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From the Interim Execuve Director I am wring to you from a beauful and sunlit Wells Cathedral, wher e I am delighted to be aending the Choir Schools Associaon Conference Following on from our Cathedral Music Day in Leicester in November, we are very keen to keep up momentum on the conversaons we started on Cathedral Music and in parcular funding It is so vital we p roceed in partnership, and I’m very pleased to be working
From the Interim Executive Director The Chapter Training Project Board met last week to review the work of that project We are also grateful to Greg Hudson for liaising with us to review this training, ensuring that the AEC and NCIs are working to support cathedrals collaboratively Upcoming dates for the next Chapter Governance Training are below Please encourage any new chapter members and senior leadership colleagues to
Cathedral Cycle Champions (CCC) The Cathedrals Cycle Route (CCR) The cathedral may make any member of the cathedral or local community – lay staff, clergy, volunteers or congregation members – a CCC A cathedral may have more than one CCC, for example a team consisting of a public-facing champion, an admin champion and a publicity champion They do not all need to be active cyclists, but should be enthusiasts for the project
27 June 2025 From the Executive Director The data gives us insights into where visitors come from, diversity indicators, motivations for visiting and comms and marketing engagement Individual cathedrals have used their individual reports to inform funding bids, exhibition evaluation and foreign language resource provision The data allows AEC to do sector-wide analysis and benchmarking and to inform our national conversations
13 June 2025 From the Executive Director Dear colleagues and friends, We started this week with a briefing from The Church Commissioners team on the outcomes of the TFWG decisions on funding for the next triennium Whilst there is a budgeted increase in clergy stipends, there is concern that the differentials between cathedral and non-cathedral clergy will be lost, potentially meaning residentiary canons’ stipends will fall below
Birmingham Cathedral hosts a Big Wheel this Summer Birmingham Cathedral hosts a big wheel this summer Cathedral Square Wheel is a partnership between Birmingham Cathedral and Danter Attractions, who operate and hire portable theme park attractions and amusement rides
Portsmouth Cathedral – Children’s Activity Book Launch Portsmouth Cathedral is bringing its unique history to life for children with the launch this week of the Portsmouth Cathedral Children’s Activity Book, a fun-filled and educational guide designed especially for children and families
Showcasing the King of Instruments – Cathedral Organs Cathedral Organs and Organ Music to be Celebrated Hereford Cathedral is famous for its Father Willis organ which sits in the nave of the cathedral, but not many people know that it is also home to two more organs