Woodworm and deathwatch beetle have led to a church spire being deemed ‘unsafe’ and needing £50,000 of repairs. Inspections at St Mary’s Church in Long Sutton have found major problems hidden under the lead cladding in Europe’s oldest and tallest spire, meaning repair work is urgently needed. Spiders have helped deal with the impact of wood boring insects naturally, but the upper level of the spire has been deemed unsafe and structural repairs are being planned to take place in the next couple of months. Fr Jonathan Sibley, St Mary’s vicar, said: “We now know a definitive cost of £50,000 for t…