Wolstenholme's elephant?

[WillowTheWhisp]

Ahhhh...The monty python area...Isn't that at the bottom of Willows Lane

There's definitely something at the bottom of Willows Lane Darby!

In front of Wolstenholme's Funeral Parlour there is a sort of glass gazebo which has housed floral arrangements in the past. There now seem to be several chickens, a fox and other small creatures plus what appears to be an elephant under a cloth. (life size baby elephant)

Can anyone enlighten me?

 

[pendy]

Are you sure there's not a python? They blend in well, you know.

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

For all I know there could be a python under that cover. All you can see is the back end of the elephant (ie bum and tail)

 

[accyroy]

It is an elephant.. I've been driving past there quite a lot lately. During the day it is uncovered and in the evening they cover it up for the night! Quite good of them really...

 

[mrskitty]

Are they slowly morphing from a funeral parlour into a taxidermist's????????

 

[mez]

yep your right roy it is an elephant, i saw it to-day & yes theres cockerals & various other stuffed animals in there, was wondering if he' doing funerals for animals too //

 

[pendy]

Well, there's a fine line between embalming and taxidermy you know ....

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

I have just been past this morning and saw the elephant without its cloth cover. I find it even more puzzling that they cover it up at night and uncover it during the day. I'm tempted to phone them up and ask but I feel like I would probably sound stupid. "Scuse me, why have you got an elephant and several chickens in your gazebo?"

 

[pendy]

I have just been past this morning and saw the elephant without its cloth cover. I find it even more puzzling that they cover it up at night and uncover it during the day. I'm tempted to phone them up and ask but I feel like I would probably sound stupid. "Scuse me, why have you got an elephant and several chickens in your gazebo?"

No problem. Tell them you are a researcher from the University of Central Lancashire and you are writing a thesis on "the social implications of domesticated and undomesticated wildlife in a bereavement setting: - costs and benefits, a wider appreciation". They'll open up like nobody's business. I guarantee, if you tell people you are writing a thesis, they will tell you the most amazing personal details, and I mean amazing. Retirement plan no. 2 is to write a book about it.

 

[Atarah]

Oh please can we all see? Anyone able to take a piccy please?

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

I never thought of that! I'll try to pop down there again later today, germs permitting.

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

Unfortunately the elephant was covered this afternoon.

Considering I'd dragged my poor germ ridden coughing, sneezing and sniffling self down the road to take a photo of it I wasn't going to be deterred - Ok, I know you can't see much but hopefully on Monday it will be uncovered and I'll take another one.

Unfortunately the last one is full of reflections in the glass.

 

[Doug]

Thank you willow...............Taking your condition into account I appreciate the effort even more, you good un. Has for you cold, that’s carnforth for you, told you should have taken a duffel Coat and you heavy duty underwear...

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

It wasn't so much Carnforth as the Sunday evening Light & Water Festival in Morecambe! It poured with rain!!!!!

 

[steveo]

well they cant put bodys in the window.so animals will have to do

 

[Doug]

It wasn't so much Carnforth as the Sunday evening Light & Water Festival in Morecambe! It poured with rain!!!!!

Why? What was you expecting lol. It was a water festival. heheheheheeheh. Sorry willow. I am really, I am...........hahahaha. hosnest.

 

[pendy]

Yup, that's definitely an elephant's bum. Are we moving into new realms here? - people used to have angels on tombs, perhaps elephants are the new thing - "Just as elephants never forget, we will never forget you" .... but what about chickens? "Your memory warms the COCKles of our hearts"?

Sorry.

 

[Atarah]

And the answer is ....

An Elephant Never Forgets Its Loved Ones!!!!

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

Interesting thought but I can't see elephants being permitted in the cemetary can you? There's been enough hoohah in the past when people wanted fancy tombstones.

I do like this elephant though. It's cute.

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

Elephant update!

Not only do they uncover it during the day but they open the doors so it can have some fresh air.

Doesn't it look sweet?