Carnival 2004 - Fantasy
Dr Martyn Jones
One of the true bonuses of living in a rural community is that the village Doctor is alive and well in the 21st century. For that and many other reasons I am thrilled that Martyn Jones has agreed to open the Carnival and judge the floats for us this year.
Martyn's association with these villages goes back nearly fifty years, twenty of those as a Doctor. For eight years, indeed, he lived above the shop. Now, of course, he oversees a very impressive custom-built Surgery in Cow Lane, Edlesborough - understandably a project of which Dr Jones is enormously proud.
Since its opening in 1991 the scope of services which the Surgery offers has increased enormously and it now boasts a Pharmacy and a Dental Practice. Dr Jones and his two colleagues tell me they enjoy working in a rural community which enables them to meet their patients in a non-clinical environment.
Dr Jones is married and lives in Edlesborough with his wife Jane and children Nicholas and Anna. His hobbies (when he has the time from his medical duties) are crosswords, squash and watching rugby, indeed, some of you may have had the 'privilege' of encountering Martyn jogging his way around the local lanes putting into practice what he is always urging us, his patients, to do – keeping fit.
On behalf of this community I would like to thank Martyn and his Team for their hard work and wish them and their families every good wish for the future.
-- Peter Bennett
