HAVE A LOOK, HAVE A BALL, SAVE A TAPIR

It’s Tapir Week in the Observer! In conjunction with Save the Tapirs, we proudly present a round-up of fun-filled, tapir-tastic events going on in the Froghill area this week.

On Tuesday, there will be tapir hunt for the little ones in and around Froghill library. Can you follow the clues and discover where Terry the Tapir keeps his berries? Parents please note that this event is not suitable for children who are easily frightened.

On Wednesday, local celebrity Barrie Nesbit, presenter of popular TV show Mr. Wobbly’s World, will host Tapir Turn On with a real, live tapir. Just turn up to the Meadows Shopping Centre between 10am and 6pm and have a go at imitating the tapir's distinctive mating call. Who knows, you might just hit the right note and get the chance to get it on!

On Thursday, Cheetingham Primary will stage a sponsored attempt on the world record for the number of children who can fit inside a single condom.

Friday sees a fancy dress ball at the Assembly Rooms, 8 till late. Dance the night away to music from Ray Simpleton and His Orchestra. Come dressed as a tapir and qualify for the raffle. First prize is a luxury weekend for two in the tapir enclosure at London Zoo.

Last, but by no means least, art student Laetitia Stapleton will be spending the whole week in a specially constructed tapivarium in Montague Square. Laetitia will be dressed throughout in a bikini made entirely of tapir hide. While ‘in captivity’, she will delight spectators with her antics as she forages for leaves, splashes in the pool and uses her nose as a snorkel.

Tickets for Saturday’s fancy dress ball are available online, priced £950, which includes a £10 donation to Save the Tapirs. Log on to www.savethetapirs.org/balls and follow the links.

Tapir costumes and accessories can be hired from Cloke and Digger Theatrical Costumiers, in St. Alfege Street.