Minster donation welcomed

2:12pm Wednesday 19th March 2008

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A KIND donation of nearly £70,000 has handed a welcome boost to the restoration appeal for York Minster.

Dean of York the Very Rev Keith Jones received a cheque today from the Company of Merchant Adventurers, which held a special fundraising dinner late last year.

The event raised £68,745.84 for the York Minster Revealed project to restore the stonework and glasswork at the East Front and improve the visitor experience, and includes the development of a new piazza at the south entrance.

Dean Jones said: "This is a marvellous example of people's enthusiasm getting a great result.

"It's a wonderful amount and it will help us enormously in meeting our target."