Village News:

Last year an accident happened between some horses and a cyclist going way too fast down a narrow bridleway in our village.  He could not possibly see what was coming around the corner, but still he raced on. 

All effort was made by the riders to attract his attention, but he was wearing headphones, listening to music so couldn't hear the cries of warning from the riders and he was just too busy going as fast as he could. 

I wonder what the appeal is for these people: going too fast to possibly enjoy the surrounding countryside, wearing headphones so they can't hear the birds.....they might just as well be going around the M25 in my view, and we'd all be a lot safer.

Please read the email to the Parish Council below, where you'll learn that the horse thankfully only suffered some cuts and the bike was completely ruined - that could so easily have been the cyclist himself:

the lesson here is: SLOW DOWN