Setting up the Millennium Beacon on Toot Hill
Orwell erected its beacon on Toot Hill, above the Clunch Pits. The beacon was part of a string of beacons established across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The Beacon was donated by Marshall's Aerospace and is the property of South Cambs District Council.
On 31st December 1999, to the sound of a trumpet fanfare on Tower Bridge, the Queen lit the National Millennium Beacon triggering the lighting of the beacons across the UK, including the South Cambs. Beacon in Orwell.
Erecting the Millenium Beacon on Toot Hill
View of the beacon through the Clunch Pits
Fuelling the Beacon. From top to bottom - Mark Robinson, John Reid, Bob Bryant, and David Miller