Sure, there were times of great boom – Brooks Newmark springs to mind – but there were also barren spells, times of famine, stretches of arid material stretching as far as the mind’s eye could see. Water off a duck’s back… Tintagel’s rock of witchcraft and wizardryĭiary can remember a time where successfully lampooning the doings of the charity sector was a hand-to-mouth existence. Where to start with this? Can life truly be so bleak, so tragic in this part of the British Isles that the greatest moment of this town’s existence comes every November, when a bunch of (presumably) rubber ducks are floated down the River Tees?Īlso, what corporation would be willing to have its name and branding associated with such a bizarre ritual? And how much money can this raise? And for what charity? And why do they race ducks in the first place? When did this start? What purpose does any of this serve?Įnough.
And because the council of Stockton-on-Tees has defended the splurge by saying, and Diary quotes, “the six-foot duck is used to promote the mayor’s annual duck race and will help raise thousands for charity”.īob Cook – the council leader – went even further, saying the statue is “not only fun” but a “family attraction in the high street” and that the council “also expect it to help raise many thousands of pounds for charities in the coming years as we will be making it available for corporate sponsorship”. "Why are you bringing this to our attention?"īecause, the locals have called the investment of £2,500 of their hard-earned on a giant duck "quackers," that's why. "Why, Diary?" this column can hear you ask, though.
" Cash-strapped Stockton Council today defend the £2,500 cost of a giant yellow duck that sometimes sits in the fountain.”Ĭonnoisseurs of local newspaper stories will agree with Diary that, as introductions go, the above is an excellent example of the breed. Our weekly round-up of outlandish and interesting information collected from the corners of the charity sector.
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