In true cowboy style a young horse rider prevented what could have been a serious incident in Kenilworth at the weekend.
He galloped along Glasshouse Lane and Windy Arbour to catch a runaway horse, thought to have thrown its rider.
A witness pr
aised the young horseman for the way in which he brought the animal under control.
To stop the riderless horse the boy had to lean sideways out of his saddle and grab its dangling reins.
The horse had ran from Glasshouse Woods and over a number of front gardens along the route.
Had it not been captured it would have caused further damage to property and a risk to itself, pedestrians and traffic.
January 22, 1988
Kenilworth teenagers Neil Johnson and Mark Williams enjoyed the trip of a lifetime at the 16th world scout jamboree in Australia.
They were just two out of 850 British scouts at Cataract park in Sydney, who joined 16,000 scouts from 80 different countries for the event.
The official opening of the jamboree was performed by Sir Ninian Stephen, governor central and chief scout of Australia, and Rolf Harris hosted the ceremony.
Both teenagers also spent their three week holiday staying with Australian families both before and after the jamboree.
Mr Williams, of Arbour Close, said his outstanding memories of the trip were being understood by a French scout and discussing politics with Americans.
Mr Johnson, a Waverley Road resident, added: “The whole trip was brilliant.”
