Travel the Milky Way is the last of Jack's Herd and was available to win through a raffle. Hundreds of people bought tickets during December in the hope of winning her and the final lucky winner was Jacky P who will be providing a good home for her on the North Coast of Cornwall.
Jacky and her partner came along to Hall for Cornwall yesterday afternoon to collect their prize and told me a bit about how they came to enter the raffle in the first place. "We were in truro and just popped into the Coffee Shop for a quick drink," Jacky explained. "I saw the cow there with her "Win Me" badge on and I had to buy a ticket."
Jacky is delighted with her prize and like many people fell in love with the cow which features a map of Cornwall with milking stools representing about a third of the county's dairy herds. We are told "Travel the Milky Way" will be enjoying a good home under the shelter of an oak tree, possibly with a view of passing walkers and a nearby school. We hope Jacky, and nearby residents, will enjoy her company for many years to come.
The removal company hired to transport the cow to her new home seemed a little bemused by what they described as "the most unusual request" they'd ever had. I got the impression they were a little unsure what they'd find when they got to Hall for Cornwall but in the event with some laughter and a few quick snaps "for Facebook" "Travel the Milky Way" was on her way to her new home.
This event is both a happy and a sad one for us as it brings to an end a very exciting and popular project here at Hall for Cornwall. The cows have been a feature of Cornwall, and a big part of the Hall's collective identity, for much of 2009. However, we do feel that the last of the herd has gone to a very good home and so this was a happy end to the Jacks Cows project. We wait to see what 2010 will bring!
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