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Blackburn Cathedral
Monday, 18 January 2021 / Published in Featured News, News

Blackburn Cathedral now hosts one of new Covid-19 mass vaccination centres

Thousands will receive coronavirus vaccine on site in the coming months

Blackburn Cathedral is now home to one of the mass vaccination hubs against Covid-19 which has been set up by the Government and the NHS. 

From January 18, thousands of people will attend the centre every day to be vaccinated. The local council is coordinating free parking nearby to facilitate the vaccination work. Disabled Blue Badge holders parking is available on Darwen St, Jubilee St and Church Street.

PLEASE NOTE: THE CATHEDRAL OFFICES CANNOT ANSWER ANY DIRECT QUESTIONS REGARDING APPOINTMENTS OR PARKING FACILITIES.

Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live the Dean of Blackburn, Very Rev. Peter Howell-Jones described setting up the vaccination centre and the importance of being able to offer space in the building from a Christian perspective. 

He said: “Around six-eight weeks ago the logistics company came to get the whole space ready for the thousands of people who come each day. So in many ways the Cathedral has also now become this great hospitality centre … and that, for us, is a really important thing … in being welcoming to the community. Hospitality and welcome is at the heart of Christianity – we saw that with Jesus on the mountainside giving people food and drink.”

The Dean (pictured being interviewed on site) was asked about the historic significance of the moment in the life of the Cathedral.

He commented: “At the beginning of the pandemic in March last year the closure of the Cathedral to public worship at that point due to the pandemic was an historic moment; it didn’t even happen during the war.

“Now as we have reopened, to be part of this national mass vaccination roll-out very much puts us in the history books.”

  • Read more on the BBC website. 
  • Watch a segment of the Dean’s interview on Twitter here. 
  • And the Dean also featured on BBC Radio Lancashire … listen from 3h 19m 15s

In a different interview on BBC Radio Five Live, the Bishop of Blackburn, Rt Rev. Julian Henderson commented: “We were absolutely delighted it was possible to make the crypt of the Cathedral available (for vaccinations); people have done an amazing job. 

“If you receive an invitation please do come to the Cathedral to receive your vaccination where there is a network of support. This is the way we are going to try to defeat this virus and this pandemic.”

  • Listen here (18/01/21 programme, from 2h 8m in)

A selection of other coverage about the new vaccination centre at the Cathedral …

  • Lancashire Post
  • The i newspaper
  • Business Live (on the process of setting up the centre)
  • This is Lancashire news website
  • Lancashire Telegraph 

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