Abseilers used to fit wall insulation into Littlehampton building

ABSEILING is not something that Arun’s Jo Brooks had in mind when she became the council’s energy efficiency officer.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Jun 2011, 08:00 BST

But that’s exactly what she did, from the top of Littlehampton’s Kingmere tower block.

Daredevil Jo decided to take on the heart-pounding-challenge after a project to use abseilers to fit cavity wall insulation in the tower block was given the go-ahead.

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She took the plunge in front of a large crowd of residents, with Littlehampton’s new mayor, Alan Gammon, watching, too. Another resident, Matthew Ashman, also made the descent.

Jo said: “The most terrifying bit was climbing over the edge of a building so high up but once I was over that, I really enjoyed the descent and had a beautiful view of the coastline.

“Having done the abseil, I now have a lot more respect for the guys installing the cavity wall insulation. It must be hard work spending so long balancing on the ropes and using drills and insulation hoses.

“The residents all seemed really excited that the block was finally getting insulated so they will be cosy this winter, especially as they have not had any of the usual worries about scaffolding, such as blocking light, security, the length of time it’s up and cost.”

The work will take a couple of weeks and is being carried out as part of the West Sussex Flats Insulation Project, a two-year project which was set up in 2009 by Arun.