No U-boat

Published: Monday, 12 April 2010

WOULD you believe that a World War Two U-boat managed to get to Devizes on the Kennet & Avon—negotiating all those locks?

Of course you wouldn't, but the local paper as an April Fool's joke told its readers that a submarine had been discovered in the canal,  and some people actually believed it, visiting the  wharf on the waterway to see it!

Even though it was written by 'Paul Inyerleg', quotes from Betty Fawles-Forritt and the dateline of 1st April, some people didn't see the joke.

A local boater was quoted as saying that one person went 'absolutely ballistic' when it was explained to him, and no one could appeal to his sense of humour to get him to see the funny side.