A couple spent their honeymoon at the National Poultry Show... and won a top prize! Grant Brereton reports
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It is not everyone’s idea of a honeymoon destination, but for poultry fanciers Walter and Nicola Wylie the National Poultry Show was definitely the place to be.
The couple went to the big show at Telford, Shropshire, fresh from their wedding at Gretna Green – and when they won a top prize with their Seramas it was the icing on the cake. The couple, from the Lake District, were delighted with their achievement of gaining the award for Best Serama Trio.
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