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Article: Butcher is a new man, by George!
- Article from:
- Lynn News/Norfolk Citizen (King's Lynn, England)
- Article date:
- February 13, 2006
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A popular Hunstanton landmark has been given a facelift - but it's not the candy-striped cliffs, lighthouse or even the fairground.
Well-known to visitors and tourists alike, George, the larger-than-life model of a butcher, who stands outside Richard Burton's shop come rain or shine, looks like a new man.
He has stood outside Richard's traditional family butcher's shop for the last 28 years, and Mr Burton hopes his revamp, which cost around [pounds sterling]500, will see him through another 28 years.
Charles Appleton and Chadwick Pooley, who own the carousel and ghost train at the resort's fairground gave George his new lease of life.
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