💀🐦 Bird saved from horrible death: This fella got himself stuck at the bottom of a bricked up fireplace and the pigeon was too big to squeeze through the fires throat. He was gently offered a lift to the top of the chimney stack on a modified brush with a sponge platform, CCTV and a lot of patience. After a little rest on the chimney pot and a big shake off to remove the soot and dust. He flew away safe and sound thanks to the customers quick reactions to call in a chimney sweep. ⏳🔥🎩
If you missed Jim Chim-in-ey talking about being a Dorset chimney sweep live at 7:50am on BBC Radio Solent. You can watch the video below.
Talking to our Dorset life guest today and well Jim the Dorset Chimney Sweep is on the phone to talk to us. Intro Jim good morning I need your sign up on something, I want to do something a little bit cheesy, I guess this happens all the time whenever anybody talks about your life and stuff. Can i play Chim Chim-in-ey [Music] Dorset life time, I think it's only fair when you get a chimney-sweep on the show to play you know this from Mary Poppins and Dorset Life's guest today is who you've heard from it's Jim Chim-in-ey not his real name, after having had the nickname JC for years when this 31 year old took over a chimney sweeping business three years ago it seemed fitting for him to change his name. Jim lovely to have you on. Give me some give me a check on hows things are in the chimney sweeping world in the 21st century? Yeah it's going really well the wood burners has really helped thanks to the fashion of wood burners coming into homes has really helped to keep the business alive. Your young, your 31 so how does one become a chimney sweep when they're in their late twenties? I inherited the business from a feller named James and he is a family friend in my auntie, that is the person who knows knows the friend and she convinced me to go on a few jobs with him and I went went on a few jobs and I loved it. What was he was the appeal? What did you what did you fall in love with quite so quickly? Well I really liked the social side I love popping to people's houses and having a chat and getting to know lots of interesting people. When the James who was running the business before you Jim Chim-in-ey took over, did he pass the business on with any kind of a warning because I guess it's very easy from the outside to assume that chimney sweeping has quieten down over recent years. He said there was just enough work out there just to tick on by and which was quite nice and I looked at the accounts and it turned out pretty good for myself so it's just just enough to survive which is what I wanted. Is the job any different from what it would have been a hundred years ago? I guess you're not sending you know seven-year-olds up the chimney anymore but presumably its back breaking hard work is there any labor-saving devices? The biggest things happened in the chimney sweeping world is something called power sweeping which is attaching special chimney sweeping rods to drill and that's spinning for you so that when you get stuck on a bend and things like that it works a lot better. When I first started it was manual sweeping then ,you end up with a beach body in the winter, and you lose it just in-time for when the summer season hits. So power sweeping has definitely helped. That's definitely interesting, we live in a house that is central heating but where my folks live in South Wales, my dad who's sixty nine now, he will still sweep the chimney and it's one of those jobs whenever he does it just the old-fashioned manual way then he'll come out with the creek in his neck and a sore back and I say why? Just get somebody in to do it There is a lot more to it then you think, its about getting the rod sizes correct and making sure you get in a good clean, that is what we do. You touched on there Jim that obviously the busy time it is ridiculous we're talking to a chimney sweep on a day like today, looking out my window blue skies and sunshine. Does anyone get there chimney swept in the summer is there any sense in that? A few people do, but most people wait until September or February those are sort of our peak times either at the beginning of the season or at the end. If I swept it mid summer and the customer is unfortunate enough to get a bird's nest afterwards, they would have to get it swept again to get rid of the nest before September, so a lot of people get its swept after the bird season. So a bit quieter now, a chance you to take a break before things step up again, although there's every chance over the summer you might get a a wedding booking tell me a bit about this . . . you've had three over three years? Sweeps are famous for being being lucky, basically we saved king George II and he decreed and said that chimney sweeps we're lucky and he invited as sweep to his daughter's wedding and I'm from then we get invited. It was our parents sort of era and their parents were the ones who bought us for the wedding and we turn up and we crash the wedding, steal the kiss from the bride and things like that. How often have you done that? I've done three of them so whats that. . . about once a year I get probably two phone calls.T These aren't people that you know? You're just turning up to strangers weddings? I found out about it because people were ringing me up asking if I do chimney sweep weddings in Dorset Well there you go. Jim Chim-in-ey available to sweep chimneys and turn up at weddings. Before we let you disappear is it is it true that you once swept sweeps chimney? Sweep of Sooty and sweep? Yeah the property of John the puppeteer of Sooty & Sweep and I went in his house and the house is full of Sooty and Sweep and he was kind enough to let me take a photo.
