The inaugural meeting of the Smalltown Town Bored was a ‘huge success’ even though it was cancelled due to a lack of interest, Cllr Banish Barracuda has confirmed.
The Town Board was set up at the behest of Sadgebore District Council, and taken on by the All-New-Yet-Unimproved Somerset Cuonty Council, to look at ways to make Smalltown more appealing for residents and visitors.
Initially a Task Force for Economic and Tourism Advantage (TaFFETA) – a group of Councillors, Council Officers, local Business Leaders and Retail Experts – who agreed that the best way forward was to form a new working group, the Funding Taskforce to Inject Life into the Economy (FuTILE), a group of Councillors, Council Officers, local Business Leaders and Retail Experts.
Following a FuTILE meeting members agreed to set up the Town Bored – a group of Councillors, Council Officers, local Business Leaders and Retail Experts. The first meeting was scheduled for the end of July, however in an update to councillors Cllr Barracuda confirmed that he was a member of the Bored and the first meeting had to be cancelled because the Retail Expert was washing their hair that day.
Anyone hoping that the Town Bored may meet its objective to find ways to attract more residents and visitors to Smalltown, by hosting events, such as an Intergalactic Food, Drink and Craft Marketfair to draw in the crowds, is likely to be sorely disappointed. As it was revealed that Squire Teflon, the main opposition to any positive changes that could bring competition to his close-friend and employer Mistress Bones’ Newspaper and Tat Emporium, is the All-New-Yet-Unimproved Somerset Cuonty Council representative on the Bored.
It is further alleged that Squire Teflon was given sight of all the applications received from people wanting to join the Town Bored and was able to contribute his thoughts on the suitability of the applicants.