Ringing Times for the period of July to September 2013 Click here to download: Ringing Times Jul-Sep 2013
Ringing Times July – September 2013
Cathedral Landscape Design Competition Announced
Design teams invited to rethink how visitors and pilgrims approach the Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral is delighted to announce a design competition to find an outstanding team to revitalise the landscape immediately in front of the main Cathedral entrance. The competition is an opportunity for designers to reconsider the way visitors first encounter England’s leading Cathedral and Mother Church. Part of…
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5Scots Canterbury Farewell Parade
On Tuesday, 25 June The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland (5SCOTS) will exercise its Freedom of the City for the final time as a complete Battalion. Under Army restructuring, 5SCOTS has been reduced to a single company and will shortly depart its base at Howe Barracks, Canterbury. The parade forms part of the battalion’s farewell…
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I present to you ‘the World’
I present to you: ‘the World’. Abraham Ortelius’ first world atlas; a 16th century view on the world in ‘Theatrum orbis terrarium’. Canterbury Cathedral Library W/S-16-1 There has been a long-standing fascination with maps throughout the ages which probably comes, in part, from the political and human nuances that are present in topographical representations of the world. Canterbury Cathedral Library…
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A blooming marvellous weekend
The Cathedral community was delighted to welcome over 1,500 people to the Open Gardens event held on 25th and 26th May 2013. We are thrilled to announce that we raised the record total of £10,500 for our nominated charities. Running for over ten years, the popular annual event, held in connection with the National Garden Scheme (NGS), unlocks the private…
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June 2013 Music List
Service sheet for the period May 25th to June 23 2013.
It’s set in stone
A historic moment at Canterbury Cathedral. On Monday 20th May 2013, Cathedral Stonemason Benn Swinfield began the privileged task of adding Archbishop Justin Portal Welby’s name to the wall plaque in St Augustine’s Chapel. The stone list dates back to 1896 and lists all 105 Archbishops of Canterbury. The historic moment marks the first time the Archbishop’s name has been carved…
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Fly Local
KLM has started twice daily flights from Amsterdam to Manston, Kent’s International Airport, in April 2013. Manston is a 20 minute drive from Canterbury.
‘Observing by the way’: the story of Canterbury Cathedral’s font
‘Observing by the way’: the story of Canterbury Cathedral’s font “The Antiquities of Canterbury: or A Survey of the ancient citie with suburbs and Cathedral containing principally matter of Antiquity in them all” printed by John Legat for Richard Thrale, London, 1640 Canterbury Cathedral Library W2-Q-4-3 The book from which this month’s image is taken not only resides in Canterbury…
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May 2013 Music List
Service sheet for the period April 27th to May 26 2013.