The vicar of St Anne’s Church in St Martins, the Rev. Simon Ballantyne, prepares yesterday for his two-day sit-in on top of the church’s bell tower. He will be hoisted up to a garden shed on the tower this morning to attract attention to the church fair on Saturday afternoon, when he will, “God willing,” descend with the help of the Fire Brigade. The stunt has been likened to the feat of a fourth century ascetic, Simeon Stylites who for 31 years preached from the top of a poll.
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89The vicar of St Anne’s Church in St Martins, the Rev. Simon Ballantyne, prepares yesterday for his two-day sit-in on top of the church’s bell tower. He will be hoisted up to a garden shed on the tower this morning to attract attention to the church fair on Saturday afternoon, when he will, “God willing,” descend with the help of the Fire Brigade. The stunt has been likened to the feat of a fourth century ascetic, Simeon Stylites who for 31 years preached from the top of a poll. Press, 19 September 1985, Page 7
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