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Reydon cattle escape halted by Southwold community matron | Reydon cattle escape halted by Southwold community matron |
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A community nurse awoke to find a herd of escaped cattle trotting past her house heading for a seaside town in Suffolk. | A community nurse awoke to find a herd of escaped cattle trotting past her house heading for a seaside town in Suffolk. |
Cathy Ryan saw between 20 and 30 animals travelling along Lowestoft Road in Reydon, towards Southwold. | Cathy Ryan saw between 20 and 30 animals travelling along Lowestoft Road in Reydon, towards Southwold. |
She said they split into two groups, but she managed to corral them into a field using a stick. | |
Suffolk Police arrived to help keep them there until the field was secured and said no damage was caused. | Suffolk Police arrived to help keep them there until the field was secured and said no damage was caused. |
Ms Ryan, who is a community matron at Southwold Surgery, said she was about to go out for her Sunday morning run at 05:00 BST when she heard a noise and saw the herd running down the road, wandering in and out of gardens. | |
'Securing the field' | 'Securing the field' |
"I'm sure in Yorkshire or Wales it's a normal sight, but not here," she said. "What Southwold would have made of it if they'd gone the extra mile, I don't know, but Gun Hill would have made great grazing. | "I'm sure in Yorkshire or Wales it's a normal sight, but not here," she said. "What Southwold would have made of it if they'd gone the extra mile, I don't know, but Gun Hill would have made great grazing. |
"I wasn't scared of the cattle, but I was more scared there was going to be an accident on what is a dangerous bend. | "I wasn't scared of the cattle, but I was more scared there was going to be an accident on what is a dangerous bend. |
"Afterwards we wondered if they had set off a week early for Reydon's Brass on the Grass event or were even trying to beat the traffic and get to next weekend's Latitude Festival." | "Afterwards we wondered if they had set off a week early for Reydon's Brass on the Grass event or were even trying to beat the traffic and get to next weekend's Latitude Festival." |
She put on flip-flops and a jacket over her pyjamas and spent about an hour getting the cattle back into their field. | She put on flip-flops and a jacket over her pyjamas and spent about an hour getting the cattle back into their field. |
Police said they had given the landowner advice about securing the field. | Police said they had given the landowner advice about securing the field. |
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