Walks & Gardens

As the first item for the new page I am going out on a limb, as it's a pinch to say this story applies to either of the things that the page is supposed to cover.  However, as Stan witnessed this from his garden I think it is worth including here.

Here's are his comments :-

I don’t think my pictures are beautiful, but they are certainly wonderful.  I’ve often wonder how anyone could get to the very top of the Church spire, and climb such a flimsy ladder.

When I awoke on Saturday 3rd August and looked out of the bedroom window at the spire of All Saints’ Church in Brixworth, I noticed a reflection running down the spire.  Initially I thought it was a trick of the sun shining on the lightning conductor.  Later, when I took another look is was obviously a very flimsy ladder going all the way to the very top of the spire.  A couple of steeplejacks had removed the weather vane on the top of the spire as it required repair.  I hadn’t seen them removing the Cock weather vane and I had often wondered how the top of the spire as climbed.

Over the next week or so I was watching to see if I could catch the steeplejacks in action.  Obviously, the inclement weather had curtailed their work schedule.  On Monday 12th August the steeplejacks were back, and replaced the repaired weather vane.

I was keen to see them on the ladder, and particularly near the top.  It was terrifying for me to see that flimsy ladder, and I was on the ground!  They were certainly made of sterner stuff than me.

Once the re-gilded Cock weather vane had been repositioned the steeplejacks abseiled down the spire, inspecting the stone work and cement over the whole area.

A wonderful job, well done by a couple of fearless steeplejacks

Stan Evans