Eye-Watering Cost To Clean Publicly Owned Church Clock
3th November 2015 By Peter Chapman
An unnamed warden of St John's Church in Burgess Hill wants the church clock to be restored and cleaned. Burgess Hill town councillors are meeting this week to decide whether to carry out the request or not.
Why is it for the town council to decide? Ah yes, well you see, WE the people own it.
BHU asked some members of the public how much they thought such work would cost. These guesses ranged from £2k- £8k.
Ladies and gentlemen, the quote to restore and clean the clock is.....
£17,970 plus VAT
Burgess Hill Customer Services Key Area Group
Members are advised that a request
has been made by a warden of
St
John’s Church to restore and clean the four faces of the Church
Clock.
The clock
,
located on the St John’s Church spire
,
was bought by
public subscription for £200 to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in
1887
and the Town Council is responsible for
the
maintenance
of
this
asset
and
insures it against
damage.
This is a very specialised area of
work and we have
received
a quote of
£17,970 plus VAT to undertake
the removal and restoration of the dials.
The relevant key area group will be meeting on Wednesday evening to decide whether to go ahead with the proposed works or not.
Here's how the public's money tree (american!) is currently looking....
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Eye-Watering Cost To Clean Publicly Owned Church Clock 
