The Joules clock is back!

The Joules Clock is back in the High Street - at long last! And it looks fantastic!

A poor image taken at dusk today
 - but at least you saw it here first!

It is a sad and tragic irony that the clock should be back in the High Street on the eve of John Moss's funeral - for it was John who was one of the prime movers in getting the clock refurbished.

The original intention was for the work to be done quietly behind the scenes and for the clock to be replaced in memory of the late Brian Blundell, in recognition of all the work he did for the town.

Brian Artus offered to refurbish the clock for nothing which he did. But then the problems began and years of delay followed. Replacing the clock to it's original position proved impossible and a lot of time was spent considering alternative sites. Eventually it was agreed that on top of a post would be the most appropriate solution. And then we entered the murky realms of how much it would cost!

But then, as often happens, a little bit of 'networking' in a local hostelry bore fruit! I was discussing the problem with some friends in the Brushmakers in Oulton one night when another customer, Neil Warrilow, spoke to me and made the offer of a lifetime! He would willingly make the pole at his engineering company free of charge in memory of his father who used to work at Joules!

So the clock was refurbished and the pole made and assembled. But it's taken an age since to sort out the legal bits -  permissions, electricity etc. but today at long last the clock was erected.

So when you walk past it in future pay thanks to Brian Artus and Niel Warrilow for their generosity in doing the work and pay homage to the late Brian Blundell and the late John Moss for everything they did for town of Stone. What a fitting tribute to them both.