 13th July
Romaldkirk
Cotherstone
Laithkirk
THE 8th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
8.00am
Holy Communion 1662
10.00am
All Age Eucharist
11.00am
Matins
If you require a lift to any of the Church or Chapel services listed in the
magazine, please ring one of the following people before the day:
Jeff Lynn 650217, Margaret Walton 640697,Joyce Gargett 650525.
If you are celebrating your Golden Wedding,
or an even longer time together
warmly invites you to share in this year’s
special service of blessing,
to renew your vows and to reflect on, and
celebrate, your many years of married life.
The Golden Wedding Service 2008
will be held on
Sunday 15th June at 3.00pm
If you would like to receive further information about this unique Service,
regardless of where you were married or where you are now living,
please send your name and address to:
Paul Shepherd, The Chapter House,
Ripon Cathedral, Ripon HG4 1QT
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Concert by Chamber Music Group
"ARIOSO"
performing vocal and instrumental music
of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Saturday, 7th June at 7.30pm
in
St. Romald's Church, Romaldkirk
Tickets: £6, Concessions £5
(including a glass of wine)
Accompanied Children free
Available from The Teesdale Mercury,
or J. Knights (01833 650528)
and also at the door.
Proceeds to "Arioso" / St. Romald's Church
PICTURE PUZZLES
Last month's puzzle: Under-side of Hoover Vacuum Cleaner
PUZZLE(2):
(Answer in next month's Magazine)
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NOVICE'S GUIDE TO COMPUTING (2): YOUR FIRST
COMPUTER
Once you have determined to buy your first computer you must
decide whether a desktop or a laptop machine will be most suitable for your
requirements. If you opt for a desktop model it will come in three separate
parts, the processor, usually in the shape of a tower, the keyboard, and the
monitor or screen. You will also want a printer, which you will buy
separately. In a laptop computer, however, the processor, keyboard and
screen are combined in one unit, which can be closed down when not in use,
and is portable, takes up much less space and looks neater. So your decision
will depend on where you plan to operate your computer. But it must
depend also on what jobs you want it to do. A desktop machine is usually
more powerful than a laptop, and is essential if you want to play the latest
and fastest games, or to store and edit video material from your cine camera,
but for all other purposes, such as typing letters, printing and storing
photographs, storing and playing music, "surfing the net" and emailing your
friends, a modern laptop can provide everything you need, and is much
more acceptable in the living room.
Whichever choice you make you can buy a good outfit today,
including the printer, for less than £500, although you can pay anything up
to £1000, or more. The name of the manufacturer is not really important, for
all brands use similar components. But you should look carefully at the
terms of the warranty; some makers offer a "collect and return" service for
two or even three years, while others offer only a "return to base" facility,
where the purchaser must pack and despatch the equipment in the event of a
failure. Modern electronic equipment is remarkably reliable, but if it does
give trouble this almost always occurs in the first few days it is used. For
this reason it seems a good idea to purchase from a local dealer, who can
probably repair any minor faults which appear soon after purchase, but on
the other hand you will usually find such dealer's prices are substantially
higher than those of the large mail order firms.
You will also require software for your machine, the programs
which enable it to do the many types of job for which you will use it. Next
month's article will deal with software, but computers are almost always
supplied today with some programs already installed, enough to enable you
to make use of the machine happily for a few days, so do not wait until next
month before dashing out to make your purchase!
THE EDITOR
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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Edward Lilley will be 7 on 21st June
Caitlin Dent will be 4 on 15th June
Hope Parsons-Munn will be 8 on 26th June
GET FIT!
COMMITT TO GET FIT !!!!!!!
8 week courses....
EGGLESTON Mondays 8-9 pm
Aerobic workout followed by leg/bums/tums toning ...
MICKLETON Wednesdays 8-9 pm
Aerobic workout followed by circuit training !!!
£3 per session, £20 for 8 sessions, £27 for 12 sessions
Come along, have fun and get fit !!!!!
Evelyn Walton (01833) 640498 for further details.
ROMALDKIRK FAIR, 16th AUGUST
A chance for everyone to help and support the parish.
We need lots of prizes and things to sell, people to man the stalls and events, and
plenty of customers.
If you can help please contact these people:
White Elephant
Cakes
Plants
Books
Tombola
Whisky Galore
Hamper Raffle
Nearly New Clothes
Teas
Children's Games
Setting up / Anything else
Doreen Braithwaite
Vera Dent
Claire Rackham
Jacqueline Jackson
Cherry Law
Malcolm Raine
Marjory Bainbridge
Joan Anderson
Mary Shepherd
Jane Borer
Harry Dick
650397
650315
650495
650693
650137
650499
650331
650815
650069
650507
650224
There will also be Fancy Dress, Punch & Judy, Children's Sports, Band and lots
more.
The main thing is for people to enjoy themselves, so please join in.
Next Fair Meeting Tuesday 24th June 7.00pm in Romaldkirk Church.
All welcome.
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PRINCESS SALLY AND PRINCESS SELINA
Both pussy cats could not wait to get back to the hedge and look
into the field. Not many about at 7.00am on a morning, so they just lay
down beside each other and had a sleep. Mother came down to see where
they were, as they had dashed off before their breakfast. As they were both
fast asleep in the hedge mother left them. They were out of sight of anyone
else.
Dinner time came, and the pussy cats woke up to lots of noise in the
field. They could only see the outside of the field, as a very high marquee
had been put up in the middle. There were lots of animals in open-sided
trucks. Princess Sally and Princess Selina could watch with delight as men
on stilts high in the sky practised walking, and men juggled with balls and
woods. A matinee performance at 3.00pm had been arranged. Lots of chairs
were taken into the marquee, while men with loud hailers directed. Next
some of the cages, containing elephants and tigers, were lined up near one
end of the marquee.
