https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l5xnenek7o
A man has travelled from Cornwall to the Isle of Lewis to make 52 calls from a rural telephone box in order to keep it in service.
William Arnold, who works as an artist and photographer, took the 1700-mile (2,735km) round trip to visit the rare phone box in Einacleit as part of a project to preserve phone lines in rural communities.
Ofcom guidelines state a minimum of 52 calls have to be made from a phone box each year in order for it to remain operational.
"The project is slightly ridiculous and comedic," said William. "But there is also a serious point about how we communicate with each other and how these phone boxes are often vital rural lifelines."
The 43-year-old has been working to save phone boxes since 2022.
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