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Preparing to Open the Cathedral

We are now at the beginning of June. We have been in lockdown for nearly ten weeks (since 23rd March), and when that started early June seemed a long way away. Now we are here, and it is good to …
George Floyd

The death of George Floyd, made horrifyingly real by the video footage of the police officer compressing his neck with his knee, has shocked us back to an awareness that, beyond coronavirus, the …
Life, the Cathedral and Everything: Rev Rachel Monie

Introducing 'Life, the Cathedral and Everything'... Dean Roger is releasing a series of recorded interviews with people of all backgrounds from the diverse communities in Cornwall. He will be talking …
Volunteers Week

This week is Volunteers’ Week, and over the last few months, we have been hearing more and more about voluntary work as we have been thrown increasingly back on our own devices as a result of the …
Thank you to the Friends of Truro Cathedral

Just in case you do not know anything about them, the Friends of Truro Cathedral are - as their own website would have it – ‘a group of people who support their cathedral by fund raising for vital …
Life, the Cathedral and Everything: Dean Roger interviews Bob Smith

Introducing 'Life, the Cathedral and Everything'... Dean Roger is releasing a series of recorded interviews with people of all backgrounds from the diverse communities in Cornwall. He will be talking …
The cathedral choir in lockdown

Speaking with colleagues in other cathedrals, it is clear that everyone is carving their own unique path through the current challenges. Everywhere is different and so their solutions will be …
A virtual treasure trove of choral music

I wrote a blog post shortly after the schools closed on Friday 20th March and now seems as good a moment as any for an update. Sometimes it feels like nothing has changed and sometimes it feels like …
Life, the Cathedral and Everything: Dean Roger interviews Donna Birrell

Introducing 'Life, the Cathedral and Everything'... Dean Roger is releasing a series of recorded interviews with people of all backgrounds from the diverse communities in Cornwall. He will be talking …