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Read on to discover all the latest news, updates and information from Wakefield Cathedral, including upcoming events, important information and weekly reflections from our clergy.
01 September 2023
September remains symbolic of a fresh start. It signifies summer’s passing, and conjures up images of back to school, sharpened pencils, new shoes and a different teacher; one who doesn’t know you and allows you to start afresh.
01 September 2023
Today’s our first anniversary. Not mine and Hannah’s (I remembered, it was early in the year!), but yours and mine: my first anniversary at Wakefield Cathedral.
24 August 2023
It’s been great to come back after two weeks’ holiday (where it only rained one day!) and people have been very kind in asking whether we had a nice break.
24 August 2023
I’m old enough to remember when this title song by Bob Dylan came out. What I didn’t know is that the first time it was played in concert was in Carnegie Hall.
18 August 2023
‘The Future is Dairy Free’, or so says the headline for World Plant Milk Day 2023. Whilst I knew that there were lots of alternatives to cow’s milk, I had not been aware of this particular day in the calendar.
17 August 2023
The traditional rivalry between England and Australia, which was played out in all its intensity in the recent Ashes cricket series, continued earlier this week in the semi-finals of the Women’s Football World Cup.
16 August 2023
We’re delighted to announce that the Bishop of Leeds has appointed two new honorary canons for Wakefield Cathedral: the Revd Ben Rhodes, Head of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and the Revd Hugh Baker, Vicar of Mirfield and Joint Area Dean of Dewsbury and Birstall.
11 August 2023
Last Wednesday was Earth Overshoot Day. This is the day when the earth as a whole has used up its resources for the year.
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