Girl offers to say 'bong' for Big Ben's chimes during repair
Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl from the UK, has offered to say 'bong' instead of Big Ben's chimes for a BBC radio show, during the renovation of the 157-year-old clock. She wrote a letter to a BBC editor, who replied through a letter. The letter stated, "That's an awful lot of work for someone who is still quite young."
Set in the Elizabeth towers, the Big Ben, also known as the 'great clock' is scheduled to undergo a much needed annual repairing ritual in 2017, so that the over 157 year-old clock does not stop working completely. The Big Ben will go completely silent for a long time as the repairing process goes on.While many weren't affected by this, a young girl named Phoebe was really worried about Radio 4's PM program which starts off only after the Big Ben chimes. And that is when Phoebe decided to write a letter to a BBC editor volunteering to say 'BONG' for them until the great clock comes back in action.Jon Hanson, the father of the young girl, shared a Facebook post announcing that Phoebe finally received a reply from BBC. The editor explained little Phoebe that providing the bongs every day would be a tough task for her.