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Four years ago, the cathedral oversaw a programme of lectures, poetry readings, concerts and services entitled Cornwall Remembers, a series of commemorative events surrounding the hundredth …

I have just been reading a book on ancient Greece and Rome. Not your typical holiday reading, I warrant, but to each their own. Not unsurprisingly there was a chapter on Pompeii, and the volcanic …

Over that past few years, my late Mum and I have been researching her family tree. She had her fathers' side done professionally in the 1980s but only as far as a few generations to the 1800s. I was …

I had the privilege the other day of conducting the funeral of a 93-year old, the father of a dear friend of mine. Syd was a wonderful person in all sorts of ways: I mention his age because he was as …

I hate goodbyes generally, but as I prepare to leave my role as ‘umble curate’ at Truro Cathedral – last day in the office today (farewell lunchtime drinks with colleagues) and then my final 10am …

 Wednesday 12 September 2018: On Sunday 16 September, the Finn Cross, a modern bronze sculpture made by artist Michael Finn, will be dedicated and permanently installed in Truro Cathedral in a …

Delivered by boat and installed in the cathedral in 1887, the Father Willis Organ is a treasured piece of Truro Cathedral’s heritage. Built by Willis, widely regarded as one of the greatest organ …