Yorkshire's famous chestnut man has been busy converting his chestnut stall in time for summer.
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00:00In winter, it's a hot chestnut fan. In summer, it transforms into sweets and treats.
00:07Hiya, is that Albert in the background?
00:09Yeah, that's Albert. He's always barking because he thinks he owns the town. He thinks he owns
00:12the town. He thinks he owns the place. He's been here eight years, so he's got the town now.
00:16And what's business like for the famous hot chestnut man in summer?
00:22It's not quite as good as winter, but I still get a few, Bob, you know what I mean?
00:26I do balloons, sweets, candy floss, and that's most of everything. But I still make a living
00:33like this in the summer, but I do a lot better with the chestnuts in the winter.
00:38And what is popular most in the summer?
00:41The tubes of sweets and the candy floss and the balls. I have a lot of these teddies. They're all
00:46good teddies. They're top quality teddies when I buy. They're £3.50 each. They're £8 in the shops.
00:54Do you miss the chestnuts in the summer months?
00:57Well, I think if I sold them all year round, there'd be no novelty. You know,
01:00when I come back in the middle of October, everybody likes them. But if I sold them all
01:06year round, they'd just get sick of them like they do with everything else, you know what I mean?