Christmas Parrot

Like much of the Duck Club’s history, the acquisition of the lights has more than a little humour attached.

In order to add to the council’s lights, the Chamber of Trade bought a consignment of unwanted stock from Blackpool Corporation. The purchase, while not necessarily festive, provided an economic way of enhancing the town’s display.

Finding a parrot in the bargain pack of lights might have led some organisations to abandon that particular item, or sell it on. The Duck Club, with characteristic humour, instead incorporated it as part of their display. Though there was some initial reluctance from residents, it eventually became a firm and much loved feature, the more so when immortalised by Tom Carr in a specially written book, The Christmas Parrot.

Such is the parrot’s fame, she has been kidnapped on several occasions. As the Duck Club refuses ever to pay a ransom, and given the extreme fragility of this now elderly parrot, it is the club’s fervent hope that no more kidnapping attempts will be made!