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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

A passionate advocate for the North East: New Dean for Newcastle announced.  The new Dean of Newcastle will be the Archdeacon of Northumberland,

A project that grew out of a smile between strangers is helping hundreds of women out of isolation. English for Women began in Chelmsford

Truro Cathedral‘s Girl and Boy choristers are the voices behind the Grenfell From Today charity single released to mark the “immense loss

It was set up by Manchester Cathedral in 2012 as a simple volunteer programme to better represent the demographics of the city they served. Now

English Cathedrals say thank you to the unsung army of Cathedral volunteers in #VolunteersWeek. Flower-arrangers, tomb-dusters, tea-mashers,

The new Dean of Wakefield in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds will be the Revd Canon Simon Cowling, it was announced today. Simon  is currently the

#RememberManchester #OneYearOn #Manchester22 The Cathedral in Manchester will host the national service of remembrance on May 22 to mark the

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Very Revd Vivienne Faull, currently Dean of York, as the 57th Bishop of Bristol.  Speaking at the Barton

Royal Wedding: Where will you watch it? With less than a week to go to, the question now remains: where will you watch the Royal Wedding of HRH

The Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take place on Saturday May 19 in St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor

The choir of Hereford Cathedral will make history when they become only the second Anglican cathedral choir since the Reformation to sing at a

Four years ago, Barbara Foster set out to visit every Anglican cathedral in England. What’s more she determined to do it the old fashioned way,

Four of our iconic cathedrals are set to feature in a new Channel 4 documentary series, Britain’s Most Historic Towns. The new series sees

UPDATE: January 2025. Britain’s Great Cathedrals : To the Glory of God. Reverend Pat Allerton unlocks the secrets of Britain’s most

The first national cathedrals conference, Sacred Space, is being held in Manchester Cathedral this September and will see Andy Burnham talk about

Cathedral Deans and senior operating and finance staff came together on 30 January to discuss fresh ways to make money and put it into the

Thousands of hungry people will benefit this Harvest Festival time as cathedrals up and down the country are tackling food poverty by donating

Salisbury Cathedral is sharing 25 fun and informal films following its army of volunteers and staff as they prepare for the busiest time of the

The story of Durham Cathedral is being brought to life through a series of mini-films, which are recreating the history of Durham Cathedral using

Cathedrals have welcomed warmly the announcement in the Chancellor’s Budget of a £20 million fund for works to cathedrals. Cathedrals are

Southwell Minster has been gifted the former Church Street site of the Minster School.  The purchase was made possible through the generosity and

For three nights only from Monday 26 October to Wednesday 28 October, Manchester Science Festival will be bringing some of the most popular

The skies above central Birmingham will be filled with sound on 2 and 3 October as ‘Something Good’ is created for the Anglican cathedral’s 300th

The Association of English Cathedrals is concerned that the term ‘psychoactive substances’ in the Psychoactive Substances Bill can be interpreted

The Rugby World Cup has been glinting in the sunlight and catching the eye of many a passerby as it visited Palace Green in Durham on Monday 3

Durham Cathedral will show it cares this week by providing special offers and discounts for carers during National Carers’ Week, from Monday 8

More urgent repairs will be made to 24 Church of England and seven Catholic cathedrals thanks to the announcement of £6.9 million in grants from

Birmingham Cathedral is hosting a unique viewing event as part of its tercentenary celebrations and will also announce the Cathedral’s

Since 2012, Lent in Southwark Cathedral has been accompanied by art installations which aim to make visitors to the Cathedral think and reflect

Manchester Cathedral Choristers took time out of rehearsals to engage in some pancake fun! To mark Shrove Tuesday, choristers, aged 8 to 13 years

Canon Wray’s Sock Day, Wednesday 21 January 2015 At this time of year, as the night time temperatures are plummeting, Manchester Cathedral is

This minimal approach to the Nativity was created by French artist Emilie Voirin who works in London. She created a minimal nativity set in

Canterbury Cathedral has, in the past year, had its every move filmed for a new BBC Documentary series. The three part documentary entitled

The Canterbury Cathedral Girls’ Choir are currently in rehearsal for their first Christmas concert. The choir’s debut concert ‘Dancing Day’ will

Friday 7 November at 7.30pm Bradford Cathedral Consort will be singing an eclectic programme of music from across the centuries inspired by

The Association of English Cathedrals welcomes the announcement by Culture Secretary Sajid Javid of £8.3 million in grants for 31 English

With the names and photographs of York soldiers who died during the First World War featuring in York Minster’s spectacular King’s Book of York

