Parishioners of a church in the New Forest have raised thousands of pounds to replace lead stolen from its bell tower.
Thieves scaled 35 feet to the top of St George’s Church in Damerham to steal the lead which had inscriptions etched into it dating back to the 18th Century.
The church says the generosity and goodwill of parishioners has more than outweighed the upset of the theft.
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