Some sad news for Good Friday

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It's Good Friday, a day to be sombre before Easter Sunday jumps out at us in all its glory.

We're in the Enchanted Village hall, selling hot cross buns and coffee to raise fund for our jubilee celebrations in June. In come the church choir, fresh from a church service, processing slowly and with sadness on their faces.

It had to happen. We'd gotten away with it for far too long.

Thieves have just stripped the lead off the church roof.

That's about it.

Love Maddie x

Comments

  1. Milla6 April 2012 at 16:29

    no!!! the bastards. As I get older I get crosser about small selfishnesses which affect wider groups. May they drop it on their collective toe.

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  2. Emma Lee-Potter6 April 2012 at 16:34

    That is so shocking. The Enchanted Village sounds so blissful - the last place you'd expect thieves to nick lead off the church roof. Dreadful.

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  3. Pondside6 April 2012 at 17:11

    No - that is too awful. Lead and copper theft are a problem here too.

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  4. Hilary10 April 2012 at 03:20

    Unbelievable. I'm sorry to hear that.

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  5. katie eggeman12 April 2012 at 16:01

    That is just awful.

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