Today, as this article is being written, 7 wombles are on trial for attempting to go to a Hallowe'en party - crucially - wearing Hallowe'en costumes of ghost masks and white overalls.

The hearing started today at 10 o'clock. An extremely well spirited crowd of about 30 people turned up an hour before to wish them well and raise awareness amongst passers-by on their way to work. This demonstration was also attended by some of those long lost friends of the WOMBLES, the PIGS: suitably attired in their uniforms of the dark side, and acting in the usual herd style that has, over the eons, come to be expected. It is thought that over the next few days the demonstration is likely to be swelled by many other groups too: KANGAROOS, FIT teams (cor! - i wanna be like that when i grow up too), EMU, ELEPHANTS, BANANAS, and MONKEYS are all expected to attend.

Intelligence also states that the protests are likely to be PEACEFUL. This is especially true of something that has been labelled as BARF (Breakfast Against Routine Fit-ups) although as those inside New Scotland Yard say about the
'WALLABIES': "this is blatantly NOT true. We only fit them up every couple of months and never on a regular basis. How they can call it 'routine' is beyond us." I guess that says it all.

For more information on these issues, and for other events in the May Day Festival of Alternatives, please check the following websites:

 http://www.ourmayday.org.uk

 http://www.temporary.org.uk

 http://www.wombles.org.uk