Hereford Cathedral is celebrating the award of a confirmed Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £241,000 towards the reroofing and lighting of

More than 300,000 historic objects and treasures will be revealed to the public through Collections Unlocked – interactive sessions running from

Salisbury Cathedral Choir’s annual open day ‘Be a chorister for a day’ for boys and girls in school years 2, 3 and 4 will be held on Saturday 15

29 October to 1 November 2014 Following the success of last October’s giant live spray painting displays in York Minster, street artists Inkie

An artist who once vowed he would never paint Durham Cathedral is set to stage his biggest-ever exhibition in the famous building’s Galilee

A fundraising event at York Minster has raised more than £65,000 for the repair and restoration of the 800 year-old building. The Minster’s North

On Friday evening, 2 October, Birmingham Cathedral’s Music Department put on a fabulous concert showcasing their choral capabilities. Guest of

Bradford Cathedral is currently hosting fifteen icons in an exhibition by Chris Czainski. Based in Sowerby Bridge and Staithes, Chris has had

A grant from The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation has enabled vital restoration work at Ely Cathedral to begin. Following over two years

Review: Joshua Brookes and the Missing Grooms at Manchester Cathedral, Saturday 30 August 2014 If you had wandered into Manchester Cathedral last

York Minster’s famous Stoneyard is getting ready to welcome visitors to its annual Open Day on Friday 12 September 2014. The Stoneyard is part of

York Minster’s Organ Scholar, Nicolas Haigh, has received a top award in the Royal College of Organists (FRCO) Summer 2014 examinations. Nick,

The popular annual event is an opportunity for visitors from the local community and beyond to sample life behind the scenes at the Cathedral.

An auction of stones and timbers from York Minster held on Friday 15 August has raised over £44,000 towards ongoing works to conserve and repair

The Chapter of Truro Cathedral is pleased to announce a new partnership with Truro School which will see the introduction of girl choristers,

Services will be held in many cathedrals today to commemorate the start of the First World War. At Durham Cathedral, there will be an evening for

UK first for York Minster as state of the art protective glazing is fitted into the Great East Window A significant milestone in the restoration

Norwich Cathedral’s Herb Garden is one of the very best in the UK – and that’s official. The medieval garden is among a record-breaking 1,476

Archaeologists working at Durham Cathedral say discoveries made during a dig suggest there could have been a Roman site on the Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral, in common with many other cathedrals in the UK, is running a thoughtful programme of World War One commemoration events for

Norwich Cathedral’s outstanding hospitality has been recognised with the award of a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. Based on reviews by

Rescue hedgehogs have been released in the grounds of Ely Cathedral. This joint project, spearheaded by Shepreth Wildlife Conservation Charity,

Birmingham Cathedral has been successful in securing a grant of £98,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support the programme of

St Albans Cathedral is proceeding with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its project called, ‘Alban, Britain’s First Saint:

On Friday 30 May 2014, Southwark Cathedral hosts a unique evening with Rev’d Mpho Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as she

A unique memorial to citizens of York killed in the First World War is now on display in York Minster’s Treasury. The Kings Book of York Heroes

The AEC is delighted by the announcement of a new two-year £20 million fund for repairs to cathedrals, announced in the Chancellor’s Budget

Choristers put their pancake-flipping skills to the test as they took part in the annual Norwich Cathedral pancake races on yesterday (4 March).

Salisbury Cathedral is the iconic location for an amazing sculpture exhibition by John Maine RA which can be seen from 8 March until 23 July. 

Hereford Cathedral Choir is holding an open morning for prospective choristers at the cathedral on Saturday 8 March 2014.  The open day is an

Salisbury Cathedral is delighted to announce that Ken Follett is visiting on Sunday 2 March at 6.00pm at the start of a tour of five Cathedrals

This year sees the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. To commemorate this, on Thursday 27 February 2014, Southwark Cathedral

York Minster will be the first building in the UK to use a revolutionary new glass to protect one of its medieval masterpieces – the Great

Situated on the banks of the River Thames by London Bridge and the Borough Market, the Southwark Cathedral Refectory is a great place to have

To celebrate the refurbishment of their Harrison & Harrison organ, Ripon Cathedral is hosting a weekend of music and worship featuring local

Salisbury Cathedral, home to the finest of the four surviving original Magna Carta 1215, is delighted to have been awarded initial support from

Following the success of the 2012 competition, Manchester Cathedral is pleased to announce that the 2014 Capture the Cathedral competition is now

On Saturday 1 February 2014 at 7 pm in Hereford Cathedral there is a rare opportunity to hear a complete performance of Bach’s Christmas