FENLAND: We need to care more, rather than just send gifts
THE Chief Constable s warning that families in this economically difficult period - might turn to shop lifting in order to give their children a Happy Christmas - is as timely, as it is tragic, in giving an indication of the mess we are in as a society.H
THE Chief Constable's warning that families in this economically difficult period - might turn to shop lifting in order to give their children a Happy Christmas - is as timely, as it is tragic, in giving an indication of the mess we are in as a society.
How can it be that we have arrived at a point in time that the notion of a Happy Christmas is determined either by the pile of presents - some folk will buy for their children or by the sheer weight of the table on the Big Day?
How much better it would be for these same children to be cared for properly all year, to know they are loved, to have a safe home free of hatred, free of abuse and free of harm and just maybe a smaller pile - with items which could be really helpful to their long term well being and real happiness.
We could yet turn our society into a better place - with real charity and something that lasts beyond the tearing off of the wrapping paper!
You may also want to watch:
CLLR GEOFF HEATHCOCK
Shadow Liberal Democrat Cabinet Member for Communities
Most Read
- 1 Woman threatened for not wearing mask describes fear for safety
- 2 Fen farm on more than 200 acres of land up for sale for £2.2million
- 3 Five fire crews called to building blaze
- 4 'Software error' blamed for town council election mix up
- 5 Historian who wrote 126 books and spent 64 years bellringing dies aged 90
- 6 Stronger bonds can be key to success, believes Fenmen boss
- 7 Podcast revisits the mysterious missing case of Terry McSpadden
- 8 Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House gets share of £1.57billion fund
- 9 Heated dining pod and covered decking area at restaurant after garden makeover
- 10 Norfolk has no Covid patients in critical care for first time in six months
Shire Hall
