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Ripon Cathedral will be flooded with the light and sound of space this Friday as it takes one small step to mark the 50th anniversary of the

Shhhhh! First batch of Alban Buns have arrived at St Albans Cathedral celebrating an age-old tradition that predates the Hot Cross Bun. The

It is the stuff of legends….and thousands of our cathedral visitors and worshippers will today get to hear Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere –

New public artwork to immortalise city’s founding father and attract modern day pilgrims A saint, whose popularity founded a city and a

Capture Durham Cathedral: new photographic competition launched If you were to compile a list of must see places in the country to photograph,

Fitting tribute to ministry of Wakefield Cathedral as it launches first Persian Holy Communion. Wakefield Cathedral was chosen to launch the

(Ed: Sorry. So very sorry) It’s that time of year and many of our cathedrals are gearing up to get flipping for Shrove Tuesday and preparing to

Visitors invited to walk on the moon at Lichfield Cathedral A map of the moon will transform the floor of Lichfield Cathedral and visitors

Shhhhh! Best kept Valentine’s Day secrets……. “I felt you and I knew you loved me”, this neon art installation by Tracey Emin in

The new Dean of York, the Right Reverend Jonathan Frost, said he felt ‘enormously humbled and privileged’ to be asked to serve at the Minster in

Do you love your job? Christopher Gray does – he’s Truro Cathedral’s Director of Music – watch and listen to his story here. Read the full press

A prayer for all as the key Brexit vote looms. Cathedrals have issued a new prayer inviting calm and wisdom ahead of the vote on the Brexit deal

Cathedrals have written a special prayer for Brexit and are inviting people to come and pray as we draw nearer to the debate in the House of

Angels, shepherds and kings will be turning up in the thousands to bring the nativity story to life at crib services and Christingle services in

Advent processions, wreaths, and banners, Christmas markets and fairs, ice rinks, Christmas lunches, Light up a Life hospice services, shoppers’

Canterbury’s famous Great Dunstan bell will be mostly silent for the next 18 months to allow for urgent restoration work on one of the

A match made in heaven is taking place in English cathedrals as a team of industry experts have volunteered to make up a unique support panel

Rochester Cathedral is reinventing a thousand year old tradition this weekend by hosting the first Wine Garden of England festival. Gundulf, the

In a contemporary take on a medieval tradition, Blackburn Cathedral will this week launch the first ever Cathedral brand gin. Called Cathedra –

On Sunday 11 November, the bells of Manchester Cathedral will ring out to mark the 100 years since the end of World War I. The bells were

Special services and events at Birmingham Cathedral to remember the fallen. The area surrounding Birmingham Cathedral (St Philip’s) on

An award-winning new hymn specially written for Armistice will be performed for the first time at both York Minster and St Paul’s Cathedral’s

Let us Fray: Reflections on a poppy drape. A community project to create a poppy drape in St Eds Cathedral crossed generations and gender as

Great George will ring out for Remembrance Sunday Liverpool’s Great George bell will ring over the city on Remembrance Sunday as part of

Exeter Cathedral’s sleeping soldier is getting ready to watch over the cathedral from dusk til dawn the night before the centenary of the

Falling Poppies Tumble Down Salisbury Cathedral ‘Falling Poppies’ will tumble down the west front of Salisbury Cathedral from dusk

To commemorate the Armistice, Worcester Cathedral is offering not one but four opportunities to remember the casualties of war, especially

Thousands of paper poppies will fall from the central tower of Truro Cathedral during the service of Remembrance on Armistice Sunday as a moving

A single poppy projection, “Tommy” silhouettes in the cathedral, the premiere of a specially commissioned Trench Symphony, a poignant slideshow

One hundred years since the guns of World War I fell silent, Southwell Minster commemorates all those who lost their lives, including over 100

White doves will be released for peace, poppies will flood the cathedral and the first trees will be planted in a new “Peace Woodland” in a

Hereford Cathedral Cloisters awarded National Lottery support It was announced last week (25th October 2018) that Hereford Cathedral has received

Make a Poppy at Portsmouth Cathedral in Remembrance One of the ways that Portsmouth Cathedral is marking the 100th anniversary of the Armistice

Canterbury War Horse in place for cathedral’s Armistice commemorations From the very visual to the contemplative and meditative, there is

