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The Cathedrals of England – Their Economic and Invisible Impact on the Life of the Nation

19th May 2026

THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND

Their Economic and Invisible Impact on the Life of the Nation

An Address by Sir Paul Ruddock

‘The cathedrals are doing public work, civic work, that nothing else in the country can do, and they are doing it, almost entirely, at their own expense.’

Keynote speaker, Sir Paul Ruddock, businessman and philanthropist, chaired the Government’s First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund, a £40m scheme to conserve and repair England’s cathedrals ahead of the Armistice anniversary, and understands full well the enormous cultural, spiritual, and civic impact of our cathedrals.

Read his keynote speech in full here.

Or watch it here.

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