for centuries, potters in staffordshire have been making ceramics for royal events and with just a month to go until the king s coronation, they are getting ready to mark the event in style. they certainly are. from tankards and trinket boxes, to commemorative mugs and even gifts fit for a king, the region has been producing some of the most magnificent souvenirs. it appears roger has quite a few of them! our reporter liz copper has more. the company was started by my father, we have been in business for 75 years nearly. we mainly produce china because china plates, commemorative ware for celebrations. it s a special occasion and it s an honour and a privilege to do something for the coronation and for the king. and it is a souvenir, something to keep forever, really. i m john french, i ve been a ceramic craftsman for nearly 40 years. - i decided to make for the coronation a piece that incorporates all the skills i ve usedl over the last 40 years. the picture here that i
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now, easter wouldn t be easter without a bunny on the sofa? during lockdown, they became a popular pet, but many are being we re joined now by rae walters from the rabbit welfare association and fund and leigh skipp who is a rabbit breeder and owner ofjed the giant rabbit. he looks like he is about to take a run for it. he is not fully grown, yet, is he? in the mac no. is ten kilos now. yet the maquis is 90 those at the moment but he should get around ten so here s a year at the moment. there is kind of a serious reason why we asked even today because obviously, people talk about easter and easter bunnies but there a lot of rabbits around now because of rock lockdown. rabbits
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born so people sell them and you end “p born so people sell them and you end up putting a male and female together or may be and then you end “p together or may be and then you end up with more because they breed. that is big part of the problem so they quite that is big part of the problem so they quite literally breed like rabbits they quite literally breed like rabbits so it is a big issue is the who rabbits so it is a big issue is the who have rabbits so it is a big issue is the who have started to be them and sell them over who have started to be them and sell them over covid online. people know now they them over covid online. people know now they need to have two rabbits for companionship and that is well established but you would perhaps look to established but you would perhaps look to have two girls are two boys because look to have two girls are two boys because you would avoid wanting to have accidental litters so we spoke to some have accidental litters