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More Financial Improvements at York Minster
Published: on 11th November 2005 by Eleanor Course
York Minster’s accounts for the year ending 31 March 2005 reveal a further improvement in its financial situation. The operational deficit, which stood at £220,000 for 2003/4, has been reduced to £99,000 for... Read Full Story
Archbishop remembered after 450 years
Published: on 10th November 2005 by Eleanor Course
On Tuesday 15 November, there will be a special Evensong service in York Minster at 5.30pm to mark the 450th Anniversary of the death of Robert Holgate, 59th Archbishop of York. Robert Holgate was Archbishop of York from 1545 to 1554,... Read Full Story
50th Anniversary of the Astronomical Clock
Published: on 27th October 2005 by Eleanor Course
On Tuesday 1 November a service will be held at noon in York Minster to mark the 50th Anniversary of the unveiling of the Astronomical Clock. The Astronomical Clock is a memorial to honour the 18,000 airmen who died whilst serving with... Read Full Story
Douglas Hurd at York Minster
Published: on 27th October 2005 by Eleanor Course
Lord Hurd will be giving a lecture in York Minster, in aid of the Friends of York Minster Chorister Scholarship Appeal. The talk, entitled "More than a Board Game: Morality and Faith in Politics" will be on Wednesday 2 November at... Read Full Story
Animal Welfare Service at the Minster
Published: on 23rd September 2005 by Eleanor Course
York Minster is this year’s venue for the annual Service for Animal Welfare, organised jointly by the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (ASWA) and Catholic Concern for Animals (CCA). The service will be held on Saturday 1... Read Full Story
Election of the Archbishop of York
Published: on 19th July 2005 by Eleanor Course
The Right Reverend Dr John Sentamu will be elected as the 97th Archbishop of York by York Minster's College of Canons, in York Minster on Thursday 21 July. The Election is one of a sequence of events leading to Dr Sentamu's... Read Full Story
Sale of Gray's Court
Published: on 24th March 2005 by Eleanor Course
The Dean and Chapter have sold Gray’s Court. This building is not part of the historic endowment of the Minster. The building was bought from the Gray family in the late 1940s, and has been let to St John’s College since... Read Full Story