Foresight of YPS predecessors helps Mystery Plays

A meeting by the Gardens Group with new Head Gardener, Alison Pringle, today Friday 13th July, was followed by a guided tour of the Mystery Plays Venue in the abbey ruins given by Ben Pugh, the Project Coordinator. The grandstand, holding 1500 spectators for each of the more than 20 performances, is quite a feat of engineering and exists within the Abbey Ruins without touching the ruins themselves. An interesting fact: – the foresight of YPS predecessors installing fire hydrants and sewers into the Gardens over 50 years ago has been a great aid to todays project organisers.