Vicar saves Inglewood's knickerless women
21 October 2006
WELLINGTON: A vicar has come to the rescue of Inglewood, a town that has run out of women's underwear.
A group of women at the local Anglican church revealed the crisis caused by the only clothing shop in Inglewood no longer stocking women's underwear.
"Someone came up with the point that it was a bit difficult that ladies essentials were not able to be bought in Inglewood," Reverend Gary Husband told National Radio.
"So we're going to have what's been called a knickers run."
Husband, who came up with the solution to the less-than-spiritual problem, said volunteers would take anyone without transport to the nearby city of New Plymouth, about 20km away, to buy their essentials.
Men's underwear is readily available in the town of around 3000, but it also has no shoe shop and no bus service.
Husband said a trial run would be made before Christmas and if successful it would probably become a monthly event and open to all, regardless of faith.
"This is for the community ... the response has been positive, we've had one (other) denomination get in touch with us, so it's spreading."