Seeing double
A report of two drunken Father Christmases had the police scurrying to Beckenham yesterday morning.
The report of two Father Christmases over-indulging in Christmas spirit proved to be exaggerated. There was, of course, only one Father Christmas, taking a welcome few mouthfuls from a half-gallon bottle of beer.
“He wasn’t too bad,” said Senior-Sergeant
Chris Cole. “He was just having a refreshment after his hard night’s work.” Father Christmas was left to find his own way back to the North Pole. Senior-Sergeant Cole said the report of the two came just before midday. The caller was concerned that children would soon be leaving a nearby church and might catch a glimpse of a drunken Father Christmas.
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Press, 26 December 1987, Page 3
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