The Town Clerk, David Parratt was heard to say that in these times of cuts and financial hardship, the Town Council have adopted this unusual approach at their recent Council Meeting.
Former Mayor Phil Lister is quoted as stating that these 'flowers' have many desirable characteristic:
"They will survive any weather that global warming throws at us - drought, scorching heat even freezing conditions.
We regret that the real thing is no longer within the scope of our public purse.
We feel these replicas will remind us of our sunlit past and help us look forward to the better times we are determined to achieve in the future."
The above was used as a press release yesterday morning.
It elicited a furious phone call from David Parratt, the town clerk that "We (unspecified) are not amused", in spite of receiving the following accompanying email to him:
I trust you will both feel that this will will put a wry smile on people's faces and alert the rest of the world that we share a strong sense of humour during difficult times.
For me it puts across the message that our Northern Town is a fun place to visit with a strong determination to make the most of life , whatever is thrown at us.
Geoff
I gather from this the Town Council don't have a sense of humour.
Was David speaking for himself and his secretary as the "we" or was this meant to mean the whole Town Council?
It is reassuring to find that many sane people seem to have found the prank amusing.
What do you think?
Believe it or not, the origin of these labels comes from a government directive that force the wholesalers to buy them at 4p each when they don't want them - this is an example of bureaucracy gone mad.
Thousands of pounds must be wasted in this rediculous legislation.
Where does it originate?
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