Rev Phil Batchford Abseils down Rotherham Minster bell tower

Yorkshire Post

Launch of Building Hope in the Heart of Rotherham campaign. Rev Phil Batchford, Canon of Rotherham Minster, who is leading the abseil from the bell tower into the transept.

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00:00 The things they don't tell you at vicar school, they tell you.

00:07 And Victor's.

00:09 Anybody think bush?

00:11 And we're on there. So how this works is your hand will be on that.

00:17 Oh it will?

00:18 And that's how you control it.

00:19 Okay.

00:20 So this hand eventually will come all the way underneath.

00:22 Oh my life!

00:25 And you're in. So you're doing it all yourself already.

00:28 I'm doing anything at all yet.

00:30 So if you'll find it, you can just release a bit slightly and then it just flows down.

00:35 I'm going to start to move.

00:36 It's as simple as that.

00:37 It's simple.

00:38 Simple? Easy.

00:39 Don't look at me still, Mark.

00:41 I don't want to know what my pulse rate's doing now.

00:44 So it's going to be nice and steady. Just watch your head at the back there.

00:46 Okay.

00:47 And you're going to ease in a little bit. That's lovely.

00:49 Thanks.

00:50 And we're away.

00:51 And we're okay.

00:54 So if you like, what I'll do is when you're a little bit further through, you can let your feet dangle.

00:58 Let my feet dangle?

00:59 Let your feet dangle, yeah.

01:01 There we go.

01:03 [Laughter]

01:06 Failure suits them.

01:08 The things you do to build hope in the heart of Brotherhood.

01:12 Wondering how did I come up with this idea?

01:15 I'm gonna go out and get that.

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