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The White Horse… The Westbury White Horse,
well what can you say? Recently the only press has been bad press, several
acts of vandalism, one even described as a ritual slaughter, and not
forgetting the state of the horse at the moment, far from being a monument we
can be proud of, its actually a bit of an embarrassment. Below are summaries
of each story, follow the “read the full story” link to view the full article
at thisiswiltshire.co.uk. Light Horse October 19th 2001 An old custom involving
illuminating the White Horse could be on its way back, get ready for paranoid
nutters reporting flying horse UFOs sometime in the future. One Eyed White
Horse October 19th 2001 The Westbury White Horse
does some charity work. Westbury White
Horse becomes, erm, White. October 12th 2001 The cleanup operation is
complete and now the White Horse is actually visible. White Horse
defaced June 29th 2001 Vandals have defaced one
of the most famous landmarks in Wiltshire. Opinion on
defacing June 29th 2001 If it's not hooligans,
it's vandals. The pranksters who "decorated" the Westbury White
Horse this week clearly have no respect for our heritage. Cosmetic Surgery April 13th 2001 Westbury’s White Horse is
to get a much-needed facelift this summer. The famous landmark was
dubbed the old grey mare after becoming discoloured following heavy rain at
the end of last year. White Horse, grey
complexion, very old, in need of TLC, anyone will do 26 January 26th 2001 Wiltshire's distinctive
and historic white horses will not survive unless they receive regular
attention to maintain their structure and appearance. Old Grey Mare January 12th 2001 English Heritage is
looking into why one of the country's most famous landmarks, the Westbury
White Horse, is being dubbed the old grey mare. The scenic route April 15th 2000 Wiltshire’s eight white
horses are officially on the map. Bosses at Wiltshire
Tourism have put together The White Horse Trail a 90- mile walking trail
which links all the hillside chalk horses. |