When my son visited the town recently, I struggled to describe to him my misgivings about the restoration of the remaining fragment of the “third” church.
“What you’re saying, Dad,” he said, “is that it’s a bit like Trigger’s Broom”.
Perhaps only fans of the TV comedy Only Fools and Horses might catch the analogy.
Stephen Howard, Church Street, Reepham
- In the episode “Heroes and Villains”, Trigger wins an award for having owned the same broom for 20 years. He reveals that it has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles, but insists it is still the same broom.