Feathers have been ruffled at the Everglades Hotel this week. Staff are going quackers as the hotel’s 4 foot Culture Duck had gone missing. General Manager Neil Devlin said: “At Hastings Hotels we are well known for our quirky ducks so we thought it was only right to have a special duck to celebrate Derry~Londonderry’s big year.”
“Our Culture Duck has sat on the piano since January and has greeted all of our guests and a host of celebrities, including the Northern Ireland football manager Michael O’Neill, X Factor star Janet Devlin and rapper Wretch 32.
“There are mini versions of the ducks left for guests in their bedrooms to take home with them, but people also love getting their picture taken with the three-foot tall Culture Duck which is great as it provides people with lasting memories of Derry’s year as the UK City of Culture.
“As well as being a part of our family, it is also a part of our community as it was designed by Georgia Archibald, from Limavady Grammar School, who won the Design a Culture Duck competition we ran last year with all of the local schools.
The Hotel used social media to highlight the duck’s disappearance and also offered an award. Within hours feedback was that the duck had been sighted at an airport on a flight to Gatwick. “Detectives” at Hastings have now now confirmed that the duck is on its way home and will be returned to the Hotel tomorrow. There has been no comment if a ransom has been paid.
Update … The DUCK IS BACK!!
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