This morning I celebrated the Eucharist at St John's Danescourt and Christchurch Radyr, standing in for my friend and former colleague Jenny Wigley, who was doing duty as a Llandaff Cathedral Canon, preaching at services there. It was a busy morning. In both churches there were newly confirmed candidates to welcome, and at Christchurch an infant to baptize as well.
By the time I arrived home for lunch, Meadow Street had been closed off and cleared of cars and 'The Big Lunch' was in full swing in the sunshine, bringing together inhabitants of Llanfair Road and Meadow Street with their picnic chairs and tables and a variety of food to share. It was an occasion to celebrate successful joint action by residents to overturn parking regulations imposed by the Council without proper consultation.
Local Councillors acting on our behalf negotiated suspension of enforcement action by traffic wardens. When both streets were resurfaced recently, the restrictive road markings were painted in and parking regulation notices fixed to lamp posts, despite the commitment to change the regulation order. Unfortunately, reversing the action of imposing the parking regulation takes as long as it did to introduce it. Nobody seems to bother much about the waste of time and money painting un-necessary lines and installing notices. Or else, the left hand of the Council section responsible doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
Clare contributed a tray load of chocolate brownies, having been asked to provide something sweet. Standing around or sitting chatting at table were a couple of dozen adults and as many children playing in the road. We ate and drank and chatted with the neighbours. Rhiannon sat at our new garden table out in the street, and drew a picture of her house back home, and then we took her over to Llandaff Fields where she visited her favourite tree and re-built a house for the fairies among its roots. A favourite activity on her visits to Cardiff.
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