THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE — created by Valerie Martin, contains scenes from her home village of Findon, West Sussex, U.K.

THE CISSBURY ESTATE ESCAPEES

Copyright Valerie Martin 2010

LITTLE BO PEEP HAS LOST HER SHEEP....
And doesn't know where to find them.
Leave them alone and they'll come home,
Bringing Suzie and Katie behind them.
 

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Suzie and Katie are Shetland Sheep Dogs but they are not the least bit interested in rounding up the local flocks..... they prefer pheasants, squirrels, foxes, deer and model aircraft to chase.

"Looks like a dead end girls".

Therefore, my girls were very surprised to see seven runaway sheep (newly sheared) from the Cissbury Estate out alone in the Nepcote lanes one April day in 2010.     

"What shall we do?"   

Taking charge as chief cameraman and shepherdess, I kept the escapees contained in Nepfield close while Val Mead rang the Cissbury Estate.    No reply.

"Which way shall we go now, Gert?"

"They look like sheep dogs over there, Flo...."

" Her with the camera looks as though she means business, we'd better keep our eye on HER".

"Nice grass here, Mabel - better than in the paddock!".

A familiar red 4 x 4 eventually appeared from the direction of the farm with a rather red faced collie (having lost his charges) sitting in the back ...... followed by Hugh Wyatt.  The little flock of renegades was unceremoniously trotted back to its pastures.  

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