Spotlights

Here's our archive of members who have previously been highlighted in the spotlight section on the homepage. Please peruse and find out more about the places that our members come from.

Glastonbury Abbey St. Patricks Chapel. Trustees and staff at Glastonbury Abbey are celebrating success on the Lottery. The Abbey has been awarded £49,200 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project to repair and enhance the 16th century almshouse chapel of St Patrick, which is situated in the Abbey grounds.

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St Edmundsbury Cathedral August 2008 will see the opening of the new Cloisters at St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Part of the Millennium Project, the cloisters, together with a new Chapel, are the last part of the Cathedral to be completed.

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St Alban's Saturday 21st June 2008
Festival Pilgrimage

10.30am: Pilgrimage Procession: giant puppets tell the story of Alban’s martyrdom, retracing the route from his trial to the hill where he was executed.
11.30am: Festival Eucharist in Cathedral
1 to 4pm: Picnic and stalls on the Abbey Orchard; & chariot racing, lion-taming, circus skills, bouncy castles
4pm: Festival Evensong and Procession to the Shrine.

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Salisbury Cathedral In 2008 Salisbury Cathedral celebrates the 750th anniversary of the dedication of the completed building. In addition to the many things which attract over 500,000 people each year, this year sees a extensive programme of events and activities, including a Medieval Fair (4 & 5 May), Flower Festival (17-21 June) and a wide range of musical events. For full details see www.salisbury750.co.uk

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St Edmundsbury Cathedral August 2008 will see the completion of major works at Suffolk's Cathedral known as the Millennium Project. A new gothic style Tower, Cloisters and two chapels have been added to complete the last unfinished Anglican cathedral.

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Exeter Cathedral Should you visit Exeter Cathedral, you will be struck by its beauty and antiquity. The imposing Norman towers were kept when Bishop Bronescombe, influenced by the new Gothic (Early English) cathedral at Salisbury, decided on grandiose rebuilding in 1270. The work took nearly a century but resulted in a wonderful Cathedral Church in Decorated Gothic style, prompting Bishop Grandisson (1327-69) to write to Pope John XXII praising its splendours.

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