Changes to Village Life

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We are so lucky to have some truly beautiful villages throughout the British Isles.
Some completely off the beaten track nestling amongst idyllic and stunning scenery.
Villages surrounded by hills, mountains, waterfalls and fields of waving corn.
Many so picturesque and unspoiled coupled with active communities.
Some proud of their own village crafts and aging traditions.
In many of these places village schools still exist often cultivating lifetime friendships for both pupils and parents alike.
The community spirit has always been a primary factor of rural life, especially before the advent of so many cars and today this, I believe, is still so.
Each village had at least one thriving village shop and of course a pub or an Inn.
Both of these being vital to the community.
Young and old alike would visit the shop, where as well as being able to buy local produce, villagers would meet for a chat.
It was not only to shop but almost a social occasion.
This was a great pleasure to elderly residents especially who never were able travel too far from the village.
The pub of course would be a focal point for different activities as well as produce teams for different sports where villagers met to play in or support the local teams.
There would always be at least one, two or three local farmers which supported the community supplying produce and even in severe weather farmers would help in keeping local roads clear.
These farms have unfortunately all but disappeared.
So I guess it is a sad reflection of our times that over the last few years we have had to watch some of our villages come to a virtual standstill with the sad closure of village shops, Post Offices, pubs and of course the disappearance of the farms.
At the end of the day I am sure we can all take part of the blame for this.
We are now all shopping at large supermarkets.
Cars take us away from the village - we can travel anywhere.
The World is now our oyster.
It is so disconcerting to see our heritage sadly slipping away after centuries of village life as we know it.
Having said all this some through their own fantastic enterprise and strong community spirit have managed to survive so let us hope these continue to thrive.
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