Hundreds visit knitted mice display at Jurby Church

The Jurby Mice, which were created by Jean Tucker, made their first appearance in the church in 2012.

It was a fundraising initiative as the northern Church was at risk of closure and was inspired by real mice which were found in the building, with Ms Tucker deciding to create a story around them.

Volunteer Ros Richards has also helped to knit the characters for the scenes.

Ms Kerrison said there had been “far more of a response” to this year’s exhibition, and there had also been an increase in the number of children, as the exhibition had mostly fallen within term time in the past.

There were “lots of Manx touches” in the scenes, reference to old chapels called Keeills, and to Manx folklore.

The exhibition has raised about £5,000 since the display opened at the end of June.

The money raised is to support the refurbishment, which includes repairs to the church’s tower at an estimated cost of £50,000.