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Royal honour for cathedral pioneer

She has inspired generations of children to explore the heritage and history of Portsmouth Cathedral – and still contributes hugely to its life in retirement.

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Cathedral Office closure over Christmas and New Years

The Cathedral Offices will be closed from lunchtime on Friday, 23 December 2022, and will re-open on Tuesday, 3 January 2023.

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Portsmouth Cathedral Choir News - Advent 2022
Yoga sessions at Portsmouth Cathedral

After the wonderful feedback from 'yoga in the Wild Cathedral', we are excited to announce the return of yoga sessions led by Kat Waters throughout 2023.

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2023 Budget Approved

On Wednesday night (30 November 2023) Cathedral Council received the 2023 budget that had previous been approved by Chapter.

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Christmas Fair Raffle 2022 - Get your tickets today!

Raffle tickets for the Christmas Fair are available to purchase at the Cathedral Shop, don't miss out on your chance to win some fabulous prizes.

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A warm welcome to a warm space

From Monday 28 November, Portsmouth Cathedral will be welcoming all to a ‘Warm Space’ in Becket Hall. Open Mondays (until the end of March 2023) from 10:00am to 3:30pm.

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The Chocolate Elf - Advent Calendar Appeal

The Chocolate Elves are collecting Advent calendars for children's homes, hospices and women's refuges across Hampshire - donate through the Cathedral.

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Welcoming new starters

We are delighted to welcome three new members of the Cathedral team, Rayne Skora, Pam Todd and Kelly Coper.

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Feedback from our warmth and energy survey
Realigning staff and new staff members in the lead up to the 2021 Cathedrals Measure

Portsmouth Cathedral will come under the new Cathedrals Measure in late summer 2023. This is a major piece of work as we review and then renew our governance structures, policies, and procedures, as part of these changes, realignments have been made in our staff structures.

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Upgrades to Becket Hall supported by Portsmouth City Council

A welcome return of the annual Family Barn Dance in support of the Portsmouth Cathedral Choir Association (PCCA) takes place on Saturday, 15 October starting at 6:30pm in the Nave.

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College of Canons - Autumn 2022 Update

The College of Canons met recently to receive the 2021 Financial Accounts and to hear reports on the many activities happening here at the Cathedral.

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Safeguarding update: PCR2 findings released

On Wednesday (5 October), the Church of England released the findings of an independent review of all national church and diocesan files, both physical and digital. The Past Case Review 2 (PCR2) reviewed these files to discover if there were any safeguarding concerns that were previous not known about or that were not handled properly.

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With Thankful Hearts – Portsmouth’s Citywide Harvest 2022

Portsmouth Cathedral are pleased to once again be participatin in the citywide harvest, With Thankful Hearts.

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Portsmouth Cathedral welcome all to a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Muffled bells will ring out at noon today from Portsmouth Cathedral, flags have been lowered to half-mast, and books of commemoration are now open as cathedrals across the UK prepare to be the focal points for a nation in mourning.

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Extended opening times during National Mourning period

Muffled bells will ring out at noon today from Portsmouth Cathedral, flags have been lowered to half-mast, and books of commemoration are now open as cathedrals across the UK prepare to be the focal points for a nation in mourning.

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Portsmouth joins cathedrals across the country as a focal point for a nation in mourning.

Muffled bells will ring out at noon today from Portsmouth Cathedral, flags have been lowered to half-mast, and books of commemoration are now open as cathedrals across the UK prepare to be the focal points for a nation in mourning.

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#PompeySundays guest speaker this week

As part of our 'Caring for our World' series, for the Wild Cathedral, we are delighted to welcome Clare Seek, from Portsmouth Green Drinks, an environmental meeting place and networking group.

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