Note for all electric-blanket users in the village.
You are probably all aware that approximately twice a year the Vale offer a free electric-blanket safety check. The notices relating to this are always pinned on the noticeboard in the Village and/or (depending how many have been sent) in the PO as well.
Last week I took a neighbour into Abingdon where she had their two blankets checked out. Both of them failed the test and were not returned to the owner, thus suggesting they were a serious fire hazard. How many more potentially lethal electric-blankets are out there? The advice from this is that the test is free so why not take advantage of it.