FRIENDS APLENTY: Bertie the sheep with Scott Harris, who set up a Save Bertie Facebook group
A MUCH-LOVED sheep under threat of eviction from a church grounds is no longer facing the chop after a new home was found for him.
Bertie the sheep’s future was far from certain after his owner Paul Tidy was given until the end of the month to find somewhere else for the Dutch Texel to graze.
Wardens at Emmanuel Church, in Saltburn, gave the former Army veterinary assistant the news at the weekend.
The sheep has grazed in the church grounds since 2007 and has become hugely popular in the town.
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