FREE MONEY FOR YOU!

As you may have guessed, it was Billi's new glasses that arrived yesterday — but she has announced that, although she has tried them on, she won't be revealing them to an eagerly waiting world until the next Bees' Blog on 1 February.

Having never before seen a bee wearing glasses I was a bit disappointed, although I do appreciate that when one starts wearing spectacles for the first time, one will naturally feel quite self-conscious.

Meanwhile, Wilson has what he describes as a 'MASSIVE FREE GIFT' for everyone: FREE MONEY!

Here is a sheet of his local currency, Uckfield Pounds, which he says you can print out and spend, 'just to kick-start the banknotes and ensure their popularity.'

His only stipulation is that you shouldn't print more than U£180 (two sheets) lest you start an inflationary spiral and the notes become devalued, thereby wrecking the local economy.

There you go, then: U£180 FREE for you to spend in Uckfield's local shops. 

If you can find any shops that will accept them...