could possibly make a statue of Our Lady of the Well, as none suitable existed.

a 'make do' and mend feature; a wooden dowel substituted for a flute.

The sceptre was removed because it was undersized, and also broken

A Pieta statue which holds dear memories for parishioners is restored

the figure of Christ, darkened by candle soot and detritus, was not easily seen against the dark canopy.

As part of the restoration, we returned the carved wooden phial of oil to the top of St. Walburge’s rule book

crucifix repaired In God's time... 'While man makes plans, God laughs...' as the old saying goes. I haven't posted in a while, because Preparing photos to make them blog-ready can be time consuming; one of many reasons why I have not posted as often as promised. Doing the hands on practical restoration work, has taken up much of my time. With apologies made, I shall continue with said post, and hope it will provide some useful insights. This crucifix came to me by accident...

At this time of year our most frequent patients are Crib kings and Nativity shepherds with damaged and fractured necks.

the statue had undergone many re-paintings during its 70 plus years. My colour preferences for holy statues is to keep them true to their iconography.

we completed the restoration of an antique set of Belgian Stations of the cross. Father mentioned that the parish children were keen to see the “story of Jesus” more clearly, as the figures had become so dull with age,