Jan 22 2009
Chocolate George Formby statue to be moved
Wigan residents will no longer have their just desserts.
Edited from an image by Brian at Wigan World.
A public memorial of George Formby in his home town of Wigan has had to be moved to a safe location after hungry residents started munching on it. The statue commemorating the bonjolele master and Blackpool rock expert was originally placed in The Grand Arcade shopping centre, but will this week be moved next to the vegetable counter in Tescos.
We find it’s a much more suitable location as the only people that go there are vegetarian non-chocoholics. — Wigan Council representative
Credit Munch
The statue, commissioned in 2007, is the work of master chocolatier and sculptor Bob Thornton. It is not the first time the memorial has had to be repaired: in October 2008 curious but short-sighted residents caused damage to Old George attempting to recreate a popular Lynx advertisement.
My doctor always told me that too much George Formby would kill me. At least I think that’s what he said… — Local statue muncher
Health food
The incident will certainly be an annoyance to the late Formby’s relatives, who for the past ten years have been at the forefront of a campaign for healthier lifestyles.
The poor man will be spinning in his grave! Statue eaters indeed… On the plus side, sales of our George Formby grills have gone up 500%. Eee, turned out nice again! — George Formby’s daughter, head of the George Formby society
Placing the statue near a vegetable shop is probably a much better idea than placing it near a sweets shop. It probably wouldn’t last long near a sweets shop.