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Young singers across Cornwall welcome Archbishop with new Cornish blessing

Truro Cathedral choristers and four Cornish schools have created a special sung blessing to welcome Archbishop Welby this weekend and to support his mission to reach out creatively to Cornish people …
Cornish youngsters to benefit from Cathedral Music Trust grant

The Cathedral Music Trust has awarded Truro Cathedral a grant of £30,000 to support bursaries and scholarships for young choristers in 2022-23. It will be presented to the Cathedral by one of their …
St Mary’s Aisle Community Exhibition

How much do you know about St Mary’s Aisle? If you are like me, the answer will be “very little” – at least, it was… until I got involved in putting together a community exhibition.

Many lovely …
The future of the lights at Truro Cathedral

Casting our minds back to February talk of the cathedral roof lights was a hot topic. We had announced that we were going to switch off the cathedral’s roof lights. The planned switch-off was a very …
St Mary’s Aisle Appeal boosted by Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

Cornwall Historic Churches Trust helps the congregations of historic churches of all denominations to afford urgent repairs to keep them weathertight and prevent damage to the interior. The Trust’s …
Truro Cathedral Choir raise £10,000 for the Children of Ukraine

Members of Truro Cathedral Choir have raised £10,244 for UNICEF’s Ukraine appeal in just eight weeks. After smashing their original £3,000 target within days of the launch, the choir, which includes 3 …
St Mary’s Aisle Appeal Underway

St Mary’s Aisle is a very special place in the cathedral – loved by generations as the last remaining part of old St Mary’s Church, it has a totally different feel from the grandeur of the newer part …
Happy Easter to you all!

Happy Easter to you all! One of the things that many people said they were more attuned to during the several lockdowns over the last two years was the sounds and sights of nature: bird song, trees …
Truro Cathedral awarded Emergency Resource Support

The government’s Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage has awarded Truro Cathedral £180,200 in Emergency Resource Support because of the financial strain of the coronavirus pandemic and the pivotal role …