I had a bit of a panic on a few weeks ago. It involves the lovely view that you can see above and plans for a golf course.

Mum bumped into friends, who live in the commune, in Shopi and was asked if she had heard the news. ‘What news?’, she asked, ‘The plans to build a huge golf course at Beauregard’, came the reply.

Well, we hadn’t heard the news, as it happened! Could this be the best or the worst thing to happen to us?!

We knew that the farm opposite was for sale and of course, my imagination went into overdrive. I had images of electric golf carts, a hotel and country club on our doorstep, with car-parks left, right and center, flying golf balls and a 12 foot fence. This is after 4 years of  landscaping and general mayhem.

Not exactly the rural idyll that we are so fond of.

I know there are worse things that can be plonked on your doorstep, like a pig farm or abattoir, for instance, but I must admit to being a bit, well, concerned, to say the least.

However, after a quick chat in the local village bar with Mums friend, it would appear that there are plans for a golf course, only it’s closer to the leisure lake and the village and won’t impinge on our hill-top solitude.

Phew!

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