Saturday, September 30, 2006

Protest over Banbury Cross horse

A figure from a famous nursery rhyme has been caught up in a safety row.

The "fine lady" character from the "Ride A Cock Horse" rhyme is being prevented from riding her horse to Banbury Cross because police object.

A white horse had been specially trained to lead a protest march over plans to downgrade key services at the Oxfordshire town's Horton Hospital.

Instead, the march on Friday evening is now likely to be taken over by a mock horse ridden by a man in a dress.

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