In article 77aac2a2-fdb3-41f2-9a2b-86456e0d96d4
@d27g2000prf.googlegroups.com, says...
I will try, if I can find one, an independent diy shop, however, does
anyone have any ideas?

Eight meters is rather high - rather higher than our house!

However, our local timber yard sells proper one-piece washing poles, not
those silly jointed things Wilkinsons sell.

Failing that, your local steel stockists.
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