watson1959
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Is this Britain's least used letter box?
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Tintin
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Where is it?
Richard Shead
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Sonning Bridge?
watson1959
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Precisely.
Strange thing is this is the first time I've ever noticed it and this is our local stretch!
Is this perhaps a new joke by someone or have I been blind for 13 years?
Captain Coochie
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How often does it get emptied ?
Richard Shead
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byron
RIP
Photo Shopped ?
ladyhamilton
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It's to advertise the Mikron Theatre production of Don't Shoot the messenger at Sonning Lock.
watson1959
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I assume only when there's a flood...which round here seems to be every Spring
watson1959
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Nooooo...took the pic on my phone yesterday
watson1959
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Hmm...if thats true (I see the show is real
) I certainly hope it's left in place afterwards.....its a splendid visual joke whoever thought of it.
byron
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We have the answer now, kindly supplied by Nelson's bird.
thejonesey
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I only saw it the other day too and thought I was going mad. Thanks for enlightening me!
theguvnor
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` the cheque is in the post ` !
Richard Shead
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Not true we have asked The Mill.
Brayman
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Well they are performing at Goring today so could well have been at Sonning in the last week. Not sure the Mill would know anything about it!
Richard Shead
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Ahh perhaps we asked the wrong people !
watson1959
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The Mikron Theatre definitely were performing this play in the garden of Sonning Lock's café.....also saw them pull-in close to the letterbox as they were coming up-stream and panicked that they were about to remove it 
Hopefully it's now a permanent fixture.....it's so funny!
Hopefully it's now a permanent fixture.....it's so funny!
Forbsie
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Maybe a bit late for the BBC to find out about it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-24028902
watson1959
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Probably Uri Geller trying to get some free press
Lets hope nobody spills the beans about its origins......there are regularly groups of people stood watching it, especially these using the hotel garden and people picnicking on the grassy area on the bank.....it would be such a shame to take away the mystery......
