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11/12/09
All Saints Church in Edmonton is celebrating after winning a prize that will see its processional cross restored to its former glory.
The prize comes after a parishioner entered the historical item into Project Restore, a national initiative launched by ecclesiastical manufacturer Hayes & Finch hoping to bring some of the country’s most significant religious and historical items back into mainstream use.
The cross which has been used at All Saints for more than 50 years was presented to by the mother of a soldier who died in World War One and will now receive a restoration to the value of £750.
The cross bears signs of considerable ‘wear and tear’, with worn gilt engraving and damage to the points of each cross.
Mrs Elaine Maul, a member of the PCC for All Saints Church, entered the cross into Project Restore. She said:
"Everyone at the parish has been grinning like Cheshire cats since we found out we had won the runner up prize.
"The cross is a key focal point in our worship and is paraded at every church service. The story behind it has always fascinated our parishioners and we can’t wait to see it restored and displayed proudly in our church."
A team of judges, including the Archdeacon of London and Brother Ken Vance from Saint Francis Xavier's Church in Liverpool, was impressed with the story behind the cross and the beauty of the piece.
Karen Reilly, marketing director of Hayes & Finch, said:
"The judges were truly taken aback by the story behind the ornate cross and it was an easy choice for us to award a restoration prize to the parish.
”We hope that through the restoration an important part of All Saints local history will be returned, and the cross can once again be displayed in the church."
The overall winner of Project Restore is St Peter and St Paul’s Catholic Church in Ilford, Essex, receiving a restoration prize of £1,500. The other runner up is All Saints Franciscan Friary in Barton-upon-Irwell, Greater Manchester, also winning a £750 restoration.
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