I believe there are no other towns in the Western Australian Wheatbelt whose Claim To Fame has been "home" to a baby Meerkat, albeit only for three days. I am on a Mission From God to enhance the status of our Mischievous Meerkats, who collectively, are Magnificent Mascots for Heavenly Beverley.
Some years ago now, a couple of bright sparks staying in Beverley, decided to manoeuvre a mini-Meerkat out of its enclosure, away from its Mummy and into a backpack. To minimise its plaintive protests, whilst visiting a fast-food joint, our intellectual giants hit upon playing very loud music (?) to mask its miserable moaning.
Having motored the mesmerising Meerkat into Beverley, they soon realised that their knowledge of Meerkats was minuscule. Meanwhile, the Perth Zoo was in a monumental miasma of panic, as our aforementioned meerkat was meant to be the star of a promotional extravaganza the following morning...
Back in Heavenly Beverley, our local coppers sniffed a rat - actually a Meeerkat. The heroic geniuses had spread photos of the Meerkat all over Social Media. Our coppers informed the Kensington coppers, who were manifestly In Charge and moved miraculously in their mission to free the Meerkat baby.
The meerkat was returned to Mummy and all was well once more. The gormless captors were fined, given a suspended sentence and told not to be so idiotic ever again. And that was the end of that...
Momentarily, I had begun musing on a memorable mission to maintain the remarkable status of a Baby Meerkat in Heavenly Beverley. At the same time Bunnings Warehouse, that monster monolith to hardware, began flogging metal Meerkats. How on earth was I supposed to resist?
Mervyn and Mavis were my first minimalist Meerkats. I then added Huey, Dewey and Louis (my threesome of mischief). Mummy and Muriel were marked as next, followed by Michael Meerkat, who sits upon a magic mushroom. Millie Meerkat sits on our boombox. Finally, the Italian artist Meerkat has been renamed as Michelangelo, to continue my love of alliteration.
Now happily ensconced in the East End Gallery, our Merry Meerkat Mob will provide more than a moment of amusement. They are mindful of their role as Mighty Mascots of Heavenly Beverley. Best of all, they need neither sustenance nor water nor mobility.
So what are you all waiting for? Motor in the direction of Heavenly Beverley to meet our Meerkat Mob at the East End Gallery!
Mummy and Muriel...
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