Andrew Barnardo from Gideons International came in to school on Friday, September 29, to distribute the English standard version of the bible to new Year 7 students at a special Welcome Mass at St Antony’s.

Andrew comes every year to hand out the pocket sized Gideon bibles and each student received one at the end of mass.

Mr Halliwell added: “I would like to thank Andrew for coming every year and doing this for our students. I love it when I see the older students, our 15 and 16 year olds who still walk around school every day with their Gideons in their blazer pockets having collected them from Andrew years before. I know these young students will treasure them too.”