Council leader enjoys a selfie with giant 'Gonk' to support poppy appeal in Boston
![The giant 'gonk' at Cafe Noglish in Boston, and right, Council leader Coun Paul Skinner posing alongside the 9ft creation.](https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjc4NTY2MDRjLWY1MzktNDA1YS04MTM2LWMwYTYxOTFjN2IyZjpjZDI3MGJhMC03YmQ2LTQxMTQtOGI2Ny05ZThiNjBjYmNlOWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![The giant 'gonk' at Cafe Noglish in Boston, and right, Council leader Coun Paul Skinner posing alongside the 9ft creation.](/img/placeholder.png)
Cafe Noglish, in Wide Bargate, is inviting customers to take a selfie with their 9ft-tall gonk in exchange for a small donation.
Boston Borough Council leader Coun Paul Skinner is one of those to have a snap taken with the bearded gonk and to leave a donation, adding “It’s brilliant that the cafe have taken this initiative.”
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Hide AdThe stuffed gnome-like figure was created by Sonya Chapman, from Boston, who runs her own crafting business ‘Sew Bee It’.
![Council leader Coun Paul Skinner with the giant 'gonk' at Cafe Noglish in Boston.](https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmE1ZGE4NDJmLTQ1OTctNDA0Mi1iMWI4LTVlZDE3YTk1NzVkMzo4ZDVhMGNjMC1mNDcxLTQyOWYtOTc0NS05NTM3ZDlhYjU5NmM=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Council leader Coun Paul Skinner with the giant 'gonk' at Cafe Noglish in Boston.](/img/placeholder.png)
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