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Smith to reconsider the decision together with others in a fun and butreceivednoresponse. Each borough is asked to pay a citingitasa‘mistakefortheyoung friendlyenvironment.” The council did announce in registrationfeeof£7,200peryear. peopleofBarkingandDagenham’. As well as working with the 33 Decemberthatitplannedtoholdits AspokesmanfortheYouthGames Theyreceivednoreply. localauthoritiesinthecapital,the ownCommunityGamesacrosstwo explained that for every pound “As former participants in the London Youth Games also works daysinJunethisyear. spent by local authorities, another LondonYouthGames,wearefully with26ofsport’snationalgovern- Atthattime,MrSmithsaid:“We £3 comes in from other funding awareofthepositiveimpactithas ingbodiestoensuretheyoungpeo- havebeeninvolvedinpan-London sources including Balfour Beatty had on our own sporting careers pleareexposedtotherightlevelof sportscompetitionsforsometime, andSportEngland. and continues to have on young competition at the right stage of butthisneweventgivesusabetter Barking and Dagenham will be peopleincommunitiesrightacross theirdevelopment. chance to showcase our own the only borough out of 33 in London,”theysaid. 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TheRegimentisHome. handsandcheeringofonlookers shethought. “Yes, everyone always Crowdscheering.Flagswaving, blackoutthememoriesofhorror “You know I only like said so,” she replied. waftedsidetosidebylittleboys that haunt these brave soldiers, chocolate cake,” said Insideshesaidtoherself, notyettaintedbytheworld,pre- home from a war that no-one Alfred’s Ghost, scowl- “Ifonlythey’dknownthe tendingtobethementhatsweep wantstothemtofight.Whenwill ing,ashesatinhischair realAlfred.” before them in uniformed tri- theirnightmaresbegin? attheteatable,surlyand Meanwhile, Alfred’s umph. A ButthenIhavenotcomehome. sulking, invisible to all Ghostwasworkinghim- jingling,janglingtrainofcamou- ImarchalongbutIamnotthere. buthiswidow. self up into a frenzy. flage, brass and shiny medal. Iseetooneside,mymotherand Alice’stwoguestsguz- “Alice,thisfoodisterri- Confused dogs barking out of father but they do not see me. zledhappily.“Howhave ble!”Hebegantoshout, timetothebeatofmilitarydrum. Mothersobbing.Hertearsstain- youbeenkeeping,dear?” raising his voice, petu- Left and right and left and right ingtheframedphotographofher asked Cousin Susan as lantlikeaspoiltchild. andleftandright,armsswinging son in number one uniform, as shenibbledthecornerof “Thisisalovely after- past the butcher and baker and myfathersupportsher. acucumbersandwich. noontea,”CousinLetitia the candlestick maker as they He cries silently.There are no Cousin Letitia fixed saidtoAlice. watch admiringly from the more tears for him, only an her expression in what CousinSusanagreedas entrances top their empires. engulfing emptiness. Suddenly she hoped was a kind, she helped herself to a Napoleon’s perceived army of hepushestothefront.Hetriesto sympatheticgaze,under- sliceofcoffeecake. shopkeepers. touchthepassing,swingingarms standing of the trials of “Home made?” she Home. inafinalgestureofcontact.My widowhood. “How are askedAlice. Leftandrightandleftandright mothergentlypullshimbackinto you, Alice?” she mur- “Yes, I always like to and left and right. Sergeant the crows. I salute him and call mured in trembling bake my own cakes,” Major’s screamed commands outthatIwillbeforeverhisson. tones. repliedAlice. echoingbackfromthebuildings Assomybattalionofproudsol- “I’m alright, thank “Fancy yourself a that frame the market square. dierscontinuetomarchwithour you,”Alice said. Out of cook? Nothing on this Red,whiteandbluebuntingcas- regiment.Leftandrightandleft thecornerofhereyeshe table is any good!”, the cadefromshopfronts,creatinga and right and left and right, our could see the Ghost. He Ghost grumbled nastily. kaleidoscope of patriotic greet- boots do not crunch or scrunch was drumming his fin- “No bloody chocolate ing. The boots crunch and forwearenotthere. gers impatiently on the cake!” He banged the scrunchinperfectharmonyalong We no longer live. We are the tabletop. tablewithhisfist. withchestsswelledandramrod soldiersthathavenotcomehome “Iexpectyougetlone- Alice stiffened. In a backs.Astepoutofsyncwould withourcomradesinarms. ly, don’t you?” Cousin minute he’d have swept be unthinkable. But then, the Wearetheghostsofwar. WINNER:GerrySweeney. PicturebyRoyTillett Letitia said, a mite tact- all the tea things to the TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 SYWAL www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk YellowAdvertiserSeries,Thursday,January10,2013 5 floor in one of his blind andcakesandcrockery. CousinSusan?”askedAlice. rages. The Ghost’s face was Nothing happened! Theghostofasmileplayed nowbrightredwithrageand Everythingonthetablestayed about Alice’s lips. Thanks to shouting. Then, just as she exactlywhereitwas!Alfred’s the secret ingredients in that knew it would, the Ghost’s Ghost was just a ghost, after lovely, spicy chocolate cake right arm swept across the all.Alicesippedherteaasshe she’dbakedspeciallyforhim, table, meaning to smash watched as Alfred’s Ghost she would never be troubled everything, plates and cakes tried to pull the tablecloth by the realAlfred again. Just andcrockery,alltothefloor. from the table. The cloth by his relatives, from time to AlicewatchedastheGhost’s didn’tbudge. time. But she could cope arm swept through the plates “Another slice of cake, withthat. CHILDREN’SWINNER intodarkness.Theystartedtomove,going TheGlass-EyedArmybyReagan down,likeanelevator.Theydidn’tstopfor Furnevel,11,fromBasildon awhile,butwhentheydiditwasinpitch dark. THE SUN beat down on the fairground. “Aaahhhh!” Benhadbeensavinghismoneyforweeks Screamswereheardfromtheothercarts. and finally had enough to spend on the Anearpiercingscrapingsoundwasheard. rides,sweetsandmountainsofcandyfloss. It sounded like metal against metal and The ride, Glass Eyes, was the one ride suddenly,ahorrible,razor-sharpbladeslid everyonewantedtogoon,anditwasBen’s down Ben’s arm. Blood trickled out and chance. onto the floor. Ben started to feel tired, Hegotinline,eventhoughtherewasan almost paralysed. His eyes folded closed. hour’s wait. The line went down quicker Hewasn’tsurehewouldopenthemagain, than Ben expected. It didn’t seem like an andheslippedintooblivion. hour,yetmaybeitwas.Whoknows?Justas Eventually, Ben opened his eyes. All hewasabouttogoin,somethingeeriehung seemeddifferentnow.Forastarthewasin intheair,justoutsidetheentrance. adifferentroom.Buttherewassomething Hecouldhaveturnedback.Maybehedid- else. He saw things different – like things n’t want to. Why? 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