Bird Rescue.

Now a story to make you go 'aah'. A couple of days ago Alison Newton came across a couple of baby housemartins at the bottom of Parsonage lane who appeared to have been the survivors of an accident to their nest which had left the nest lying on the ground. Alison, being of kindly disposition decided to attempt to save the chicks and took them home, despite the warnings of those who said that because Housemartins usually live on insects they would be unlikely to thrive on any other type of food. Having contacted someone with experience in animal rescue Alison was told that small quantities of cat food would do the job and so she began establishing them on such a diet. She also got them settled in a basket in the airing cupboard.

Two days later it appears that they are still alive and appear to be well being fed every hour and a half by Alison's band, Trevor. We shall await with interest to see how this story develops and I am sure that we all hope that it has a happy ending.