Circus! Music! The National Festival of Making’s Performance Programme Revealed
Sat 12 – Sun 13 May 2018 FREE Blackburn, Lancashire (Various Town Centre Locations) The sound of music and the unforgettable sight of expressive circus performance features as part of
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Easter 2018 Messages from Lancashire’s Anglican Bishops
The Bishops from The Church of England in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) have issued their messages for Easter 2018. Both Bishops reflect in different ways on recent challenging news events before
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Diocesan Bishop Fronts National ‘Real Easter Egg’ Campaign
With just more than a week to go to the Easter weekend, people across the County are being urged to continue to support The Real Easter Egg campaign. The campaign
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Bishops’ Praise for ‘Moving Mountains’ Mission in Cumbria
Ecumenical event supported by people from across Lancashire The Bishops of The Church of England in Lancashire have praised the recent ‘Moving Mountains’ Northern Bishops’ Mission event in Carlisle Diocese
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Next Anglican Bishop of Lancaster is Rev. Dr Jill Duff
A priest who is passionate about planting new congregations and creating confident witnesses for Jesus Christ who can become ‘beacons’ in their communities has been chosen to be the next
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Diocese Bids Farewell to Leader of its Mission Support Team
He has been Blackburn Diocese’s man with a mission for the past seven years. Now a new calling will see the Leader of The Church of England in Lancashire’s Parish
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Bishop and Church Members Welcomed to East Lancashire Mosque
A mosque in Blackburn threw open its doors at the weekend and welcomed the local community, including the Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev. Philip North; Rev. Sheelagh Aston from St
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Lent Talks at Blackburn Cathedral – The Temple Lectures
This year’s William Temple Lectures at Blackburn Cathedral have the overarching title of ‘Transforming Communities’ – reflecting the theme of Vision 2026. Bishop Philip North, Bishop of Burnley, says: “An impressive
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Festival of Prayer for parishes across Lancashire is great success
Last Saturday (3rd February 2018) the County’s Anglican Cathedral in Blackburn hosted a Festival of Prayer and everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, from parishes across Lancashire was invited!
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BBC Flog It’s Visit to Region’s Anglican Cathedral is a Great Success
Around 600 people descended on Blackburn Cathedral recently to have their family treasures valued for Flog It, the popular BBC TV show. Paul Martin and his team of experts were
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BBC Panorama Urged to Return to Blackburn for ‘Full Story’
Senior Anglican clergy in Lancashire say last night’s BBC Panorama programme ‘White Fright’ does not paint an accurate picture of the northern town of Blackburn. They say that missing from
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Bishops Past And Present Pay Tribute to a Football Legend
Anglican Bishops past and present from the Diocese of Blackburn have come together to pay tribute to football legend and committed Christian, Jimmy Armfield CBE, who died at the weekend.
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New Year messages from the Bishop of Blackburn and Bishop of Burnley
Bishop Julian Henderson’s message Looking back on the year we have just lived through, I wonder which events from 2017 might stay in your mind? For me it’s what was
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Christmas messages from the Bishop of Blackburn and the Bishop of Burnley
Lancashire’s Anglican Bishop, Rt Rev Julian Henderson, has issued his annual Christmas message to the County. Bishop Julian recorded a video version of the message (full text also available in written
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Blackburn Cathedral’s Christmas Spectacular Gala Concert
Join us for an American-themed Christmas Spectacular Concert at Blackburn Cathedral at 7pm on Saturday 9th December 2017. This year the programme will include James Bassi’s A Carol Symphony, as
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Blackburn Music Society perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’
The cathedral is delighted to welcome Blackburn Music Society to give their ever-popular annual performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ on Saturday 2nd December 2017 at 7pm. The Society will be joined
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