AS recipient for Adur of the luscious, fresh, well-travelled baguette at Adur's Olympic celebration, may I point out to Monty Street (diary, last week) that the baquette, being French, was the ideal baton to hand-over to Christine Brown, mayor of Worthing.
You can see from the photograph that she has a winning way with the bagette hurling.
The modern Olympic idea is a French fantasy. That is why the official language of the International Olympic Committee is French.
Of course, if we really wanted
to copy the Ancient Greeks then it would save us borrowing squillions of pounds from who knows where.
The competitions would be greatly reduced in number, it would be men only, and they would all be as nature intended.
No gold medals, we don't have any gold anyway, just laurel wreaths to demonstrate the transience of fame.
We could all be back home in time for tea.
Lapsang Souchong, anyone?
Brian Coomber
Chairman,
Adur District CouncilNOTE: All letters must include a name and address which can be withheld by request.
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