29/05/15<br /> <br /> Astronaut gnomes working for 'GNASA'!<br /> <br /> For one group of hardy folk, today's rain only adds to the fun that can be had by the beach, fishing in the river, or playing in the woods.<br /> <br /> The gnomes, and a few pixies and fairies, make up a collection, now believed to be close to 2,000 individuals, that 'live' at the Gnome Reserve near Bideford, North Devon.<br /> <br /> Visitors are asked to wear gnome hats, so as not to scare the gnomes who feature as the largest collection in the Guinness Book of World Records. <br /> <br /> Ann Atkin's collection began in 1979 and features traditional gnomes on toad-stools to Olympian athletes, astronauts who work for 'GNASA', a beach scene complete with gnomes in bikinis, a queue for the ice-cream van, Punch and Judy gnomes and another floating on a lilo. Other gnomes can be scene kissing, and flashing their bottoms as the visit the Gents and Ladies toilets. <br /> <br /> <br /> All Rights Reserved - F Stop Press.  www.fstoppress.com. Tel: +44 (0)1335 418629 +44(0)7765 242650
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