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Article: No more donkey work for Jack Poor old Jack the donkey has become too doddery on his feet to cart a giant apple pie through Marldon village tomorrow.
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- Herald Express (Torquay UK)
- Article date:
- July 27, 2007
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Poor old Jack the donkey has become too doddery on his feet to
cart a giant apple pie through Marldon village tomorrow.
The popular animal has been a fixture of the Marldon Apple Pie
Fair for donkey's years - 15 to be precise.
Now, at the ripe old age of 34, Jack will not take the traditional
route from Ye Olde Smokey House, down through the village and to the
field.
But the pet will still make a star appearance at Jubilee Meadow,
where he will transport the giant apple pie some 150 yards from the
entrance to the stage.
Then Dominic Acland, director of Torbay Coast and Countryside
Trust, will cut the pie and declare the event officially open at 2pm.
Kerry and John Ashley, from Central ...