Bishopstone
4:38pm Wednesday 16th July 2008
SOAP BOX DERBY – On Sunday, July 13, at the Richards Castle soap box derby, a legend was made. Ian Astley from Bishopstone who crashed at last year’s meeting (which was featured on BBC television) went to the meeting saying that he would break the track record set by himself two years ago. On each of three runs down the hill he succeeded. He smashed the time from 43.40 seconds down to 40.678 seconds and became the undisputed ‘king of the hill’. His average speed was officially given at over 48kmph; his final speed going through the finish line is not known and can only be guessed at. The final result of the soap box derby (with fastest recorded time) was BRM (Bishopstone) with 40.678 seconds followed by Formula Gravity from Suffolk (42.464 seconds), and Bishy Boys (Bishopstone) third with 43.111 seconds.
VILLAGE LOTTERY – Number 43 wins £25 for Nora Wintour.
PARISH COUNCIL – A full meeting agenda is planned today (Thursday) at the Portway Inn, Staunton, with Mr A Blackshaw (Hereford councillor) giving his report and a presentation by Mrs Lynda Wilcox from HALC. This will be followed by the formal business of the meeting when items such as ‘should Bishopstone have a 30mph speed limit?’ and ‘should BT remove the payphone boxes in Bishopstone and Byford?’ will be discussed and voted on.