Sunday, May 28, 2006

Water fights are banned, drought police tell clowns

Circus clowns have been warned to stop throwing water at each other or risk violating a drought order.

The entertainers, who work for Zippo's Circus, typically get through 20 buckets of water during their slapstick "slosh" shows.

The circus is in Wallington, Surrey, this weekend and Martin Burton, who is in charge, has been warned that the routines violate the drought order issued by Sutton and East Surrey Water.

Deliberate breach of the order is a criminal offence and punishable by a fine of up to £5,000.

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