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This week, News Eye dusts down its nursery rhyme annual.
Sing along everyone, you know the tune…
The Grand Past Deputy Duke,
He had a new hospital plan,
To built it up at the top of a hill,
And not take it down again.
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The new Duke Major Tom,
He didn’t like the scheme,
He saw a site at the bottom of the hill,
Where the hospital should’ve been.
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And costs, they went up, they went up,
And public confidence, it went down, it went down,
And when it came to finding a site,
They could only agree “somewhere that’s near town."
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The Deputy Duke’s own hospital plan,
It cost £804.5 million quid,
But he delayed borrowing the dosh,
And Major Tom was very glad he did.
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Oh, the Grand Past Deputy Duke,
His plans are up in smoke,
And if you didn’t come from here,
You’d think it was all a joke.
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Much time and money spent,
One day we’ll get it right,
We’ll have a hospital for when we’re ill,
On a single or dual site.
NEXT WEEK … Cost-of-living crisis forces St. Lawrence resident Old Mother Hubbard to live in storage area.
