Tyred out

It sounds like a weird joke: how many professionals does it take to hold up a tyre on the end of a stick? Answer: three.

One to hold the tyre, two others to get some publicity for it.

The truth behind this odd picture is a joint charitable effort by the Birmingham office of Pinsent Curtis and surveyors DTZ Debenham Thorpe to build an aerial slide at 870 House, a non-residential base for children aged between eight and 16 with emotional and behavioural problems.

Volunteers from both firms prepared the ground for the construction of the slide, which was then taken over by real professionals.

(From left) Alex Jones of Pinsent Curtis, John Robson of 870 House and Michael Wildbore-Smith of DTZ.