James Mitchinson, 81, returned from a trip away to find a letter informing him of the plans to put the mast near his home on Hardy Mill Road, Harwood.
Mr Mitchinson, who taught in Middleton and did supply work at Turton School and Canon Slade School, says he has stayed in every day with his wife in anticipation of the installation.
And when they turned up this (Thursday) morning, Mr Mitchinson sat on a chair outside his…