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Pulpits to PintsIn Tur Langton, in Leicestershire, the pub stands right opposite the church. Barbara Knight is the local vicar and Keith Bambury is the landlord of the Crown Inn, and both were game for an unconventional job swap It all began one evening when Reverend Barbara Knight went into the Crown Inn Public house and asked Keith whether he had read a book written in the 1920s called The Yeoman Farmer's Son. In the book, the vicar would make a dash for the pub bang on noon. Banter developed as a result of that conversation and Keith suggested that if he was the vicar, he could fill the church. Barbara couldn't let that go. They decided that for one day only, they would swap jobs. They prepared for their rôle reversal with a series of posters. Barbara says, "We had these superb posters of me as busty barmaid with a cartoon body with my head on." But she also had a bit of a practise behind the bar beforehand, particulary in how to use the till. Keith, for his part, had chosen the hymns. He was determined to take his duties seriously, so he did his homework and referred to texts in the bible. The subject of his sermon was alcohol, of course. All Keith's supporters wore a crown rosette which was sold in the pub and helped raise money for the church. Barbara thinks Keith did an excellent job. "The ideal sermon has to have a bit of theological content, a bit of practical application and a bit of humour. It had all those." Unfortunately, Keith isn't a regular churchgoer because the pub opening hours clash with the church services. Do you do an unusual job?
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