Ripon Cathedral
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Address | Liberty Court House, Minster Rd, Ripon HG4 1QT, United Kingdom |
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Organist(s) | Tim Harper |
Canon Chancellor | Barry Pyke |
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ID | 2604124 |
About Ripon Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, is a cathedral in the North Yorkshire city of Ripon. Founded as a monastery by Scottish monks in the 660s, it was refounded as a Benedictine monastery by St Wilfrid in 672.
Ripon cafe owner's tearful appeal after shop vandalised
By Andrew BartonBBC News
A North Yorkshire cafe owner has made a tearful plea After Her shop window was smashed ahead of one of her busiest trading days of the year.
In a video on Social Media , Helen Slater , who runs Ripon's Cathedral View cafe, said she was " heartbroken" at The Discovery early on Friday morning.
Appealing for witnesses to get In Touch , she added: " It's a struggle to make money and now I can't open. "
Ms Slater has since praised the " wonderful" response from " team Ripon".
North Yorkshire Police confirmed officers were investigating The Incident .
In an emotional recording made soon after arriving for work early on Friday morning, Ms Slater said: " Someone has very kindly smashed my window.
" If anyone knows who it is, please let them know how heartbroken they've made somebody. "
" This really, really, hurts, " she added.
However, a few hours later Ms Slater posted a second video thanking local people for their " amazing" help.
" Everybody's jumped in. I'm being boarded up, " She Said .
" It was a shock and I blubbed my eyes out, but Thank You everybody for all your kind words and help. "
The Cafe , which sits directly opposite Ripon Cathedral , would reopen as soon as it was " safe to do so" Ms Slater said.
" Thank You all from the bottom of my heart. "
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: " We received a report This Morning that The Window of a cafe on Bedern Bank, Ripon, had been smashed with a rock. "
The vandalism was believed to have taken place some time between 18:00 GMT on Thursday and 06:15 GMT on Friday, they added.
Officers appealed for anyone with information about The Incident to get In Touch .
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