LINK: Gloucestershire granddad and former lecturer at the Royal Agricultural College Mick Ponting has written a book about his encounter with the Loch Ness Monster

Mick Ponting and grandson Fred with their book Bumpop and the Loch Ness Monster

A RETIRED Cirencester vet who recently cycled from Lands End to John O’Groats has written a book about a particularly unusual encounter during his trip – with a little help from his two young grandchildren.

Mick Ponting, former lecturer at the Royal Agricultural College, has written Bumpop and the Loch Ness Monster, which features colourful illustrations by grandchildren Rosie and Fred.

The story, which is described as “mostly true”, tells the tale how a bag belonging to Mick – named ‘Bumpop’ in the book after Rosie and Fred’s nickname for him – was eaten by the mythical resident of the Scottish lake.

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