Santa Claus ain't coming to town.../December 6th 2011.

Richie - Our village has been preparing for a make-do and mend festive season. The pub has been decorated with trimmings cut from old washing powder boxes and our happy clappy vicar Rev Pritchard replaced the church nativity decoration with a photo of Arch Druid Williams in order to cut costs, scaring local children half to death. Of course there is much extra work this year with food parcels to distribute to public sector workers and local farmers on red-alert in case their animal stock is rustled by starving city dwellers. And with electricity prices going through the roof Old Wob can no longer afford his Xmas light show at Castle Roberts (featuring Che Guevara as baby Jesus) and will instead place a miserly tea candle in the front window. Worst of all though Rich will be the absence of Santa's grotto which is traditionally situated near the village duck pond. After last year's fiasco when Santa, a repentent banker, tried to top himself, we thought better of it! (Shoot em all I say!)