A 90-year-old former RAF driver has helped to save his local church after raising nearly $39,000 through the production and sale of sausage rolls and malt loaf. #GerrySmith #StMarysChurch #Suffolkchurchfundraiser
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90-year-old’ssecretrecipesraisenearly$39,000forchurchrepairsByChristianToday,Monday,March17,2025RichardChatham(L)andGerrySmith(R)outsideStMary’sChurchinMarketWeston,Suffolk,England.|RichardChathamA90-year-oldformerRAFdriverhashelpedtosavehislocalchurchafterraisingnearly$39,000throughtheproductionandsaleofsausagerollsandmaltloaf.
GerrySmith,ofMarketWestoninwestSuffolk,tookupbakingattheageof80,followingthedeathofhiswife,Pamela,whoservedasawardenatthelocalSt.Mary’sChurch.
St.Mary’s12windowswerecollapsingandbeingheldupwithwoodenboards.Inanefforttorestorethechurch,thelocalcommunityraised£100,000($129,900)tofixthewindows.Smithaccountedfornearlyathirdofthistotalthroughhisbaking,althoughotherdonorsincludedtheAlfredWilliamsCharitableTrustandtheSuffolkHistoricChurchesTrust.
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