Published: Wednesday, 23rd January, 2008 10:30
Sound-proofed silence in Charlie's new home
By Caitlin Smith
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Charlie settles into his new home made by local businessman Steven Porter (left) with Kenneth Williamson.
CHARLIE the infamous Selkirk cockerel has moved into his own soundproof henhouse.
Police officers visited owner Kenneth Williamson recently after neighbours complained he had allegedly failed to comply with a court order to silence the bird.
But a local conservatory company stepped in at the 13th-hour to lend a hand.
Galashiels-based businessman Steven Porter, of Porter’s Porches and Conservatories, travelled through heavy snowfall at the beginning of the week to deliver a specially built double-glazed hut.
He told the Border Telegraph: “I followed the story in the media and found it really bizarre.
“I thought, either these neighbours need to get double-glazing or that cockerel does, so I phoned and Mr Williams and offered to help.”
Charlie will now reside in a large white hut, complete with thick glass window, which Steven said is insulated with the same materials used in top-of-the-line conservatories.
Owner Kenneth, 60, said he hoped the henhouse would bring peace to the area.
“We’ve all got to live in harmony and I hope this relieves the situation because it has been going on for two years.”
A number of other residents turned up in support Kenneth and Charlie.
Next-door neighbour, Murray Smail, said he and his wife Karen had lived on the street for 16 years.
“We have never been bothered by noise and there used to be a lot more livestock than there is today and nobody complained then. This place has always been known as a smallholding.
“You get more noise off the road than from that bird.”
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