Irishman and BBC radio & TV presenter Syr Terry Hogan contributes to the Rhuthun/Ruthin Blog
Ah, spotted down at the market hall's community fridge yesterday, a little disclaimer, my friends. It's a recent addition, tucked away in print small enough to smother a full A4 sheet but I dare say hardly anyone's giving it a proper read. Yet, it paints a rather 'chilling' picture for those who fancy a nibble of the free fridge offerings. Now, here's a thought. If someone were to meet an untimely culinary mishap owing to the audacity of noshing past the sell-by dates, could this disclaimer truly stand its ground in the eyes of the law? Do the rules differ in this charming corner of town compared to retail premises?
Will the disclaimer and its ramifications spoil one of the best community efforts in Rhuthun/Ruthin?
But, you know, we wouldn't want to see the end of the community fridge. This initiative in our beloved market hall goes way back to when the DVSC decided to breathe life back into the old place, sometime in late 2021. It's done wonders in saving all that delectable food from ending up in the bin. Oh, and just recently, Tesco has decided to join the Co-op in contributing their surplus treasures to the market hall, so they say. Now, that's quite commendable, isn't it?
Syr Terry Wogan, bless his soul, on his radio show from '93 to '09, he had quite the humorous disdain for those best-before dates. I daresay he'd be flabbergasted at the labyrinthine rules that food retailers must navigate nowadays. He'd be waving his flag high in support of endeavours like our market hall's. And so should we, my dear friends, so should we.