An oldie for the oldies amongst you.

A farmer in upper Teesdale this week woke up to find all his cattle stranded by ice and stuck in the snow. Unable to free them, and not knowing what to do, he shouted for help. Just then a woman appeared, saw the problem, and started waving her arms about. One by one the cattle were freed, much to the farmer's great relief. "Well" said the farmer to the woman, "was that magic?" "No" said the woman, "I'm Thora Hird"