The modest small village became the winner in competition on the best village of year
The modest small village became the winner in competition on the best village of year
Tedbern Sent-Meri. It is located in a county Devonshire, on jugoÂ?zapade
England.
Countrymen now have hard times. That one misfortune,
Another: flooding, epidemic jashchura, tourism decline. That has brought success
Tedbern Sent-Meri?.
The typical English village in our representation looks approximately so -
Ten two-three cosy small houses from the local stone, nesting in the blown
Winds jorkshirskoj to a valley where soft beams of northern sun make the way
Through clouds, serebrja a spike of ancient Norman church or accurate
Silent small village in southern Sussex, where elegant cottages under the straw
With roofs surround a pond in which ducks and swans important float, and nearby Ñ
Well-groomed green lawn where, apparently, votÂ?vot the cheerful will run out
Rural guys in white shirts and red bridges with hand bells and
Will execute national dance.
Criteria of a choice.
But not this otkrytochnaja beauty was on mind at competition jury, when they
Chose the best village of year. One of judges - Floor Bleklok, the director gas
The companies, the sponsor of competition, says, that for jury was not so important, as
The village looks.
The main thing - as there there live people as they work as needs will be satisfied
Everyone - from the smallest to the oldest as they care about
To the surrounding nature as adapt to new economic conditions,
Whether is at a local community of a shower if want.
And new economic conditions are not too favorable for the English
Villages. Many problems were brought by flooding and epidemic jashchura.
But it, so to say, time difficulties. And there are also the constants demanding
The long-term decision.
Difficulties of the British village.
As Chris Jackson from the organisation specifies the Rural alliance protecting the rights
Workers of village, for last ten years of 730 villages have lost the
Police stations - many in the most remote deaf places.
Rural mails, branches of banks continue to be closed. Disappear
Rural pubs - the centres of a social life on village. Becomes less
Bus routes.
There are also problems with habitation. Young men who were born and have grown in
To village, do not presume in the slightest degree decent habitation - the prices on
The real estate grow, by leaps and bounds. They are compelled to leave village, and without
The youth at it is not present the future.
The prices for habitation grow, because many townspeople tempted with the rural
Idyll, buy here to itself houses, more often not that
To move in village, and to spend week-end or summer
Holidays. It some kind of the aesthetic approach. Such people interests a little
Traditional rural life, they do not understand those who here was born and
Has grown, do not understand their needs and problems.
And it does not call delight local residents. However, the editor of magazine
"The country lajf" Klajv Aslet considers, that in it is not only minuses.
Aslet believes, that sometimes visitors townspeople inject new life in
A little impenitent existence of local residents, something do for
Villages also become active members of a community.
Pastoral idyll.
Competition jury its inhabitants have allocated village Tedbern Sent-Meri that
Have managed to defend local services, such school, mail, bank, an ambulance station,
Despite its affinity to the big city - capital of Devonshire to Exeter. In
To village of only 1200 inhabitants, and judges has especially impressed, that they have not fallen
Spirit when their two farms have suffered from epidemic jashchura, and local shopkeepers
And owners of hotels have as a result lost the clients.
But, perhaps, most important advantage of village that in it all, from
It is small to it is great, feel itself as a single whole. In it - a strong community, in
Which all of them together solve the affairs, help the friend to the friend, divide
Grief and pleasure.
BBC
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