The Diary of a Countryside Lady
18 November
Aye here's the rub.
We waited.
We anticiopated.
At long last we have,
Yes, an actual Community Hub.
Seventy five points to seventy four,
A really close call,
Well that's for sure.
Long fought
for,
Long sought
after.
Needed, wanted, desired.
It certainly fired
Our fevered imaginations.
Just imagine our own designs
and unformulated creations.
These of once we could only dream
Seemed at times almost a pipe dream.
A picture house; cinema to you and I.
The bingo for our granny,
Mine might even win the jackpot
for she sure is canny,
has a real knack, dab-hand,
It's grand
she has somewhere to go off a night..
An electronic site
to encompass all,
Old pics and photos, local goings on
but folks thats not all.
A function suite to cater for weddings.
Even midnight marriage feasts
or a Halloween ball,
if the function hall
is hired
out of hours.
Plenty of staff on hand.
No one, without exception is banned..
A cafe serving superb upper class grub,
Savoury delights, coffee poured with real cream.
Homebake
muffins and mouthwatering cake.
Youth activities, maybe the brownies or scout and the cubs.
The monies and subs
won't see the kiddies out of pocket.
But a creative writing class
would be a class act,
And that's a logistical fact.
We'd sock it
to them.
maybe find the next best seller writer,
for the Craigmillains sure are fighters.
Well as I can say
on this November, fine sunny day,
The White House has changed
from all recognisition
since the thirties
Been in disgiuse,
and under wraps
with scaffolding
and green netting.
getting
a much needed lick of paint.
Now its been revealed
Every room, each storey,
Restored to all its former glory
Its regained its position
in the community.
We oohed and ahhed and reeled
under the change.
Parc did transform
the well heeled
shabby interior.
Looks nought like the swinging sixties
and far from the norm.
But in Craigmillar
amongst residents it sure has caused a pleasant storm.
so ladies and gents fill out the form
Tell the Community Allaince what you'd like
Might even cover a disco
or three,
If anyone can provide a spare mike.
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