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A town crier has made a passionate appeal for a lucky lady to come forward to be his consort at future events.

Crewkerne crier David Craner has been as a lone figure attending events representing the town up and down the country after his wife left him a couple of years ago.

Mr Craner has been named as the best town crier in Southern England this year and would like someone to help him out at all the competitions and civic events he goes to.

He said: "My wife buggered off and left me. That means I do not have anyone accompany me and I would love to have someone come along to all these wonderful events I go to.

"The marriage broke down and she decided she didn't want to be with me anymore. Being a town crier means going out to competitions and civic events."

Anyone interested in accompanying Mr Craner to these events does not have to worry about providing their own dresses as he has already got that covered.

All he asks is for someone with a good sense of humour who would like to keep alive an age-old English tradition.

"I have got all the regalia that she used to wear so that wouldn't be a problem- as long as she didn't mind wearing someone else's dress," he said.

"There will be no cost involved to them as I am completely self-financed. I'm looking for anybody who is a forward looking person who is interested in English tradition and also has a good sense of humour."

He's not looking for anything too serious at this stage though, he just wants a friend who would love to spend time socialising with a friendly group of people.

"Who knows. Initially it would just be friendship but if anything develops from that who can say at this stage.

"It is great fun with a lovely group of people who are very friendly. It is about keeping an old English tradition alive. It is a very important tradition and if we don't keep it going we will lose it all together. We will never get it back again if that happens."

If you would like to be Mr Craner's consort then you can call him on 07875925965 or email him on davidcraner7@gmail.com.