Barley’s Biscuit Bridgnorth, Hightown - Up the Slippery Slope

Today I have edited my final Barley’s Biscuit book in the series of twelve. I will add some snippets later, but for now here is the blurb:

‘Aboard a bus ride from the lovely village of Jackfield, through some estates and wonderful Shropshire countryside, Barley, the clever Border-Collie dog, his nephew Basil and their human friend Mick, take in some spectacular views before arriving at Hightown, a part of Bridgnorth. Although there a many spectacular things to do and see there, that wasn’t their final destination for their special day out.

Mick led the two dogs through one of the markets going on that day and went past some sights and museums he would like to visit himself, before reaching the signpost he was looking for. The signpost pointed to all sorts of places to go including the one he wanted to take his dogs to that day. It was the funicular railway. The ride is very steep connecting Hightown with Lowtown areas of Bridgnorth and boasting spectacular views.

Whilst waiting on the platform for the return trip, an unseen incident happens when a maintenance man is servicing the funicular railway to keep the mechanism working safely. Barley spots it however. He has an ingenious idea to correct the situation and remove any danger using some items they had found during their adventures in Lowtown. Basil has to be very brave on this occasion to help his uncle succeed…’