St Eds Cathedral announces unique performance for WW1. On Sunday 4 November 2018, St Edmundsbury Cathedral presents Crimson Glory, a unique event

Record numbers attend cathedrals Attendance at Christmas services in England’s cathedrals has broken records for the second year running,

Durham Cathedral to commemorate the centenary of the armistice with programme of remembrance services and events To mark the centenary of the end

Bristol Cathedral marks the centenary of WWI with a rich programme of film, music, talks, art and services. Click here for all Armistice events

Over 4,000 knitted poppies are now on display at Rochester Cathedral – part of the 5,000 Poppies project taking place across Medway

Hundreds of people gathered in Wakefield Cathedral on Saturday 29 September for the installation of the new Dean, the Revd Canon Simon Cowling,

York Minster’s commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War began with a special event for more than 1,000

Songs that echo the voices of those affected by the First World War written by poet laureate Carol Anne Duffy – will be restaged to mark the

  Shakespeare and Faure’s Requiem are part of Chester Cathedral’s programme of events for the centenary of the First World War Armistice.

A sleeping soldier will ‘guard’ Exeter and Bristol Cathedrals from dusk until dawn the night before the centenary of the Armistice. The sleeping

Gloucester Cathedral will be lit red to mark Armistice 2018 and the Centenary of the end of World War One. The Tower of Gloucester Cathedral will

CHELMSFORD CATHEDRAL has just unveiled a 20 metre long ‘River of Remembrance’ to pay tribute in this centenary year to the service men and women

Little known Anglo Saxon treasures from three of our cathedrals will feature alongside the tiny 7thcentury St Cuthbert Gospel, the Domesday Book

Silhouettes of First World War soldiers are appearing in cathedrals across the country as we begin to draw closer to commemorating the end of the

Renowned South African priest and social justice activist, Fr Michael Lapsley spoke to the conference on the tremendous healing power of telling

Snapshots from the first national cathedrals conference: Author, Will Hutton – told the conference that the case he had been trying to make

Ripon Cathedral launches its Season of Remembrance at Evensong at 6pm on Wednesday October 3 as it begins its commemorative programme of events

Poppies will fill four of our English Cathedrals creating a poignant and moving immersive sound and light display to mark the anniversary of the

Sacred Space: Common Ground sums up the challenge and opportunity that cathedrals face; said Dame Fiona Reynolds. Speaking to the first national

Let’s make our stones sing again, the Bishop of Chelmsford the Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell told the first National Cathedrals Conference. “It is the

Cathedrals from the Outside – Questions of Art, Engagement, Commemoration and Celebration   The great Russian artist, Wassily Kandinsky,

Cathedrals are fun; be ambitious, was the charge from the Archbishop of Canterbury to the first national cathedrals conference in Manchester

Sunday worship on BBC Radio 4 is live from Lichfield Cathedral ahead of the first National Cathedrals Conference Sacred Space: Common Ground. The

Sacred Space 2018 addresses Hate Crime Awareness Week. A keynote speaker at the first national cathedrals conference, South African priest and

Every English Cathedral is preparing to decamp to Manchester next week for the first national cathedrals conference, Sacred Space. This will be

Salisbury welcomes new dean. The Very Revd Nicholas Papadopulos was welcomed as the 81st dean of Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday. Dean Nicholas

Hundreds of well-wishers gathered to welcome the new Dean of Chester on Saturday. The Very Revd Dr Tim Stratford comes into the Diocese of

More than a Building. Doorkins Magnificat. Cat. Stray. Ambassador. In 2008 a stray cat started visiting Southwark Cathedral looking for food.

This was first published in The Times, on 1st September 2018 here. (Pay wall) Doing Remembrance Thoughtfully, The Very Reverend Adrian Dorber,

Cathedral time They started building Durham Cathedral in 1093. They were still finishing it, some 150 years later. But that was lightning-quick

Reading Cathedrals It’s funny to think that it wasn’t until the 1550s that services in cathedrals were held in English. Many cathedrals have

Cathedrals backstage It’s amazing what can be found backstage in a cathedral. At St Paul’s in London, you might stumble upon the Great Model, a

Stonemasons in Gloucester I once met a man cutting blocks of stone. He was taking a break, so I stopped to chat. “What are you doing”, I asked?