Just before 3.00pm people began coming in to watch. Then the
Ringmaster made an appearance in his red and black suit, black boots and
black hat. The loud hailer was used to welcome the visitors.
First in were the clowns to make everyone happy and smiling.
Princess Sally and Princess Selina couldn't wait to see the animals let out of
their cages. Just then Mother called and they dashed into the house. They
were both hungry, but couldn't wait to get back to the hedge to see what
happened next.
J. Scott
USED STAMPS
Joan Anderson of Ivy Cottage would be pleased to receive any used
stamps. They can be sent direct to Ivy Cottage or placed in the boxes at the
back of Romaldkirk and Cotherstone Churches.
CRIME PREVENTION
CRIME let’s bring it DOWN
Neighbourhood Watch is one of the biggest and most successful crime prevention
initiatives ever. Behind it lies a simple idea, and a central value shared by millions
of people around the country.
Getting together with your neighbours to take action can cut local crime
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH, THE
WATCH ALERT SYSTEM OR WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
CRIME PREVENTION then please contact Durham Constabulary Community
Policing, they are there to give support and advice. If you have any concerns or
worries regarding suspicious characters, noise, or traffic problems you can now
contact Durham’s Police Constable Support Officer, Liz Finn on 0845 60 60 ext
6782819 Fax 01325 742810 or you can leave an email message at
[email protected]
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NORTH POLE NEWS 66
The topic that we are going to look at this month is restaurants. This might
not be that interesting to some of you, but if you have ever been in what are termed
foreign ones, then it definitely is. Now as you enter your chosen restaurant, the
most important feature is the level of service. To some it is the meal or the decor,
but in fact it is the service that will determine how the chef has performed. In this
case we were actually in a Roumanian restaurant, hence it was back in the
Communist era. This may not seem that important, but for some of the participants
it had a rather significent effect on them. The first point to remember is that in other
country's restaurants the standards are rather different to ours. Another point is that
what we might call a meal, with more than one course, to others more than one
course is a feast.
The story begins that, with three overnight stops in Roumania, in three
different locations, the more you went to explore the more you would see. On this
particular night we arrived at approximately 6.00pm, too late to eat in our hostel
accommodation, or so we thought. Not quite right, however; the host had provided
one slice of bread, one slice of meat, red with white spots, and tea with lemon juice,
no sugar. Jeff and Adrian looked at me, Charlotte and Rachael, and said, "Isn't this
nice? I wonder what else there is". I put the meat on the bread and smelt it, no foul
odours. "There is nothing else", I said, "this is it." "What?" said Charlotte, "Where
are the cakes or biscuits?" "There aren't any", I replied. "Do I have to eat this?"
asked Jeff. "All right", I said, "let's all synchronise watches and we will meet back
here in 30 minutes." We all left.
At approximately thirty minutes later we all arrived back, the tables had
been cleared and everyone else had retired to their rooms. It was 7.05pm. "So now
what?"asked Adrian. "So now go and find something to eat." "Oh yes, so where?"
asked Jeff. "It's dark outside, and I have no maps." Out of the hstel gates we went. I
looked and watched. Five cars went left, two right -- left it is. "So how do we get
back?" asked Rachael. "You're in charge of counting street lights" I replied. Fifteen
street lights later we came to a crossroads. "So where is this restaurant?" asked
Adrian. I looked left, and down the road was a set of bright neon signs. "There we
go", and I pointed. We all proceeded forward. Three restaurants were together, and
we went in the middle one. It was dimly lit. We found a menu, which we didn't
understand, but a large selection of cakes and chilled desserts were in a cabinet. We
found a table and sat down. No one came, but the girl behind the counter smiled and
disappeared. The waiter arrived, and then left. Ten minutes went by, then twenty
minutes, then thirty minutes. "All right", I said, "everyone choose something from
the cabinet", and the other four returned to our table. The girl came out and I
pointed to the items we wanted, and three coffees and two teas, which I pointed to
at the board. Now she understood. I indicated to pay; "No, when I bring food".
"Yes", I replied. The Black Forest Gateau was delicious, as was the lemon cake,
and a plate of biscuits arrived as a side order. When we had finished we calculated
the bill and I paid it. Charlotte went to the Ladies before we left. Once outside,
Rachael, Jeff, Adrian and I waited, but no Charlotte, so Jeff went back. There was
Charlotte in the doorway with two men and the girl. Jeff shouted back, "Charlotte
hasn't paid the bill". We all went back, and as we came to the doorway I put my
hand in my jacket pocket, where you can get two fingers into the pocket corner. The
jacket pocket was now raised slightly. Jeff, Adrian, Charlotte, Rachael, the girl and
the two men all looked at me. With my other hand I slowly reached into my other
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pocket. Jeff went whiter than normal, the two men looked nervous, and I pulled out
a receipt. "Charlotte had better not have paid for the meal", I said, "because I did."
The girl said, "Oh, sorry", now in perfect English, and one man clipped the other
with his hand. "You fool", and apologised for delaying us. Once back at the hostel,
Adrian said, "What, exactly, is in your jacket, because from where we were
standing it was not just fingers." Jeff said, "I thought it was a gun." Charlotte said,
"I thought he was just pleased to see me." And Rachael said, "That was no gun, it
was much bigger." Not surpringly, no one ever asked again what I carry in my
jacket pockets.
The ending of this episode is to follow in the tracks of a bear. If it's hot
slow down, if it's cold speed up, and if you don't have a TV you won't know about
global warming. So if you see a polar bear with a smile on his face, he's just eaten
something. That's all. Next month we will look at the continental divide.
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