Durham Cathedral has won the Hudson’s Heritage Award 2017 for Best Innovation for its clever and highly successful fundraising project where visitors were encouraged to buy a LEGO brick which was then added to a detailed model of the cathedral. In November last year it also won Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign at the Institute of […] This is on-going research project being undertaken as an Open University project looking at identifying and analysing the core dynamics of pilgrimage and sacred sites in England from the 11th to 21st centuries, assessing the growing significance of English Cathedrals as sacred/heritage sites today and inform management of and public engagement with these iconic buildings. This […] Last week on the 23rd July, Durham Cathedral launched its new Open Treasures exhibition. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Cathedral has invested over £10 million in Open Treasures, part of a major development project which has transformed how visitors enjoy the Cathedral and gain inspiration from it. Open Treasure gives visitors access to […] Ely Cathedral is to become the latest Cathedral to launch its own app – allowing visitors to navigate their way round the 900-year-old site. The App, which is available for download on most smartphones and tablets, will tell users about the history of the site, provide tour routes and information about the architecture and iconic […] Chester Cathedral and Durham Cathedral Woodlands are both included in the shortlist for the 2016 Hudson’s Heritage Awards. Established in 2011 the Hudson’s Heritage Awards are an independent scheme, judged by an expert panel chaired by Norman Hudson OBE. The awards celebrate the best visitor experiences at heritage attractions in the UK each year including […] According to new figures published today, more than 10 million people visited Church of England’s Cathedrals last year. The research according to new figures published last week in the Church of England’s Cathedral Research and Statistics Report. Research also revealed that the highest motivating factors for Cathedral attendance were peace and contemplation, worship and music and […] ‘England has no finer treasure than its cathedrals’ writes the Bishop of Worcester, Dr John Inge in his introduction to Cathedrals of the Church of England by Janet Gough, Director of Churchcare. The part of Scala Publisher’s successful Director’s Choice series in which directors of leading arts or heritage bodies present their personal take on […] The Church of England has teamed up with the cycling charity Sustrans to produce a series of cycling tours linking English cathedrals and historic churches. The first of the new Towers and Spires series was launched in 2014 in partnership with Sustrans and the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The route is a 30-mile circular ride beginning at […] The Cathedral and Churches Shop Association provides a forum for exchange of information amongst its members. It arranges a programme of events and meetings each year and advice is freely available to help with setting up and running a shop in a cathedral or church. Cathedrals Plus has as members Cathedrals and Churches of all denominations who receive significant numbers of visitors and is international in its membership. The aim of the association is to help members welcome visitors. Although non-political the association is able, through the support and makeup of its membership, to act as a pressure group on many […]Durham Cathedral wins Innovation Award for LEGO model
Pilgrimage and England’s Cathedrals Past and Present
Durham Cathedral Open Treasures launched
Ely Cathedral launches new app
Hudson’s Heritage Awards 2016 shortlist
More than 10 million people visited Cathedrals in England in 2014
Cathedrals of the Church of England – new book launched
Cycling Tours linking English cathedrals and historic churches
The Cathedral and Churches Shop Association
Cathedrals Plus
Churches Tourism Association
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