On his visit to my infant school I remember being very puzzled when asked to look-after the bishops's crook. As a regular Dixon of Dock Green watcher at the time - I was expecting to sit on a hand-cuffed jolly 'cockeney' type burgler with a striped shirt and a bag of swag.

I was quite relieved to find this heavy but rather swanky crystal glass affair - which I quite proudly held for the duration of the bishop's visit to our carol service.