Sooty and Sweep Dorset Chimney Sweep Jim Chim-in-ey
Who knew that chimney sweeps were good luck for weddings there you go um I do know we will check back in with Dorset lives on Monday morning about same time BBC radio Solent. Thank you to Steve Harris & the BBC Radio Solent Team and to John Seaton for the Sooty and Sweep photo opportunity. Jim Chim-in-ey Dorset's Chimney Sweep Specialist
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Chimney Sweeps takes part in Winton Carnival & Parade at Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset
Did you miss Jim Chim-in-ey at Winton Carnival,- Watch this video to catch Jim Chim.in.ey Chimney Sweep Dorset & friends carnival it up . . . https://youtu.be/MoTpQtGe-kk
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What Jim's Friends have to say about Winton Carnival?
"I've always wanted to be in Winton Carnival so I jumped at the chance to participate as a Chimney Sweep in Jim Chim-In-ey's Mary Poppins themed float!" Jeni, Winton, Bournemouth
"It was great fun to dress up as chimney sweeps representing Jim Chim-in-ey in this years Winton carnival and be on the other side of the fence!" Asha, Ed and Wren, West Howe, Bournemouth
"Fantastic day taking part in Winton Carnival with Jim Chim-in-ey dressed up as a Chimney Sweep, thank you for the opportunity and look forward to next year!" Sophie, Bournemouth
"Really enjoyed dressing up in my traditional chimney sweep outfit at Winton Carnival." Jim, Westbourne, Bournemouth
"Best Winton Carnival yet! Especially as I got to dance through the parade dressed as a Chimney Sweep with Jim Chim-in-ey!"
Sarah, Wallisdown, Poole
"We had a great time being a part of Winton Carnival for Jim Chim.in.ey Chimney Sweep Dorset this weekend. 😃" Hey Create Laser Cutting, Winton Bournemouth
Photos from the Winton Carnival Parade
Here is some photos of Jim Chim-in-ey The Dorset Chimney Sweep Specialist & Friends taking part in Winton Carnival.
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Winton Carnival - Jim Chim-in-ey Chimney Sweep Bournemouth 03
Winton Carnival - Jim Chim-in-ey Chimney Sweep Bournemouth 04
Winton Carnival - Jim Chim-in-ey Chimney Sweep Bournemouth 05
More photos from Winton Carnival Bournemouth can be found at the Daily Echo Website
Where does the Winton Carnival Parade Run?
Starts at Wimborne Road, Winton, Bournemouth
Through Cardiagian Road, Winton Bournemouth
Through Maxwell Road, Winton Bournemouth
Ending up at Winton Wreck, Bournemouth
Jim Chim-in-ey the Chimney Sweep as heard on BBC Radio Solent.
How to listen
103.8 FM in Dorset.
Digital Radio across the county (in east Dorset you may pick up both breakfast programmes).
Freeview Channel 726 in the South West.
You can't yet listen on the BBC iPlayer Radio app, but we are on TuneIn Radio and Radioplayer.
After the programme
Listen to all our programmes on the BBC iPlayer Radio App and online on the Breakfast in Dorset
homepage. (Or web search "Breakfast in Dorset" or click the "Breakfast in Dorset" buttong from
the station page: bbc.co.uk/solent - if you listen on here you'll get the other breakfast show).
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Update:
Jim Chim-in-ey's phone is back online.
You can contact Jim for all chimney sweep enquiries on 07837 672 548 .
E-mail & whattsapp are also available at your convenience.
Jim sweeps most chimneys, openfires and woodburners and is available to sweep acrossa Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch & Dorset.
Chimney sweep phone back online
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