LETTERS to the EDITOR
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Some of the children in year 2 at Buttsbury Infant School have written to me
in response to the letter from Mr Newman in last month’s issue of the
newsletter. They are reproduced in full below:
The Editor
The Resident
Dear Sir
In reply to Mr Newman’s letter we pupils would like to speak up for our
school. We have had new windows and doors all around the school because the
school council reps and our head teacher have been trying to raise money by
giving us a Christmas Bazaar and Red Nose Day. If you really don’t like our
school ok but every single person in the school is proud of it.
Dear Sir
In reply to Mr Newman’s letter we pupils would like to speak up for our
school. Parents and teachers have and do work hard maintaining the
conservation area which we children use in our lessons. When the school can
afford to we will have a new car park. Shelters have been made to protect
parents and children when it rains. We have had new windows and doors all
around the school. New trees have been planted to give us shade in the
summer. Our parents have raised lots of money to give us an interesting
playground. We had a very old building which was the original school and we
have had it pulled down to improve the appearance from the road.
Dear Sir
In reply to Mr Newman’s letter we pupils would like to speak up for our
school. We had a very old building which was the original school and we had
it pulled down to improve the appearance from the road. When the school can
afford to we will have a new car park. Indoors we have new blinds to keep
the sun out.
Dear Sir
In reply to Mr Newman’s letter we pupils would like to speak up for our
school. Our parents have raised lots of money to give us an interesting
playground with climbing frames. We have a train in our playground. We have
a climbing frame on the field and on the path as well. When we go out to
play it is fun. We have a friendship bench for people to sit on when they
don’t have a friend.
Dear Sir
In reply to Mr Newman’s letter we pupils would like to speak up for our
school. Parents and teachers have and do work hard maintaining the
conservation area which we children use. In our lessons we try our best to
keep our school tidy and neat because we want to have a lovely school. When
people come to look at our school we want them to to think our school is a
nice school. We hope everyone who comes to visit our school thinks it is a
lovely place to be and learn, so that’s why we keep our school a nice place
to be.
Dear Sir
In reply to Mr Newman’s letter we pupils would like to speak up for our
school. When the school can afford it we will have a new car park. Our
parents raised lots of money to give us an interesting playground with
climbing frames. The outside is not that important it is more inside of the
school that is important. We have a nice quiet area on the field with a
bench.
Dear Sir
In reply to Mr Newman’s letter we pupils would like to speak up for our
school. We have just had a new roof and new skylights to keep out the rain.
We are this year’s of Billericay Schools in Bloom, we learn to look after
plants.
Dear Sir
In reply to Mr Newman’s letter we pupils would like to speak up for our school. Parents and teachers have and do work hard maintaining the conservation area which we children use in our lessons. We have had new windows and doors all around the school. New tress have been planted to give us shade in the summer.
Dear Editor
Referring to your request for comments. When the old railway bridge in Stock
Road was demolished I can remember thinking that the replacement structure
and footpath must be temporary because they were so ugly. It has continued
to be a mystery to me how they ever passed through planning purely on
aesthetic grounds.
Mrs Thomas
18 Prince Edward Road
Billericay
Dear Mr Stansfield
Reference the article Crown Road/Jacksons Lane Footpath in The Resident. The
footpath in question that has been repaired by Essex County Council which,
as you report has been improved, but still damp. It will be until the source
has been piped. When I was a lad, I was born in Billericay in 1920, from
Crown Road to the footpath we crossed a bridge where water trickled down the
bank, hence the source of the stream is a spring of which there are many in
Billericay. The flow of the water was towards the ditch and then out towards
Hillside Road but now there stands a house in its path.
Regarding weeds in the High Street which is a disgrace. The Town Council
tell me they are going to attempt to clear this on Litter Day. The Church
has cleared their weeds but the repairs caused a terrible mess. The asphalt
behind the memorial is going to be dealt with by the council. Hope all this
will help from the past.
Yours sincerely
L.R.Scott 4 Ricketts Drive Billericay