Boing, Boing, Boing.....

 There was a time when public clocks- and there were a lot of them-  were always to be relied on- but now they've disappeared from shops- and  the ones on public buildings are mostly stopped or wrong. I prefer not to wear a watch or carry a phone- so I miss them. 

The Eastbourne Town Hall clock, however- which has been inoperative for a good while- has been set going again- and if the wind is blowing from the west I can hear it strike. A friendly, reassuring sound. It takes me back.....