Authorities swoop on rogue penguins in Telford park

It's time to see how Shropshire is getting on without me. And it's not looking good.

From the Shropshire Star:

Two campaigners dressed as penguins were removed from Telford Town Park after being told they would need a criminal record check and risk assessment to hand out leaflets.

One of the penguins, Rachel Whittaker, 34, from Wellington said:

“It was only a fun thing. I was saying to people ‘Hello I’m a penguin and my ice cap has melted so I’ve ended up in Telford - can I give you a leaflet’. People were loving it.”

But officialdom was not to be moved:

“They have to be CRB checked and risk assessed under the Child Protection Act. There are a lot of children playing in the park at this time of year and we have a duty of care to them and our adult visitors.