THE well-wishers

The well sat right in the middle of the large triangular green, the focal point of the village and a reminder of times gone by, when it had been the sole source of water for the village of Nether Fallow.

It was covered, of course, as a safety precaution. Too many people had thought it sport to lean over the side in an attempt to hear their penny drop, though legend had it that the well was bottomless. However,