image credit: Jim Sear
Local resident to offer landmark ‘Viking Longboat figurehead’ that hides his woodstore, to winner of novel competition
Local resident, Jim Sear, who runs Restorative Carpentry from his base in Pevensey Bay, is to offer his landmark ‘Viking Longboat’ figurehead that hides his woodstore, to the winner of a novel competition.
The local landmark which has been photographed many times by residents and visitors is a familair sight to anyone walking up Grenville Road from the beach. The smiling faces of kids lovingly photographed next to the landmark are no doubt in many family albums.
Some people say the figurehed is like a viking longboat (in fact as Jim points out this indeed the case as he traced the figurehead from a Viking longboat picture).
Having said that, the lovely wooden figurehead for some people is a sea serpent , or mythical creature like a dragon.
Jim, who talked to Bay Life yesterday (Saturday 23 February), said “I am planning a Sphinx head next, so why do we not give the figurehead away in a local competition?”
The criteria for the competition is still being worked out and will take place in the next few months, and is likely to be around Easter time.
Jim says “as well as naming the figurehead, why do we not get people to write a story about the creature and I will judge the best one and give the figurehead away to the winner”.
The competition rules are to be posted online on Bay Life and are likely to include marks for the naming of the figurehead and marks for the short story, which is likely to be restricted to 250 words.The winning entry story will be published in the Pevensey Bay Journal.
Jim has also chosen to see his company promoted in the Pevensey Bay Journal, our local newspaper.
He says, “I really like the Journal and read the newspaper”.
His company, Restorative Carpentry, is described on his website as being “the primary sash window repair service in East Sussex“.
He says, “we bring original sashes up to full functionality and reduce draughts, noise ingress, and rattles bringing your windows up toward modern standards. Our business demands a high level of expertise and in depth understanding of what is possible”.
The testimonials on his website are a clear tribute to the love, care, attention and expertise that he offers.
He has recently finished some sash window restoration work for Jason Rolf, the new owner of the Mint House.
This is a hugely ambitious project at the Mint House. Jason Rolf is planning to bring the site back to economic life as a set of business units. The project is increasingly being seen as having the potential to be transformative to the social and economic fortunes of the historic village.
As Jim put things to us with his so kind offer in give way the figurehead to his woodstore and the novel competition, “this will be fun”.
Further details about the local figurehead competition will be posted soon.
www.rwjsear.com
“the primary sash window repair service in East Sussex“
