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Your eyes aren’t deceiving ewe, there really are sheep in clothing on Fleet roundabout thanks to Sue Ashwood
When Sue Ashwood started decorating wooden sheep on a roundabout in Fleet she just wanted to help cheer people up during Covid, little did she know what it would lead to.
Now more than five years later the roundabout on the A3013 has been named Roundabout of the Year for 2026 by UKRAS, the UK Roundabout Appreciation Society.
Sue was making masks for her family and friends and decided the sheep needed some too and began putting the protective facewear on the creatures as a way to spread the ‘stay safe’ message and to put smiles on people’s faces.
And from that she started creating costumes for the sheep to wear. She now has more than 3,900 followers flocking to her Facebook page (4 Sheep’s Sake) and has raised more than £5,000 for charity and local good causes and has put together a calendar featuring the sheep.
To date they have worn eye patches for Children in Need, Easter bonnets, Remembrance Day poppies, bras to mark Breast Cancer awareness, summer outfits for the heatwave, had cones on their heads and hi-vis jackets when roadworks were being carried out on Cove Road and rainbow umbrella hats and wellies to coincide with April showers among any other colourful clothes. “The naughty elves last December made people laugh, Fleet Christmas lights on the high street made TV and national papers as they looked like underpants. So those elves put up a line of Y fronts on the roundabout as bunting,” she quips.
Sue admits to having thought about giving up especially after they were vandalised and went missing. She says: “My family and husband Paul think I’m crazy but love it. They get frustrated as I do when things go missing or are damaged. Several times I have thought about giving up.
“My great niece Daisy was born during Covid, so thinks it’s perfectly normal for the sheep to be decorated by your auntie. In the early days I tried to stay under the radar and was likened to Banksy, but there is no way I would go onto the roundabout after dark. I generally go out after 9am to avoid the rush hour.”
What can ewe expect to see them wearing in 2026? “We have several new themes coming up in 2026….Ewe need to watch out! People and organisations have approached me for new themes, which is lovely. But I do ask for help putting it together or a donation towards our wardrobe fund.” But don’t worry, Sue won’t fleece ewe!
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