A lot of people have asked, Mr Duncan, why don't you do any filming around the place in which you
live? Well today I've decided to put that right. Here I am in the place that I am rather happy
to call home. This is Much Wenlock in Shropshire, which is in the UK. Nice to see you here today.
I hope you are feeling well. I'm in the church yard at the moment. This is a beautiful church yard,
autumn is in the air, it's a very crisp day here in England and everything is rather nice to be
honest. Behind me... just behind, me you might not be able to see it at the moment
because of the angle of the camera, but Holy Trinity church just behind me. A very old
medieval church going back hundreds of years and I suppose I should also mention the strange
situation that we are in at the moment here and of course all around the world.
As lots and lots of people are now dealing with coronavirus, covid19, the terrible lurgy.
'Lurgy', that's an interesting word. Lurgy means bug or infection. Something that might
spread diseases is a lurgy, or maybe if you come down with a cold or something that makes you feel
unwell, you might say that you have the lurgy. Anyway enough of that, we are going to take in
a few sights of the place in which I live and of course we will have some little looks, some
little peeps at the autumnal weather that we are enjoying right now here in England!
Needless to say, the past few months have been quite chaotic,
both here in England and around the world. As people become used to the new way of
doing things, the towns have become more busy, with people going out again Albeit hesitantly.
Depending on where you live in England will decide what types of restrictions
those in that area will have to observe. Here in Much Wenlock, the restrictions
have been less obstructive, than say those imposed in the north of England.
Many shops have reopened and people are able to move around more freely.
The most apparent rule in place is the one concerning the wearing of face coverings.
Those entering shops are required to wear face masks at all times.
Public houses and restaurants while having no enforced face mask rules, still have restrictions
in place concerning social distancing. For many living in England, these rules
have become quite confusing, as they do tend to vary from area to area.
Fortunately for us, the county of Shropshire is where Much Wenlock is situated, which affords this
area a great deal of freedom, as Shropshire is one of the least densely populated regions in England.
Fewer people means more space to exist in.
Of course when given the choice, most people would prefer to live in a town or city,
where there are more things to do and many more places to go to for entertainment.
At least they were before the various lockdown restrictions were introduced during 2020.
You know, I've always wondered what it must be like to be one of those
roving reporters one of those reporters that tends to stand on street corners doing
live commentary, or maybe recorded commentary to camera. Well now I'm doing it right here in
Much Wenlock and I must be honest with you, one of the things I always notice if you do any filming
near a main road, you will find that the traffic will always slow down because people think maybe
perhaps you are not a reporter from the local newspaper. Maybe you are
actually a policeman recording the cars, just to make sure that they are all traveling at the
correct speed. So you will notice whenever you actually start filming near a roadside
you will always notice that the traffic will slow down it will all start to slow down...
and occasionally people will also sound their car horn as well, like like that guy behind me just
did. There is one thing I have noticed over the past few days. The traffic and I suppose people
in general have started going out more and more. It would appear that things are slowly beginning
to get back to normal. It's hard to believe that a couple of months ago you wouldn't
see any traffic on the roads, but now as you can see there is a lot going on. Many - many people,
lots of traffic and many people now going about their usual business, as if everything
has returned back to normal. As we all know, we are a long way from normality.
Well the weather forecast has called for rain this afternoon. There is rain in the air right now,
so I think it is time for me to end this short video. I hope you've enjoyed
it. Catch me again soon for another English lesson and also don't forget my live streams
as well. This is Mr Duncan in Much Wenlock, in England saying - thanks for watching,
catch you later and of course until the next time we meet here...
ta ta for now.