sCOOp sCOOp Adams
Hi, Eric the pigeon here: address – the derelict cinema in Tunbridge Wells. For twelve years generations of our family have lived companionably with various vermin in the shabby chic of the old Ritz and its adjacent buildings. However, worries emerged on the 18th February when Ratty sneaked into the Council meeting over the road at the Town Hall. He regularly attends and hadn’t been expecting anything special but what transpired shook him to the ends of his whiskers.
Breathlessly, he scuttled back and, at a hastily-convened meeting he revealed what he had heard. ‘The council has received a Section 80 Notice planning notification from the owners of our home,’ he squealed. ‘And they must respond within seven days with a return notification setting out the conditions necessary to control the process of demolition.’
Anguished cries of ‘DEMOLITION!!’ cut through the turgid air. ‘Where shall we go?’ squeaked a baby rat.
Silence descended. Then the strong deep caw of a visiting crow boomed out: ‘There’s The Crowborough Cross Pub eight miles up the road: recently closed down and rumoured to become the next grotspot.’
Excited chattering greeted this revelation.
Ratty leapt onto the stage where a shaft of sunlight created a giant rat shadow onto the tatty screen. ‘With the normal human inefficiency another twelve years could elapse before our home is demolished,’ he declared, ‘but this Crowborough venue must be explored. ‘Eric, fly over there and take a look.’
Watch this space!!!
For your entertainment, take a look at Scoop (Erica) Adams’ paintings and writing at www.ericaadamswebsite.com
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