Peterborough in Space If you’re visiting Peterborough Cathedral this term, you can quite literally travel into space in their virtual reality

Tradition In a couple of week’s time, Manchester will host the first ever National Cathedrals’ Conference, where we’ll celebrate what cathedrals

Our cathedrals have been celebrated in prayer every day this week on Radio 4 ahead of the first national Cathedrals Conference, Sacred Space to

Earth from Passchendaele is to form part of an innovative artwork to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One – and you can

More than a Building. Dan. Apprentice. Painter and decorator. Canterbury Cathedral. Congratulations to Cathedral Painter and Decorator Daniel

More than a Building. Stephen. Teacher. Welcomer. Cathedral Guide. Stephen De Silva thought he’d try out the cathedral when he moved to St Albans

100 years ago, on November 11th 1918, WW1 came to an end at 11 am when Britain, France and Germany signed the Armistice. At 6am on Remembrance

Opened by gardener, broadcaster and author, Alan Titchmarsh and designed by Chelsea Flower Show regular, Angela Turner, Winchester Flower

Three of our cathedrals have been named in the top ten inspirational places to visit over the Heritage Open Days next month. Wells, Hereford, and

More than a Building – Michael Bowyer. Floral artist. Director of Flowers. Ask Michael Bowyer what is his favourite flower, and he’ll tell

Sandra – Cleaner, tea maker, server, warden. More than a Building Meet multi-tasker Sandra who helps with many aspects of cathedral life

Jeremy – RAF pilot, team leader, cathedral guide. Jeremy Mudford has been a volunteer and an active part of the Chichester Cathedral community

More than a Building, Jonathan and Ian, Winchester Cathedral Say hello to Jonathan Ryan and Ian James.  Both give their time to Winchester

#More than a Building – Katie Burke – Apprentice Katie Burke’s favourite spot in Manchester Cathedral is the organ loft, which she

#More than a Building – Kath Jones – Paparazzi, teacher, chorister tutor. As a former paparazzi she photographed Princess Diana and

Peace woodland transforms Lichfield Cathedral into an immersive sound and light show this summer for Armistice Sixteen million falling leaves,

Pieces of York Minster are going under the hammer in an online auction to mark its international stone carving festival this weekend. The

More than a Building – Peter Walker, sculptor, painter, artist-in-residence Lichfield Cathedral. There wasn’t much opportunity for a

As far as journeys go, giving up everything has to count as one of the hardest in our More than a Building campaign. But that is exactly what

Tanya and her long journey to Peterborough Cathedral makes a worthy entry into our More than a Building campaign. It’s a long road from standing

The spacecraft which transported Tim Peake, the UK’s first European Space Agency astronaut, to and from the International Space Station, has

The next in our line of More than a Building characters is Lusa, from Leicester Cathedral. A canon at Leicester Cathedral, priest, Lusa

Now it’s time to meet Louise, the next in our More than a Building series. Schools and Families staff, HLF Project Outreach and Engagement

Meet Phil, the first of our More than a Building 2018 stars. Former schoolteacher, Phil Barton from Lowdham, a little village five miles from

Never mind the architecture: Meet the people. #MoreThanABuilding RAF pilot, teacher, paparazzi, gardener, florist, firefighter, homeless, project

Appeal for bell ringers to join unique WW1 Centenary Commemoration – Battles O’er Armistice 2018: An appeal has gone out to church

The Churches Conservation Trust has issued an open invitation this week for people of all ages to come and explore the UK’s exceptional

The cathedral has received the Sandford Award for heritage education – with a special mention for its Time Travelling programme. Independently

The new Dean of St Edmundsbury, the Very Revd Joe Hawes hopes to bring ‘sparkiness, holiness and fun‘ to his ministry and draw the

A £40m scheme to conserve and repair England’s cathedrals ahead of First World War centenary events has significantly reduced immediate risks,

Pilgrims can now follow in the footsteps of a Welsh outlaw, hanged and then miraculously brought back to life, after a new route was launched at

Church of England General Synod approves ideas to support and streamline England’s cathedrals – but asks for more time. Proposals designed to

Services to say thank you to the everyday heroes of our National Health Service on its 70th birthday this Thursday will be held across the