“Dirty Harry” Vicar seeks a partner

The post of Associate Minister in the Parish of Clitheroe, Low Moor, Chatburn and Downham has attracted very little interest with only a handful of candidates applying. Is the vicar the problem?

Self-confessed “Dirty Harry” fan Revd Andy Froud believes that it could be.

Clitheroe consistently features in the top ten most desirable places to live in the UK due to its excellent schools, lovely scenery and good transport links to Manchester and Leeds. The house provided with the post of Associate Minister is a modern four-bedroomed property with a pleasant garden.

But notoriously the character played by Clint Eastwood cannot find a partner – or at least one that doesn’t end up dead or in hospital. “I’m told that it has always been difficult to recruit clergy for the North as they prefer ministry in the Home Counties, ” said Revd Froud “If any of these snowflakes can summon up the courage to pass the Watford gap they might find that most people up here are welcoming, friendly and supportive. Present company excepted.”

Revd Froud is a self-confessed disorganised workaholic with a low tolerance for those who he considers “idle”.  Anyone working with him, he believes, would need the “patience of a saint”. This is the third time the post has been advertised and the question he is asking himself is “am I feeling lucky?” Anyone interested in the post should contact him on andyfroud@gmail.com

A proud Yorkshireman, he also considers the problem could be that the job is in Lancashire.