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I have recently completed an exciting contemporary commission for St Nicholas Church of England Primary School in Blackpool. The idea came about after the School was extended and a new hall built in March 2009. The 1m x 5m window was unveiled at a Dedication Ceremony held on 16th September 2011, which was attended by the whole School including former teachers and pupils. The stories and teachings of Jesus play a very important part in the lives of the children at the School so the window was designed around five significant events in His life. From bottom to top the panels depict the Nativity, Jesus talking with Children, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and the topmost panel symbolizes the Light and a candle flame which is one of the motifs of the School.

When designing this window I wanted to express these events in a way that was both accessible, meaningful and uplifting to the children. So with the Nativity panel, for example, I also wanted to convey the power of the relationship between a mother and child. by having each facing the other in a moment of tenderness.

Year Six pupil Lucy Stowell, 11, said she loved the new window.

She said: “I think it is really good, I really like the one in the middle where Jesus is putting his hands together and the cross is on his shoulder.

“It is a rainbow of colour, it looks really nice when the light shines through it, much better than having plain glass.

“And it represents our school, it is a Christian school and we believe Jesus is always with us wherever we go. I also like that people outside the school can see the window because they can look at it and enjoy it as well.”