Students from Throckley Primary School have raised funds to restore the face of the Virgin Mary on a stained glass window at St Mary the Virgin Church. The window became defective several years ago and the church has been missing the visage of one of the key figures in the Christmas story ever since.
That will soon change however as a group of Year 2 children noticed the defect when they were visiting recently. They then started a fundraising campaign through school in order to restore the window. They did a bag pack at the local Sainsbury's which raised an amazing £500, covering the costs of the restoration.
Further showing the generosity of the community, Simon Harvey of Borderdale Glass has agreed to carry out the restoration of the stained glass window for no more than the £500 raised by the children.
