{"id":50922,"date":"2017-04-05T01:05:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T18:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/visit-a-village-thats-verging-on-greatness-brief-letters\/"},"modified":"2017-04-05T01:13:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T18:13:12","slug":"visit-a-village-thats-verging-on-greatness-brief-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/visit-a-village-thats-verging-on-greatness-brief-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit a village that\u2019s verging on greatness | Brief letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDaffodils on verges | Gendered Oscars | Anti-antidisestablishmentarianism | The world\u2019s oldest continuously established parliament | The Boat Race | San SerriffeI agree with Jill Bennett (Letters, 4 April) that daffodils may not look great on urban verges, but here in Old Buckenham we persuaded the parish council to fund the purchase of sacks of varied narcissi for us in 1999. These were planted in bulk by volunteers around the base of all of the seven 30mph speed signs at the various entrances to the village as a Millennium project. They first bloomed in 2000 and are still providing a welcome sight, some 18 seasons later. Perhaps Patrick Barkham should come and have a look before the blooms die off.Ron BrewerOld Buckenham, Norfolk\u2022 Re David Shariatmadari\u2019s article \u201cHere\u2019s one title we need\u201d (3 April), using the word \u201cactress\u201d to describe a female actor is frowned upon. Might the Academy Awards help \u201cremove gender from our calculations\u201d by abolishing this anachronism and awarding one Oscar for the best actor, regardless of gender. Apart from anything else, it would make life easier for PwC.John LoweryLondon Continue reading…
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