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Exeter Cathedral Music Foundation Awards An Exceptional £950,000 Grant To Support Exeter Cathedral Music
The Trustees of the Exeter Cathedral Music Foundation are delighted to announce that an increased grant totalling £950,000 will be given to support the Cathedral…
- Cathedral Life
Eclipses
By David Nixon, Revd Prebendary Eclipses seem to be in the news at present. We have had the ‘real’ eclipse earlier in the month, and…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
All Aboard!
By Emma Laws, Exeter Cathedral LibrarianIn 1753, an Act of Parliament established the Exeter Turnpike Trust. The Trust managed major roads radiating out from the…
- Cathedral Life
‘Do Not Go Gentle’ By Kathleen Stock
By Philip Wales, Priest VicarOccasionally someone recommends a book to me which, if I summon the courage to read it, has an appropriately unsettling effect.…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
Picnic Hampers
By Ellie Jones, Exeter Cathedral ArchivistOne of the delights of summer is packing a picnic and heading outdoors. While the picnic hamper – popular since…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
Eclipsing Superstition
By Emma Laws, Exeter Cathedral Librarian On 12 August 1654, a total solar eclipse cast Europe into darkness. In the months leading up to the…
- Cathedral Life
The Courage To Say “Yes”
By Revd Canon Deborah Parsons, Canon Chancellor I recently read about the art of practising micro-courage. People were asked to reflect on when they last…
- Library & Archives
- Press Releases
Exeter Cathedral Celebrates Region’s Literary Heritage As New Artwork Unveiled at Exeter Airport
Exeter Cathedral is delighted to celebrate the unveiling of a striking new artwork at Exeter Airport, which highlights the region’s extraordinary literary heritage and shines…
- Library & Archives
- Press Releases
Exeter Cathedral First In UK To Be Awarded Accredited Archive Status For Third Time
Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives has become the first archive service in the UK to be awarded Accredited Archive Status for the third time. The…
- Press Releases
Exeter Cathedral To Host Inaugural National Harvest Of The Sea
For centuries Britain has celebrated the harvest from the land. This autumn, for the first time, the nation will come together to celebrate the harvest…
- Press Releases
Exeter Cathedral Launches Braille Visitor Guide In Collaboration With InFocus Charity
On Friday 24 July, Exeter Cathedral staff met with representatives of InFocus, the vision impairment and complex needs charity, to mark the launch of its…
- Cathedral Life
“Head North – A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britian” Andy Burnham & Steve Rotheram
By Canon Mike D WilliamsThe new Prime Minister has a plan—not a detailed one, but a broad set of priorities and a vision for the…