Issue 119 - the Pembury Village Website

WOODLAND PRIDE
AROUND PEMBURY are, as you know,
amazing woodlands. As a child and
youth 20 to 30 years ago I used to spend
most of my spare time in these woods, often
alone, apart from the wild animals, trees,
fungi, and so on. I love these woods. Today
they are filled with other sounds than
birdsong ...‘road roar’ and aeroplane noise.
I would estimate that back then there was
20% of the road traffic that there currently is
on these main roads! Coming back from
rural Wales, it all seems crazy ... the
industrial estate ... etc... much more
urban. A totally unsustainable process is
going on here.
Something occurring alongside the increase
in road traffic on the A21 has been the
massive increase in use of 'Pembury
Walks' ...(down past the reservoir) ...
for flytipping ... some obviously
commercial ... and some domestic.
Domestic waste can be disposed of for free
at the recycling centre on the industrial
estate. Commercial waste must be paid for
disposal here ... which is why (obviously)
that people dump it nearby in Pembury
Walks. I wish they wouldn't. Lots of people
seem to throw waste stuff out of the window
of their cars also.
Nowadays these woods are leased to the
RSPB by the way.
It would be great if a group of local people
were to take an active interest in these forests
and to organise litter picking days and to
report flytipping to the council hotline who
will come and pick it up.
... Also to generally raise awareness of these
amazing places! More and more people are
becoming aware of the real value of trees ...
as a place of primal magic and rejuvenation.
Take time to visit these temples of lush
green ... places of innocence reborn.
Blessed be,
King Amdo
NEOLOGISMS!
THE WASHINGTON POST’S Style Invitational once again asked readers to take any
word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and
supply a new definition. Here are some of the 2003 winners:
1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realise it was your
money to start with.
2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
3. Bozone: The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating.
The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
4. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent
for an indefinite period.
5. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
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