Bollington St John’s was delighted to host a very special visitor when Bishop Libby came to the school.

The Bishop, along with Canon Vernoica Hydon, joined the school for lunch and then had a lengthy meeting with the ethos groups from both schools of the Federation, which includes Pott Shrigley and St Johns.

Bishop Libby spent more than an hour chatting to the children and answering all their questions.

Tom Murphy 9, Hollie Eyre 9, Elsa McLellan 9, Fynn Lovick 10 and Harriet Holmes 9 with Bishop Libby Lane

And before she left, she showed the whole school her Bishop’s cross, ring, mitre, cassock and crosier and explained the significance of each item.

Students Tom Murphy nine, Hollie Eyre nine, Elsa McLellan nine, Fynn Lovick, 10, and Harriet Holmes, nine, were lucky enough to hold the precious items.

Melanie Walker, headteacher, said: “It was a wonderful experience, an inspirational visit and we were very lucky to have had the opportunity to meet the Bishop.”