That's no surprise young man. Councils have been selling off playing fields for years. In fact the playing fields for my old school were half a mile away and we all walked, crocodile fashion, down the Forfar Road to them in all weathers.
Then, once I'd left for greater things, I heard they'd been sold to a developer. That was in the late 60s so it's not new and councils have been getting away with it for years without much protest.
Yes, I have heard about this before but only vaguely. Yet again I am late in getting to learn of the great miseries that have befallen these lands. Bugger...
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That's no surprise young man. Councils have been selling off playing fields for years. In fact the playing fields for my old school were half a mile away and we all walked, crocodile fashion, down the Forfar Road to them in all weathers.
Then, once I'd left for greater things, I heard they'd been sold to a developer. That was in the late 60s so it's not new and councils have been getting away with it for years without much protest.
Sad but true.
Yes, I have heard about this before but only vaguely. Yet again I am late in getting to learn of the great miseries that have befallen these lands. Bugger...
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