Image - caption: "The Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Peter Smith, cuts first sod of new Catholic primary school to be built at Gorleston."
The £1 million development of a new school to replace St Mary's School starts with the Bishop lifting the first sod from the ground. Head teacher, Peter Cleary, and the chairman of board of governors, John Holmes, observe with contractors. Albion Road site future uncertain as permission to develop it has been refused.
Manuscript annotation: Speech bubble from Bishop "Right! That's the last we'll see of Alan. Now where do you want the time capsule buried?"
Photo 1: Bishop Smith, with Fr Jennings, being presented with a copy of the church's plans.
Photo 2: General view of church showing extension.
Text: Consecration and dedication ceremony conducted by Bishop Peter Smith at the completion of £194,000 extension project.
"Chris Heath, who served for 24 years as a deacon in the diocese of East Anglia, passed away just before Holy Week." Story continues
Image caption: "Pictured left are Chris and Eilish Heath (left and centre) marking an event with a godson"
Front page photo: "Getting a lift" - Fr David Jennings is pictured, hand on top of cross, waving a hard hat, on a crane platform.
Page 7 item: "Priest lowers cross in place" - The cross is being fitted into place on the completion of a £194,000 building project. Bishop Peter Smith to lead the consecration ceremony at 11.30pm[sic] on 27 October 2001. Unique placement of three relics: St Thomas a Becket, St Maximillian Kolbe, St Gregory.
"Peter Smith liked to say that he was “just a Battersea boy”. Certainly the tenth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark, to give him his full title, was never accused of putting on clerical airs or graces." story continues.
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