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Church and estate
Car parking is in short supply in the village where I live. The houses were all built before the age of the motor car so there is little off-road parking and very few garages.
When things are really tight and we try to do this as rarely as possible I and some of my neighbours park our cars in the church car park which sports a hand-painted wooden sign proclaiming: ‘Church congregation only – no unauthorised users’.
The previous vicar had a rather strict interpretation of this sign and I believe there were a few ‘lock-ins’ so this facility is used only when necessary.
We now have a new vicar who seems to take a more relaxed view of things and I have wondered if the ‘parkers’ could do something in return.
While loading some lupins into the back of...
