Mayor to dress as giant sausage to greet Olympic Torch
A SAUSAGE "role" is in store for Louth's Mayor when she greets the Olympic Torch.
Councillor Jill Makinson-Sanders has secured a sausage costume to wear when the relay arrives in Louth on Wednesday.
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Promoting sausage: Louth Mayor, Councillor Jill Makinson- Sanders, will welcome the Olympic Torch next Wednesday, wearing a sausage costume. She is pictured with butcher Jim Sutcliffe, of Meridian Meats, in Louth.
Spurred on by East Lindsey District Council's challenge to get maximum publicity for the area's many charms during the Torch relay, the idea started sizzling to coincide the event with promoting the campaign for the Lincolnshire sausage.
But, it is claimed that the move has prompted criticism from some town residents, one of whom branded it as an "affront to the dignity" of Louth.
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It is understood that the Mayor and town councillors have received letters requesting for the "embarrassing" project to be abandoned.
Councillor Makinson-Sanders said: "We have the opportunity to tell the world that we have brilliant multi-award winning independent butchers in our ancient market town and that Lincolnshire sausages are very, very special.
"It took me quite a long time to track down a costume but I happily managed it eventually. I just hope it won't be too hot that morning!
She is obtaining the costume from the British Sausage Appreciation Society.
The idea is that it will also help promote Louth's five award-winning butchers who are all putting on sausage tasting events for customers as well as special offers.
Jim Sutcliffe, of Meridian Meats, who is a member of the Lincolnshire Sausage Society, said: "What the mayor is doing to help promote the Lincolnshire Sausage is just fabulous. The Olympic Torch relay is a big media event so the more publicity we can give to the Lincolnshire sausage the better."
But Louth resident Kate Levey contacted the Grimsby Telegraph to say: "We in Louth have been told our mayor is to dress in a sausage costume
for the arrival of the Torch into the town. How embarrassing! Although this stunt is supposedly to promote Lincolnshire sausages, I find it an insult to the Olympic ideal, and an affront to the dignity of the whole town, to which ridicule will attach."
What do you think?
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Your Grimsby Telegraph will be photographing every single torchbearer as it passes through our area on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Comments
by cragbeck
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 6:22PM
“Torch on the march.
Sausages said Esther's dog,
Now we've reached a place in time,
Will the sausage get well torched,
through Lincolnshires land of parsley and thyme ?
Well I never thought a Mayor would pose,
In sausage skins to mark the day,
But then again it takes all sorts
To celebrate things in a different way,
So when the torch approaches Louth,
Be on your guard, protect the flame,
For if it lights up Sausage Queen,
She'll never ever be the same,
Health and safety might step in,
In case Jill drops a clanger,
And if by chance the torch does glance,
She'll be the biggest ever Lincolnshire Banger !!!
Brian Damms,
Louth,
Lincs.
25. 6. 2012.”
by porcelainblak
Sunday, June 24 2012, 8:01PM
“If you can remember Julian Clary's Sticky Moments you'll know what I'm thinking . . . .”
by WalterMitty1
Sunday, June 24 2012, 5:59PM
“The Mayor obviously represents A Trade Onion and is on the gravy train with links to business chains.
Pease don't do it.
It's not your roll.
Go to mash and confess.Don't be a *****.
P.S. I think you are!”
by sgbarker
Sunday, June 24 2012, 1:47PM
“might ave a butchers at that”
by sgbarker
Sunday, June 24 2012, 12:55PM
“does she drive a old banger”
by jack_knife
Sunday, June 24 2012, 11:17AM
“This woman is humiliating the prestigious roll of a Mayor.
I agree with Walt. (or should that be Grimlander/Grimoldie?)”
by WalterMitty1
Sunday, June 24 2012, 10:44AM
“What a dignified way to promote the Olympic ethos.
The stupid woman should either resign or be kicked out of office and be certified for dragging the Olympics and Louth into the gutter.”
by sgbarker
Saturday, June 23 2012, 4:49PM
“silly burger sorry sausage”
by iceydi
Saturday, June 23 2012, 12:06PM
“Oh how lovely, another chance to show the world what a joke this country has become.”
by havntone
Saturday, June 23 2012, 11:33AM
“Silly woman.”