A local Vicar hopes a Facebook appeal, for anyone who doesn't know Nick Clegg to attend his imminent political funeral, will prompt a large turnout.
Rev. Bob Mason of Eastleigh posted his plea after realising that no-one who admitted to knowing the soon-to-be-deceased party leader would wish to be at his funeral. "I'd spoken to quite a few people but surprisingly few seemed to have known him. So I was heartened when a nice elderly chap, a Mr Ashdown, himself a former Marine, made contact to say he'd turn up anywhere at any time 'if only to make sure he's actually dead'"
There may be a sub in here somewhere but gotta dash