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Ding Dong....in Wakefield Cathedral

Submitted by jane-bower on Wed, 01/04/2015 - 15:30

Leeds bellringers wait to see where they are placed in the national 12-bell striking contest

Church bell ringers travelled from all over the country to Wakefield Cathedral for the first round of this year’s National 12 bell striking contest. Leeds Minster represented our diocese and competed...

Homecoming for patron saint of a Wakefield Church

Submitted by jane-bower on Tue, 31/03/2015 - 19:25

It's a homecoming – for the patron saint of a Wakefield church when a stained glass depiction of St James the Great – a fisherman and pilgrim - will be installed in St James’s church – thanks to an...

'Make everyone’s life FAIR!' declares winning poster

Submitted by chris-freeman on Tue, 31/03/2015 - 17:37

'Make everyone's life FAIR!' was the caption on one of the winning posters for the Think Chocolate! Fairtrade Poster competition. Charlotte Rutter, age 11 from Croft CE Primary School, just south of...

The bells of St Mary's Mirfield to fall silent after welcoming in Easter Sunday

Submitted by jane-bower on Tue, 31/03/2015 - 13:35

The bells will be silenced at St Mary's Mirfield after Easter Day for vital restoration work

The bells of St Mary’s Church, Mirfield will be rung for the final time to welcome people to worship on Easter Sunday, April 5, before a £77,000 restoration project to create a new ring of bells ...

Kidz Klub – 15 years of extraordinary children’s work on estates in Leeds

Submitted by alison-bogle on Tue, 31/03/2015 - 11:42

As it celebrated its 15th birthday, Bishop Nick visited Kidz Klub Leeds (run by a partnership of churches), which is changing the lives of children who live in some of the country’s most deprived...

Donkeys in Holbeck - it had to be Palm Sunday

Submitted by alison-bogle on Tue, 31/03/2015 - 07:40

Over 200 people joined St Luke's Holbeck for their Palm Sunday morning services and parade. Vicar, the Revd Alistair Kaye, said, "In spite of the rain people came out in their droves waving palms and...

Revd Ruth Hind to become Ripon Cathedral’s first Canon Evangelist

Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 30/03/2015 - 14:27

The Revd Ruth Hind (pictured left) has been announced as Ripon Cathedral's Canon Evangelist. She will take up her post early in the summer. She joins a team led by the Dean of Ripon, the Very Revd...

Beverley is the Community Star of Bradford

Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 30/03/2015 - 10:23

Bradford teacher and Sunday school leader, Beverley Barton, who is married to local vicar, the Revd Dale Barton, has been named Bradford’s Inspirational Woman of the Year and Community Star in an...

A primary school and a university in creative collaboration

Submitted by alison-bogle on Mon, 30/03/2015 - 09:18

Pupils from Allerton Church of England Primary School have been working with seven final-year graphic design students from Leeds Beckett University to create giant artwork and an animated film about...

Learning life skills in Wakefield Cathedral

Submitted by jane-bower on Fri, 27/03/2015 - 14:26

Putting the fun into the big issues of life in Wakefield Cathedral

Tackling big issues through drama and art Almost 150 school children got messy in Wakefield Cathedral – learning about community cohesion. Six artists used a range of skills from drumming to drama to...

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