Here are some of our other favorite limericks from this contest, in no particular order:
Little Missy believed it was true
That her life was a rom-com debut,
But since she could infer
All those hearts weren’t for her,
Then this must be the start of Act Two! Lance Burri, Baraboo, Wisconsin
And her hopes for his kisses run high,
She’d better be certain
He’s not out there flirtin’
With all of her rivals nearby. Lida Bushloper, Sierra Madre, California
The agent has staked her location
For the Valentine’s sting operation.
She’s taking this scamp down
AMONG the many people to have disparaged Bournemouth over the years is James Bond. In Ian Fleming’s 1954 novel Live and Let Die, the character of Solitaire is heaping contempt on St Petersburg in Florida as a place full of “oldsters” who go to bed at 9pm. “It sounds rather like Bournemouth or Torquay. But a million times worse,” says Bond. That image of Bournemouth as a retirement destination has persisted. The 1990s sitcom Waiting For God was set in a Bournemouth retirement home and much of One Foot in the Grave was made locally. And one phrase recurs when the national media write about the resort: “Blue rinse”.
AROUND £1million is being handed out to 260 struggling businesses by BCP Council in a move that a nightclub operator says will be “make or break”. The latest round of Covid crisis grants is aimed at several sectors which have been pleading for extra help, including events, nightclubs, travel and the aerospace industry. BCP said Stream Two of its discretionary grant scheme had been developed to support “priority businesses that play a vital and interconnected role in the success of the local economy”. There is £370,000 for the events sector, £200,000 for nightclubs, £165,000 for travel, £153,000 for cultural services, £125,000 for international visitor services and £53,000 for aerospace.
MEMBERS of the beleaguered events industry are banding together in an effort to recover from their worst year ever. The South Coast Events Forum will speak up for a sector worth an estimated £84billion and 700,000 jobs nationally. It will bring together event organisers and suppliers in an effort to collaborate and emerge from the Covid crisis with a “more unified, collaborative and sustainable offer”. Its chair is Craig Mathie, managing director of the Bournemouth 7s sport and music festival. Mr Mathie said: “It is an absolute privilege to have been joined in this concept by so many excellent industry professionals.
MEMBERS of the beleaguered events industry are banding together in an effort to recover from their worst year ever. The South Coast Events Forum will speak up for a sector worth an estimated £84billion and 700,000 jobs nationally. It will bring together event organisers and suppliers in an effort to collaborate and emerge from the Covid crisis with a “more unified, collaborative and sustainable offer”. Its chair is Craig Mathie, managing director of the Bournemouth 7s sport and music festival. Mr Mathie said: “It is an absolute privilege to have been joined in this concept by so many excellent industry professionals.