💥Proud Parent Brag💥
Well I didn’t think I’d get the chance to do that 6 years after Ben died. Some people leave a legacy of design, family, money etc. …. For my boy Ben his legacy is sprout related…
On 21st December 2022 the inaugural ‘Sprout Tossing’ at The Admiral Benbow Pub was born. Inspired by Ben’s off-beat sense of humour and love of mischief. 😈 Me, John and some of our lovely neighbours including Barry Tucker Caroline Tucker Helen Peters and Ben’s step-sisters Ruth Watts Rebecca Watts threw some sprouts around and had good fun then the seagulls tidied up.
🚲 🧜♀️ in 2023 the sprout tossing evolved to include mermaids on a bike flicking sprouts with their tails. Katie Richards Mischief the Mermaid
💚 🥬 Then last year in 2024 it went large (possibly because bags of sprouts were on offer at Lidl for 9p).
Sprout tossing went on for a goodly while- there were a selection of bums to aim for (clothed and unclothed) dangling out the top-floor windows of the Benbow.
The next day Chapel Street had a green hue and a distinct whiff of brassicas!
Well it seems the sprout fight on Chapel Street, Penzance has become part of the tradition of Montol Festival in Penzance. It’s even on the front cover of the festive edition of the local zine!
The sprouts are viral! So much cheekiness. Thank you Ben