Wybunbury history
 
Its not unusual for the Tower and the activities surrounding it to be in the press. Here's a brief outline below of some of the stories that have been covered over the last few years.
  WYBUNBURY TOWER IN THE PRESS ILLUSTRATIONS
  Wybunbury Tower opens again Wybunbury Tower opens
   

A man who was the driving force behind the straightening of the Leaning Tower of Pisa was guest-of-honour at an open weekend to mark the official reopening of Wybunbury's famous leaning church tower.

Professor John Burland, who was instrumental in persuading the authorities that the Pisa tower could be straightened using the same under-excavation method as first used at Wybunbury in 1832, attended the ceremony along with Professor Efrain Shelley, who carried out similar work on the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, and archaeological historian Glynis Johnston.

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  Visits start again to the Tower John Colbert
   

Tourists from Canada and South Africa enjoyed a bird's eye view of the Cheshire countryside at the weekend. They were amont about 250 visitors who took advantage of an open weekend to climb to the top of the leaning tower of St Chad's Church at Wybunbury Nantwich.

The weekend was arranged in conjunction with English Heritage which provided grant aid for the preservation of the tower, all that now remains of the origianl parish church.

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  Gardening on the Tower gardening on the tower
   

Gardening defied the law of gravity when some weeding needed doing at the 13th Century Wybunbury Tower. More than green fingers were necessary after it was discovered tree seedlings were sprouting on the outside walls between the stone slabs.

It took the services of an expert with a head for heights to deal with the problem. Dave Riley of Cewe donned his ropes and with the help of villager John Yale of Wybunbury, abseiled down the sides of the 90ft tower, prising out the plants that had taken root.

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  Ringing Changes for Historic Bells bell changes
   

A ring of 17th Century bells has been removed from its belfry to udergo a £40,000 overhaul. The 6 bells were lowered down Wybunbury Tower one by one in a delicate, week-long operation. They will spend the next 16 weeks undergoing a re-fit at a specialist bell foundry in Loughbourgh financed by £100,000 National Lottery grant.

The secretary of the Wybunbury Tower Trust, borough councillor Richard Ellwood said, "The tower and bells are what make Wybunbury special. Without them we would be just any other village..."

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  Getting a good view of the fig pie rolling viewing the pies
    It's important to get a good view of the fig pie wake event. Those pies roll thick and fast and the best thing to do is to get your spot and stick to it. Some villagers, however, pick spots that kind of make them stand out from the crowd!
           
           
  Getting ready for the day ready-for-the-day
   

South Cheshire's most bizarre family fun day is ready to roll. Wybunbury's Fig Pie Wakes will attract hundreds of visitors to watch competitors roll their specially made pies from the Swan Inn down the Main Road to see how far they travel.

The unique race is thought to date back at least 200 years - these is a poster still intact advertising the event as long ago as 1812.

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  Pie Revival Fig Pie Wake revival
   

Hundred's of people flocked to Wybunbury at the weekend for the revival of the village's traditional fig pie wakes. The main road through the village near Crewe was shut while 28 competitors lined up for the race which has been revived to help pay for the upkeep of Wybunbury Tower.

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