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I swept to power on a pledge to cancel all foreign debt to Chadwell. I can announce that I have duly written off the £2.80 I paid to the Mayor of Zanzibar when I bought him a cappucino on his visit to our town in 2008.
May the flags of Chadwell & Zanzibar be forever entwined.X
Thrilled to unveil a new portrait of me in the town hall foyer. Some critics are saying it resembles 'Napoleon' by Jacques David. I can't see it myself, but the artist Ron Tyler said he 'painted me as he sees me.' True, I gave him a few guidelines, but he's captured me perfectly.
In the first of an occasional series, Chadwell Then & Now, I present the shopping precinct in 3000bc & 2021. According to archaeologists the woman is sitting in the entrance to Betfred, the man is driving his sheep through Shoe Zone, & the hut in the distance is now Ann Summers.
This is the greatest day of my life. By unanimous vote in the chamber, the motto on our coat of arms was changed today to 'Nos autem gloriari Battleyatus,' - 'Battley will lead us to glory.' When I heard, I staggered & fell into Mrs. Dalrymple's arms. Weeping as I type this.
Off to a book launch! - Miles Green's monumental history of our town, 'Chadwell - the First 15 Billion Years.' 400 pages are devoted to the formation of the galaxy when Chadwell was stardust. Sadly Miles can't be there - he's now a patient in Porlock Asylum. But we wish him well.
In the first of an occasional series, Chadwell Then & Now, I present the shopping precinct in 3000bc & 2020. According to archaeologists the woman is sitting in the entrance to Betfred, the man is driving his sheep through Shoe Zone, & the hut in the distance is now Ann Summers.
Devastated by the Russian sports ban. The council was really looking forward to welcoming Sergei Korsakov next Spring to our annual croquet tournament.
Advertising authority breathing down my neck again. Apparently it's 'illegal' to include these photos in our Visitor's Guide to Chadwell. Didn't they read the disclaimer at the end of the brochure - 'these might not be pictures of Chadwell?' Myopic tw*ts. We'll see you in court.