Life in Beckworth » shoe menders 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 Mr Cameron Gets Caught Talking Cobblers http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/christine-batley/cameron-gets-caught-talking-cobblers/ http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/christine-batley/cameron-gets-caught-talking-cobblers/#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 15:46:46 +0000 a resident of Beckworth http://visitbeckworth.co.uk/life-in-beckworth/?p=4976 Continue reading →]]> Breaking News… On a flying visit to secure the votes in the marginal seat of Beckworth South, Prime Minister David Cameron today revealed the real love of his life… And it isn’t Sam or politics. Mr Prime Minister let his passion for shoes, and more specifically shoe-re-soling, out of the bag. On his walkabout through the town Mr David popped into Beckworth’s very own shoe menders, Gobbler’s The Cobblers, earlier today and was overheard talking in raptures about rubber soles and blakeys. The PM was heard saying to Herman Gobbler, head cobbler, that ever since he was a young boy footwear has fascinated him. He allegedly went on to say that when he stops being prime minister he hopes to retrain as shoe-repairer… or failing that work in a shoe shop. You heard it here first! Christine Batley. Chief Sole Correspondent. Beckworth Guardian

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(Above) David Cameron pointing out the skillfulness of shoe-repairs earlier today

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