Instead, with subsequent lockdowns announced, the rainbow spent almost all of the year on display - despite it not being designed and built with longevity in mind.
For Christmas, Phil Hadley added an illuminated star to the rainbow on the front of his house
- Credit: PHIL HADLEY
It was down briefly in September when children first went back to school.
But, after "realising we were all in this for the long haul, it was clear there was good reason to put it up again shortly after".
For Remembrance Day, Phil made a large wooden poppy to adorn the rainbow, while he added an illuminated star at Christmastime and a Cupid's heart ahead of Valentine's Day.