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Harry - Our Easter donkey
A key part of the Easter story that we remember each Palm Sunday is Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. For us, this service is always markedly poignant thanks to the presence of one of the gorgeous rescued …
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Meet Kevin - The face of the slate station!
Since the launch of the Roof Appeal in 2016, over 5,600 of you have taken part in ‘sign-a-slate’ with the messages written becoming part of the fabric and story of the cathedral for years to come. …
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The 2019 Organ Recital Series
This year the end of March heralds not just the official start of Spring, but the eagerly anticipated start of the cathedral’s 2019 Organ Recital Series. Each year we welcome some of the country’s …
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Eggtastic!
Why do we give special eggs at Easter time? It is a question that I often ask children (and indeed adults) when talking about Easter. Not many people know the answer. It is widely thought that eggs …
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Preparing for the Spring Concert
For me, the month of March is going to be rather strange. Our Father Willis organ is briefly out of action as the final piece of work is carried out to be paid out of last year’s wonderful …
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Cathedral welcomes the 2019 CIMCF
If a collective noun doesn’t already exist to describe a cathedral full of choirs, we may need to invent one, for this spring Truro Cathedral is thrilled to once again welcome the Cornwall …
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A taste of chorister life
On Saturday 26 January we welcomed 11 boys to the cathedral for a taste of what it's like to be part of Truro Cathedral Choir in our annual 'Be A Chorister For a Day' event. The boys, all aged …
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A concert of comparisons
It’s always fascinating to see how different composers respond to the same texts and this is one of the themes at the cathedral choir’s spring concert on Friday 8 March. I often find that composers …
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Brexit
OK, someone has to mention it, and it might as well be me. Brexit. On a recent visit to Waterstone’s, I saw a table covered in about a dozen different books all with Brexit as its theme, some for, …