Earlier this morning there was a multi-vehicle incident on the road into Lower Snodding. Apparently a badling of ducks, in a suicidal manoeuvre, had tried to cross the road from the village pond to peck at some sponge cake that had been crumbled for them. This caused Angela Anyould of Glebe Farm, Little Sniffy, to do an emergency-stop on her Pashley Princess.
This in turn led Eddie Lowe, of Gawthrop Farm, Little Sniffy, to slam on the breaks of his pick-up, which meant that a rather precarious load of strawberries fell onto the road.
Hapless Lowe (38) who was on his way to the Farmers’ Market in Upper Snodding to sell his fruit, quipped, “A traffic JAM in Lower Snodding – that’s a first.”
Perhaps not paying as much attention as he might have, the milk tanker happened upon the incident at some speed, and, breaking harshly, managed to spill some cream at the scene. “There’s no point getting upset over it,” the driver observed, … …. . ……
Look out for the recipe for Canard a la fraises in the Special Features section of our magazine.
