{"id":1176,"date":"2014-10-13T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eyeonmoseley.co.uk\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2014-10-07T12:26:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T11:26:56","slug":"swansong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeonmoseley.co.uk\/?p=1176","title":{"rendered":"Swansong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.eyeonmoseley.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/swan.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1172\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.eyeonmoseley.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/swan-169x300.jpg?resize=169%2C300\" alt=\"swan\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.eyeonmoseley.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/swan.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.eyeonmoseley.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/swan.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a>Moseley Park and Pool have this week launched an investigation after it has become clear to park visitors that the new swan isn&#8217;t functioning as expected. It was hoped that the addition of a black swan would be a symbol of\u00a0Moseley&#8217;s rich history of tolerance and inclusivity but instead it has left a bitter taste in the mouth of officials as it has become obvious that it can&#8217;t fly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a rapidly arranged press conference the Park and Pool told us &#8220;We admit that eBay probably isn&#8217;t the best place to buy a swan but we spoke to the bloke who used to own it and he reassured us it was pretty well new. He&#8217;d told us that in the\u00a0last park it was always flying about and if anything we&#8217;d spend most of our time wondering whether it would ever come down to the ground. Sadly that doesn&#8217;t seem to be the case. We are concerned that its fragile psychological state could be affected by the taunting of our somewhat more agile duck population and we&#8217;re looking to implement a \u00a0system of pastoral support for it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We only ask that you keep your dogs under control and don&#8217;t let them eat it. We will be looking at any redress we can obtain via the small claims court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moseley Park and Pool have this week launched an investigation after it has become clear to park visitors that the new swan isn&#8217;t functioning as expected. 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