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Prince Charles visits Todmorden
The Prince of Wales fell off a virtual bike and plunged into a computer generated river after he accepted an invitation to play on a video game as he toured a series of sustainable living projects in a West Yorkshire market town.
Charles was being shown some of the environmental awareness initiatives for children in Todmorden when he had a try at the bike racing game on Nintendo Wii Sports Resort.
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But he was defeated by one young girl as he failed to negotiate a bend and plunged into the water.
The Prince stopped off to see the project as part of a mile-long walking tour of Todmorden which took more than two hours.
The main focus of the visit was the Incredible Edible Todmorden scheme, which has seen every corner of the Pennine town taken over by community herb gardens and vegetable patches.
The initiative, set up two years ago, aims to increase the amount of local food grown and eaten in the area.
Charles spent the afternoon looking at the project as part of his national Start tour of Britain which is celebrating sustainable community living.
He said: "The Incredible Edible Todmorden initiative is inspiring.
"I am thrilled that the Start tour has highlighted it as a shining example of how individuals in communities can support one another to live more sustainable lives."
The Prince was greeted by hundreds of cheering primary school children as he set off from Todmorden railway station in glorious sunshine
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