Redcar Penguins

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Redcars much loved penguin colony created by “The Great British Bollard Company” moved from their old location with the building of the new bandstand

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There were temporarily removed to a ‘secret’ location in 2006 for the filming of Atonement, as apparently no concrete penguins were present during the Dunkirk evacuation.

UPDATE : As of August 2012 the penguins are gone again. I don’t know whether they will return to the sea-front when the redevelopment is completed.
UPDATE : The penguins are back in a new location in 2013

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