Vicar's knicker run rescues town

[janbo1960]

A vicar has come to the rescue of a small New Zealand town that has run out of women's underwear.

A group of women at the local Anglican church revealed the crisis caused by the only clothing shop in the small town of Inglewood, about 280 kilometres north-west of the capital Wellington, no longer stocking women's underwear.

"Someone came up with the point that it was a bit difficult that ladies essentials were not able to be bought in Inglewood," Reverend Gary Husband told National Radio.

"So we're going to have what's been called a knickers run."

Reverend Husband, who came up with the solution to the less-than-spiritual problem, said volunteers would now take anyone without transport to the nearby city of New Plymouth, about 20 kilometres away, to buy their essentials.

Men's underwear is readily available in the town of around 3,000, but it also has no shoe shop and no bus service.

Reverend Husband said a trial run would be made before Christmas and if successful it would probably become a monthly event and open to all, regardless of faith.

"This is for the community ... the response has been positive, we've had one (other) denomination get in touch with us, so it's spreading," he said.

Perhaps World Peace could come from this.... bringing the relions together in search of KNICKERS!!!!