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by Wendy Windblowe, news correspondent. (photo by Reg Snipe) Having now recovered from swallowing 58 rubber toads for charity last month, the intrepid Reverend Oswald Barnabus Trimp, Brampton's own 'Mr. Charity', will be once more raising funds next Saturday, this time by sitting naked in a bath full of mushy peas kindly donated by the Percy Pea Company, who have also volunteered to officially count the vegetables in advance of the event in order to avoid any misunderstanding. (see below) Our Brampton readers will doubtless remember the gruesome spectacle of last year's unfortunate fruit incident, and local Police are anxious to avoid any further violence or mass panic. Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Reg Trademark told our reporter: "Feelings can run very high at these charity events, and we would like to reassure the public that we are prepared for any eventuality; our officers are fully trained for this sort of thing." The peas will be voluntarily boiled by the stalwart members of the Brampton Ladies' Circle, and the event will take place at 10.00 next Saturday morning in the car park of the Nag and Shag public house, Main Road, Brampton, with the kind permission of generous landlord Mike Hunt. Reverend Trimp was unavailable for comment, but is said to be undergoing a rigorous training schedule. *****  Busily counting peas for charity at the Percy Pea Company. *stop press - election news - stop press* With the full support and encouragement of the Brampton Bugle, Mike Hunt will be running in the forthcoming local elections, and hopes to gain a councillor's post on behalf of the Independent Party. |
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