This is a humorous , unofficial, attempt to utilise Newbury's outstanding and unusual boating pond! To save it too, from being chopped up and reduced, squished into some modernist shape, by the local council. (It reminds me of a pacman!)Have they no notion of history and aesthetics? shame on them!
Why? You may well enquire! Because it is there. How many towns do you know that have a boating pond?
Indeed ,Why Not? We professional mummies are constantly seeking amusing, educational, innocent pass times for ourselves and our children, things that are free, and inspirational . Let's face it, children throughout history have launched "boats", be they paper, or wooden, since they had their first scientific discovery that "things float on water"!
We purchased our first pond yacht today on line from Spots, a nifty number in white with a navy hull (what else?) and plan to launch her with a bottle of bubbly (That is "sparkling elderflower presse", since we are out in public and in charge of a pushchair and infant) as soon as she is delivered.
Of course all safety precautions were taken beforehand. The pond should be mummy knee depth by my calculations, I didn't get in as it was a bit wet. Wellies will be part of the dress code, at least for the president (myself!) -as some floundering on the disguarded garbage that occasionally collects on the bottom is anticipated.
I shall endeavour to discover from the local council , the dimensions of the pond, for the geeks amongst us who will require to know the diameter and circumference. Did I not mention? It is a circular pond!!! Fabulous darling!
Photos and news to follow!
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