Isn’t it amazing just how the computer has taken charge of
our lives. Ten years ago, email and the cyber world was thought to be little
more than a useful tool that would assist communication sometime in the future.
Only four years ago when we first set up the Residents Association, the ‘useful
tool’ label had changed to ‘essential tool’.
And today the computer with all its accessories and facilities is central to and at the heart
of any campaign and it is unthinkable to operate without one. Indeed what
misery manifests when something goes wrong and we find ourselves isolated from
the cyber world out there! But while
usage of the cyber world has intensified at an amazing rate the number of people
who understand how to operate it and how to sort out its problems has not moved
quite so fast.
However we in The Sellindge and District Residents
Association have been very fortunate. For the moment we realised we needed a
computer genius, a computer genius emerged like a longed for prophet and has
guided us through storms and gale force winds towards the promised land. This genius is Dave Motley who not only had
to develop our computer communication techniques and establish our web site www.slurry.org.uk but he also had to tolerate
people like me who thought a computer was merely an impossible to understand
typewriter. Now, not everyone would say Dave is the most patient man on the
planet but I would like to say that he has showed over the years not just great
reserves of patience but amazing tolerance and incredible fortitude especially when
dealing with computer illiterates like me. And at the same time he inspired us
to organise our thinking so that our principles remain steady and unalloyed. I
owe him much as does the Residents Association and the people of Sellindge. But as they say, all good things come to an
end. We wish Dave well as he now devotes his energy and skills to new and
challenging issues.
Fortunately holding sway today is God’s evolution (as
distinct from Darwin’s – God’s meets need while Darwin’s does desperate battle
with survival). So as one genius retires another steps forward. Kyle Clark, young and creative,
has now taken charge and a new vision is developing which will emphasise why
Sellindge is a great place to live. As I watch Kyle at work on the computer I
want to kneel in humble adulation. What is important is that he sees his
contribution as a development, evolving what was established before by Dave Motley. And that makes me happy
for I am a believer in creating conditions whereby evolution rather than chaotic
devolution operates. Please do make a
regular date with the web site – www.slurry.org
We remain dedicated to bringing to your attention together with all who
support us, issues and developments that affect the whole area. And good
fortune to Dave Motley and Kyle Cark.
Ronald Lello Sellindge and District Residents Association
