Don't look down... 🙈 | BBC Norfolk

Blue Peter's John Noakes climbs the mast at HMS Ganges Royal Naval (Boys) Training Establishment, Shotley, Harwich. John Noakes did the Royal Navy proud dressing the mast like an old hand... If your father or grandfather went through HMS Ganges he probably did this too. | British & Commonwealth Forces

ROYAL NAVY MAST MANNING - Accompanied by Massed Bands playing the traditional naval sea shanty 'Westering Home', the Royal Navy perform Ceremonial Mast Manning in 1994, HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth. Mast Manning was obviously a necessary duty in the age of sail but the practice continued in the Royal Navy long after sail, for new boy entrants at the Recruit Training Establishment HMS Ganges it was a regular feature of training and recreation. Even after HMS Ganges was closed Mas Manni

Andy Hodder Smith, Master Rigger at The National Museum of the Royal Navy has been tasked with co-ordinating the removal of the mizzen mast and the bowsprit for ongoing restoration. Watch their latest efforts as Andy explains what's been happening and what visitors can expect. | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard