Sir – Broadcaster Bill Heine once said, ‘Kennington could claim to be the most generous village in England.’
So imagine how appalled I feel about the image of my village being promoted in the national press. Even the ‘i’ version of The Independent headlined Villagers tell council: keep your townies off our manor’
But it does not reflect the attitude of the majority of the 4,000 villagers. Twenty five villagers who oppose the holiday retreat turned up at the parish council and the rest of us, who mostly have no objection to the proposal, failed to attend.
I have posted my reply giving a truer picture of our village on my website http://www.sylviavetta.co.uk
My latest book I Love You All tells the story of Kennington Choir which has raised over £432,000 for good causes. That and a Vimeo clip with Peggy Seeger gives a truer picture of Kennington – vimeo.com/philiphind/koa
Sylvia Vetta
Kennington
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