{"id":6281,"date":"2025-06-05T20:56:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icksp.org.uk\/preston\/?p=6281"},"modified":"2025-06-09T12:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T11:39:43","slug":"visit-st-walburges-spire-in-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icksp.org.uk\/preston\/visit-st-walburges-spire-in-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Climb one of the UK&#8217;s tallest buildings and Preston&#8217;s highest point!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">St. Walburge&#8217;s is opening its doors to visitors and giving them an amazing opportunity to climb up the spire next Saturdays 19<sup>th<\/sup>, 26<sup>th<\/sup> July, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> and 9<sup>th<\/sup> August 2025 from 1pm to 5pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Visitors will be able to ascend the 309-foot (94 metre) high spire, which is the third tallest spire in the UK, and the tallest on a parish church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">All proceeds will go to assist in the maintenance of this structure and <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">especially the restoration of the roof of the church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Tickets can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/events\/stwalburgesshrinechurch\">online<\/a>; no ticket sales at the door<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/icksp.org.uk\/newbrighton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Saturday-19th-and-26th-July-Saturday-2nd-and-9th-August-1pm-5pm.pdf\">All information<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Walburge&#8217;s is opening its doors to visitors and giving them an amazing opportunity to climb up the spire next Saturdays 19th, 26th July, 2nd and 9th August 2025 from 1pm to 5pm. 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