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Coronavirus: Buckinghamshire Couple Dress In Period Costumes For Walks
A couple have been "lifting the spirits" of fellow villagers by dressing up in historical cos- tumes for their daily exercise.
Izabela Pitcher said the outfits, normally used by re-enactors and museums, need- ed "airing" as
many events have been can- celled.
Together with her husband Lucas, she dons the costumes and walks around their Buckinghamshire village.
She also hosts a quiz on social
media, asking vil- lagers to name the era.
Mrs Pitcher, 45, who runs a cos- tuming business, said people had "started waving and waiting for us".
"I really didn't expect that," she said.
"We've met more villagers - at a safe social dis- tance obviously - in the last week than we have in the last year of living here."
Mrs Pitcher posts a photo of her and husband dressed in the costumes, walk-
ing around the village near Milton Keynes, giving people the chance to guess which period the outfit was worn, as first reported in the Milton Keynes Citizen.
People also call out their guesses during their walk, she said.
She then posts the answer the following day.
Mrs Pitcher said: "It definitely lifts your spirits and it's nice to see people are get- ting some pleas- ure out of it, and there's an educa- tional value to it too."
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