Life in Beckworth » Shane Richie http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth Bringing you the (almost) everyday comings and goings of the residents of Beckworth, a typical English market town. Informing you about their lives through the mediums of words, images, an interactive map and stereophonic sound recordings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Nero: First Sighting http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/crewbury-zoo-and-aquapark/nero-first-sighting/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/crewbury-zoo-and-aquapark/nero-first-sighting/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 12:37:08 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=3036 Continue reading →]]> Hello. After nearly three weeks in the wilderness Nero, our escaped tiger, has been spotted by a vigilant celebrity near the allotments. Local historian & TimeTeam’s Mr Baldrick Tony Robinson, said he spotted our errant cat by some ornamental rocks belonging to close friend Rowan Atkinson “Nero was very still & quiet. Just watching, waiting, ready to pounce. I guess he was stealthily tracking his prey to the allotments, root vegetables being a firm favourite with “Big Cats” in the wild.” By the time the zoo’s crack team of animal hunters arrived with guns our tiger had gone, but not before defecating in Shane Richie‘s newly painted shed. Nero is easy to spot, he is the size of a donkey, look’s like an orange striped cat and has large claws, so it’s surprising he’s not been seen before. But tigers are wiley creatures, even stuffed ones. If you do see him please contact us, or the police, and text photo’s so we can verify it’s Nero. Thanking you. Timothy Thetford. Head Zookeeper. Crewbury Zoo and Aquapark.

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(Above) Nero the escaped tiger photographed staking out a rockery earlier today

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