Lad's school jumper found on roof after more than 20 years
29.09.2023 - 06:11
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A former pupil's jumper has been found on the roof of his old primary school... more than 20 years after he left.
Headteacher Rachel Gourley said workmen had discovered the weatherworn jersey following a leak in one of the roofs at Huxley CoE Primary School, in Chester, on Tuesday (September 26).
And when they unfurled the sodden piece of fabric, which had been tied into a ball, they realised it was an old jumper, with the name of its owner stitched into the collar.
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Rachel later put out a social media post displaying the item of clothing, saying she hoped it would 'find its way back' to Tommy.
She wrote: “Here at Huxley we are always saying if an item of uniform is named it will find its way back to you. Therefore would TOMMY CRANK - AGED 27 like to collect his jumper from the school?
"It has been on our roof for approximately 20 years so it may need a good clean. Whilst I often take home items of uniform to wash, I think I will leave this one for you.”
Rachel, who runs the flexi-school, said when the workmen first came across the jumper, they thought it was a football.
She said: “We had a bit of a leak on one of our flat roofs. We weren’t sure where it was coming from, so my site maintenance went up and he scraped a lot of moss off.
“But he found this right in the corner of the flat roof – this round ball of moss. He thought it was a football. When he pulled it down, that’s when we unveiled what it was. It has been up there maybe about 20 years.
She added: “We’ve got