Mary Perkins sold for £2 million in 1980, and continue to receive income from. After the sale the couple moved to Guernsey, where Mary's father had retired. Mary and Doug Perkins established Specsavers in Guernsey in 1984. In 2007 it was the largest privately owned opticians in the world, with nearly 900 stores across the UK and Europe. By 2011 the company had an annual turnover of £1.5bn and over 30,000 staff in markets in the UK, Europe and Australasia. Her current title at Specsavers is "founder". Dame Mary sits on the company board, oversees business development and has particular responsibility for
Church of Our Lady with a Chain (Alcamo) carried on 26 June 1661. In 1922 the Reverend Ignazio Corrao founded here the female Congregation of Our Lady with a Chain. Inside the Church there is a painting dated 1799, realized by Giuseppe Renda, a painter from Alcamo, which represents Our Lady with a Chain. It is set in a 17th-century frame and was restored in 2009, thanks to the financial support given by the Rotary Club of Alcamo. Church of Our Lady with a Chain (Alcamo) The Church of Our Lady with a Chain (or "Church of the Holy Mary with a Chain") is a Catholic Church located