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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Death won't end pensioner's protest


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A pensioner who has waged a protest against traffic in his village has re-written his will to go on campaigning after his death.
Tony Fuller, 77, has put a condition in his will to states his funeral cortege must crawl up and down Chideock, Dorset, once for every year of his life.
He also wants grieving family and friends to wave protest banners while walking behind the horse and cart carrying his coffin, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Mr Fuller hopes that the result will be to bring traffic to a standstill once more, enabling him to carry on his protest even after his death.
The great-grandfather has led villagers in their fight to divert lorries away from Chideock by repeatedly pressing a button at a pelican crossing to halt traffic on the busy A35.
Mr Fuller, who is suffering from diabetes and prostate cancer, said: "The pollution from the traffic is so bad it will kill me before my illness does.
"If this protest isn't over by the time I die I have put a codicil in my will that will ensure I carry on the fight from beyond my grave.
"I want it a condition that my coffin is put on a horse and cart and taken back and forth through the centre of Chideock for every year of my life.
"I am hoping it will take a very long time and that it will hold up the traffic up. If that happens I hope people will take along their banners to my funeral.
"I have spoken to my family and the campaign group about it and they fully support me, they think it is a wonderful idea."

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