A GOOD samaritan with a love of woodwork came to the rescue of a popular public viewing spot in Hexham.
A public bench located high up Causey Hill Road, near its junction with Yarridge Road, offers glorious views across the town and the Tyne Valley.
But the wooden seat had become weathered to the point that much of it was rotten beyond repair, and while the structure remained intact, there was no platform to sit on.
The plight of the seat, understood to have been originally erected in memory of a former resident, was highlighted on social media.
The Hexham Matters page on Facebook was inundated with suggestions about how a revamp of the seat could be financed.