Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject: Testing times for Terry`s Taj on Friday
ORGANISERS of a water fight during which hundreds of youngsters could descend upon a genteel seaside town that is full of old people, have been warned they could be held liable if anything goes wrong......
The event at Frinton Greensward on Friday, which has been advertised on social networking website Facebook, has been arranged by student Alex Nelson, 18, of Frinton....
But Frinton mayor Terry Allen fears the event, organised as a send-off to university students and friends, may attract troublemakers,
and also has reservations about freeloaders who want to use the half million £pound toilet block for free, while filling their buckets..
“If it still goes ahead we want to make sure the public are safe and he’ll have to deal with the ramifications," said Mr Allen, more than 400 people have signed up to be members of the facebook group...
The event starts at 12 noon and will last for five minutes,
or untill the water runs out..
Participants have been told they must not soak "old people" or police officers, and not to litter or cause vandalism. ..
Walton police said they will be monitoring the event and that there will be an appropriate level of policing on the day....
An insider said, oh well the water is free, the grass grows freely, and you cant be naughty and soak oldies or the vicar... ......
...........ah bless........................lol.
Anyone know where we can hire a water cannon from ??
I may just take a very slow drive (have to get into the Frintonians state of mind before we arrive) across the marshes and have a little peep .
Now ,what I really need is a camera with an exceptionally long lens and zoom facility ,so I can zoom in and get a piccie of the Sultans face .
I've just read that the fight has been called off.
Apparently the news that a scary woman was going to turn up with a water-cannon cunningly affixed to a mobility scooter to enable her to sneak up on them was too much of a threat for the expected massed hundreds of students, many of whom have not been near water since the start of the academic year.
One, who would only give his name as Tristram, said, "I can't see how she could possibly have afforded that on student grant. Have you seen the price of a pint of snakebite?"
Frinton Town Council is looking into the possibility of sponsoring the event next year as part of the opening ceremony for the greensward's new water feature. They have managed to buy a complete fountain from "a nearby source", at a knockdown price, believed to be about three guineas. A council spokesman said, "It was a real bargain, only one previous owner who only used it on occasional Sundays. If we can get it to work it will be a central feature of our resort and could become more famoous than our gates and our mayor were."
Very Good Vicar ,I swear your wit gets brighter by the day.
I read on Face book some of the comments from the youngsters involved ,particularly liked the one that said they should put a marquee up and call it The Water Fight Mission ,then it would have been allowed.
What a bunch of party poopers.Boo Hiss
Also liked the comment about sending a bag of dog poo to the Leisure Services dept.
Looks like I shall have to find an alternative place to put my water cannon into action (how about WES ,I hear they need a working water feature ) after all ,I did pay 3 shillings and sixpence ha'penny for the thing off e bay.
P.S. It's only a matter of time now before the Amazed brothers start complaining about Ivan's picture being in the Gazette every week. If they were to adopt him as a mascot they could be pictured pointing at him every week as he goes about his various good works. (I nearly wrote "performs his various functions" but I'm sure someone would have picked up on that and it's something that doesn't bear thinking about anyway).
Stephen was quoted in the paper as saying that his council allowances were far too high. Mrs vicar saw him chauffering Jabba away from the airshow in what she described as a huge shiny black car. Perhaps he is right then.
OK, water fights on grassed areas will make them wet.
Non working water fountains have an area thats made to accept water.
Frintons now stopped spouting water well wishers.
Clacton has a well wished to be washed.
If Frinton dont want water mess,
try Clactons dry areas made for messed water..
If your reading this Alex, i`ve given enough clues mate...
P.S. even us oldies like water too.....eh young Lin....
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