<p>Just before Christmas ‘Old Ethel’ a bag lady, makes a regular appearance at the bottom of Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, in Dorset, England. At the time such people were greeted with suspicion, but was Old Ethel really a witch? A kind gesture from a child who knows no better is rewarded and the benefit doesn’t stop there. So maybe . . </p>

Just before Christmas ‘Old Ethel’ a bag lady, makes a regular appearance at the bottom of Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, in Dorset, England. At the time such people were greeted with suspicion, but was Old Ethel really a witch? A kind gesture from a child who knows no better is rewarded and the benefit doesn’t stop there. So maybe . .

26. Old Ethel

Moving to a village from a large town, or in this case a city, isn't always easy. When a retired antiques dealer moved into the village from Bristol he didn’t know what to expect and arrived with warnings ringing in his ears. It would take many years before he was accepted, if ever. Country folk were suspicious, he was told, and had strange customs that's if he could understand them. But he wasn’t the first in-comer and like others, he has survived.

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26. Old Ethel

26. Old Ethel