Wolfie, mascot to the Warrington Wolves rugby league team, assured me he was taking me to a posh lunch. ‘Black tie’ I was told – do I look like I need eveningwear? I’ve been wearing it since I was little older than a chick!
As you can see, the claim was high jinks on Wolfie’s part and not quite the slap-up feast of legend. To misquote Alice, his words became: “Spuriouser and spuriouser.”
Nevertheless, the sculpture of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is striking and well worth a visit I’m sure you’ll agree. Daresbury, a delightful village on the outskirts of this Cheshire town, is very nearby and the birthplace of Lewis Carroll – author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
The keen-eyed regulars amongst you might recognise this as my second blog reference to Lewis Carroll. You see, I’m a fan. And I like to think that if he were alive today, my own adventures around the North West of England might inspire further nonsensical compositions from him. Can you imagine? I wonder what the title would be . . ?
Wolfie made amends for his practical joking with a further surprise. You see, he not only generously donated his time to help promote the Smokefree message today, he and his colleagues at the Wolves Foundation have gone even further: they are offering a free match ticket to Warrington-based smokers who complete the Smokefree programme.
What a result from the Warrington Wolves, esteemed winners of the Carnegie Challenge Cup! To find out more about this exciting offer, contact the Wolves Foundation on 01925 248894. Come on people of Warrington give it a try (gettit?)! Last year 781 people gave up smoking with the help of Warrington PCT. If you want to quit smoking, do call my Penguin Stop Smoking Hotline on 0800 032 7252.
Well, Wolfie and I had a simply marvellous morning in and around Warrington’s Golden Square shopping centre. It’s my penultimate day in Cheshire, tomorrow I’m in Runcorn.
See you there!
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