Brilliant! It worked. What on earth is in this old thing? Looks like costumes for the Nativity Play. We'll need to borrow the props from Mrs Grimes again and someone had better remind the vicar to call on Mr Hargreaves if he wants a stuffed ass this year.
You know the Vicar likes to get it up at this time of the year? The raised flagpole is an indication that he wants all his flock to know that he means business, this time around.
Oh, not the flagpole again. That'll get Mrs Trellis going. She's self-appinted flagpole polisher and don't we all know it. Always going on about the shine she gets on the tip.
I wish he had taken more care of it though, given it a bit of his personal attention. Even Mrs. Trellis with her deft fingers and all the spit and polish she can apply will find it hard to help it regain it's former glory.
Oh, I don't know. A vigorous rubbing with plenty of elbow grease should do it. Nobody will notice a few stains on the tip once it's pointing skywards again.
I certainly hope so as a lot depends on it; after all the show must go on. But I understand they have a rather uplifting back up plan in place, in case.... some water and those little blue thingies do wonders I gather.