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Home or away? Farmers' market
I and my family were very pleased when it was decided to have
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Aren’t you an extremely fortunate chap to be able to raise your
a regular Farmers' Market in Passey Place and looked forward
little drawbridge in cosy little SE9 rather than having to face the
to bringing home lots of fresh produce. Unfortunately that did 07
reality of a squalid life and a miserable death somewhere in the
not happen, I could hardly aff ord anything being off ered.
"developing" world.
Is it any wonder then that the market had a great start
All it takes for misery to fl ourish is for comfortable people to do
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and that support has waned? In today's climate when the
nothing.
weekly food budget is under such strain, and everyone is now
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turning to Lidl, Aldi and the like, people just cannot aff ord the
luxury of the Farmers' Market.
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I wish it were not the case, but a market like that at Wool-
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wich, selling fresh produce at a cheap price would have more
Farmers'
Home or away?
success in Eltham! 15
I am sorry for the hardworking farmers and other stallhold-
Market
I was astounded to read your editorial, where you question
ers. I am hardworking too but cannot aff ord the luxury of
Poor turnout could be due
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support for those countries who need it, quoting 'charity
their wonderful food, I can just walk by and drool like the kid
to the fact it's not very well
begins at home'.
in the sweet shop window. Is it any wonder I stay away now.
advertised. Considering there 19
No one has to suff er in this country, if they do it’s because
J. Leahy
is a market on Sunday 17th,
they choose to or the result of ignorant parenting. You cannot
- and it's Wednesday now
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compare in the same breath the starving, dying and suff ering
- I haven't seen a single ad-
people of parts of Africa and other downtrodden peoples of
vert on my journey through
hostile governments.
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Eltham to work.
How you can even begin to compare the fat, lazy, mobile
phone using, cigarette smoking, ignorant pond life that lives
Rail travelers through Black- 25
off of my signifi cant donations, via my tax and National
heath are left in no doubt
insurance contributions, is beyond belief. when their Farmers Market
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These poor people in Africa suff ered at the hands of a ruthless
takes place, as a large ban-
and inhumane slave trade; all to line the pockets of the rich
ner is clearly visible from
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industrialists, taking advantage and treating humans in a the train. This must also
way they would not treat animals and giving us the comfort- encourage people from out-
able lifestyles we now enjoy.
side Blackheath to come and
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I'm not willing to look the other way or rely on pathetic check it out. Why can't we do
statements that we should look after ourselves fi rst (to, one
the same in Eltham?
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assumes ensure the unemployed pond-life (accepting there

Hilary Greenwood
are needy people who DO get help and support), get their
Farmers' market
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fags and takeaways.
My wife and I buy nearly all our food at Blackheath Farmers'
I do not accept your position. I pay contributions every month
Market. Only holidays and unavoidable commitments
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to OXFAM in the hope that it actually might help in keeping
cause us to go elsewhere. The only items we consistently
people alive by giving them clean water perhaps!
buy elsewhere are imported fruit (principally bananas and
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Derek Young
oranges), a certain amount of meat from Donald Russell,
Craister Kippers from the producers in Northumberland and
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fi sh from Ricky & Kate's stall in Passey Place. Cereals and nuts
come from Holland & Barrett.
If a Market wants to attract customers like us, it needs to
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Home or away?
have a satisfactory range of stalls and to be held every
weekend.
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Congratulations, never in many a year have I read so much
positive common sense on one page as in your article "Home or
Eltham Farmers' Market is not in the business of supplying
Have your say
away". You have my utmost respect for simply having the cour-
locally-sourced produce to people who like to know where all 47
age to commit your views to print. I hope the local councillors
their food comes from, but the leisure business. Either go to the SEnine website at
and MPs have the time to read SEnine and possibly take note. Any business fi rst needs to understand the business it is in, www.senine.co.uk
Rod Smith
and then position and market itself accordingly.
or write to the Editor at:
Keith Billinghurst
SEnine, PO Box 24290
Eltham SE9 6ZP
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