What a place to work! Newly appoined Bishop of St Albans, the Right Reverend Andrew Rumsey, had the chance to check out his new base of operations and meet the team at the Cathedral last night. These remarkable pictures, taken by occasional St Albans Times photographer Toby Shepheard, give an insight...
In today’s world, heritage education is a well-established part of school life — but rewind to 1984, and St Albans Cathedral was blazing a trail. That year saw the birth of a bold new idea: the creation of an Education Centre, the very first dedicated learning space of its kind...
You can now view the webcam showing the Peregrine falcons’ nest tray at St Albans Cathedral. The pair bird,s which have captured the public’s interest since their first chick hatched in 2022, are breeding for the fourth successive year. The couple, one of only five breeding pairs in Herts , have been...
How often have you wandered through the environs of St Albans Cathedral and taken notice of the stones beneath your feet? Much of the Abbey’s footprint, and indeed its grounds, are the final resting places of priests and parishioners, nobles and knights, monks and merchants. Following previous articles examining the fascinating...
One day earlier than expected, the Museum of the Moon installation has risen above the pews of St Albans Cathedral. Measuring seven metres in diameter, the Moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. The installation by artist Luke Jerram is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound...
St Albans Cathedral will join communities across the UK in hosting one of 15 ‘Together at Christmas’ community carol services - part of a national initiative inspired by the Princess of Wales to celebrate love, empathy and community spirit this festive season.Sunday's service will take place at 6pm, and...
The countdown has officially begun for the first Alban Film Week, a celebration of celluloid taking place at St Albans Cathedral in partnership with the St Albans Film Festival. Running from Tuesday October 29 to Saturday November 2, highlights include a screening of Thelma and Louise in the Nave, a Gromit...
For the first time, the popular Alban Festival and Pilgrimage will be combined into one single event on the same day. The new Alban Day Pilgrimage and Festival will take place on Saturday June 22 and bring together the spectacular Pilgrimage Procession, the Alban Street Festival, family events in the Cathedral...
Eastertide, one of the two major festivals in the Christian calendar, was marked by St Albans Cathedral with a host of special services and events. The Very Reverend Jo Kelly-Moore, Dean of St Albans, said: “At the heart of the Easter story, in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ,...
St Albans Bach Choir celebrates 100 years of music-making on Saturday with a special performance of J. S. Bach’s monumental St Matthew Passion. The choir began life as the ‘Augmented Cathedral Choir’, founded to perform large-scale choral works by supplementing the Cathedral Choir with extra voices. Fittingly, Cathedral choristers will also...
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