THE mayor of Redditch was recently invited to attend the re-dedication of the Great West Window at Worcester Cathedral.

On June 7 1218, a solemn service of dedication of the cathedral took place in the presence of King Henry 111 and a large gathering of nobles, bishops and abbots.

This was the final consecration-of the building begun by St Wulfstan in 1084, though in the intervening years there had been set backs, collapses, and fires including a disastrous fire in 1202.

It was the occasion when the bones of St Wulfstan were transferred to his new shrine near the high altar.

Thereafter June 7 was kept in the cathedral as an annual celebration of the dedication of St Wulfstan.

The anniversary of this event is therefore very fitting occasion on which to acknowledge the many donors and benefactors past and present, of whom King Henry 111 was a notable and generous example.

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This special anniversary of the dedication the eighth Centenary is a particularly appropriate occasion on which to re-dedicate the Great West Window and offer thanksgiving for completion of all the projects funded by the English Cathedral’s First World War Repair Fund From which Worcester has received nearly £900,000.

Town mayor councillor Brunner said: “It was a wonderful service of dedication to a truly awesome window.”

She added: "I would encourage everyone to go and look at a piece of our county history.”