York Minster

Douglas Hurd at York Minster

Published Thursday 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 7.30pm.

 

Douglas Hurd (The Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC), who is now 75, retired as Foreign Secretary in July 1995, after a distinguished career in Government spanning sixteen years. After positions as Minister of State in the Foreign Office and the Home Office, he served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1984-85, Home Secretary from 1985-89 and Foreign Secretary 1989-1995 in the Governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. 

 

Tickets cost from £10 to £3, and are available from the National Centre for Early Music, telephone 01904 658338 or email boxoffice@ncem.co.uk.  Tickets can be booked by credit card and collected on arrival at the Minster up to 15 minutes before the lecture.  Tickets are also available on the door on the night.  Funds from this lecture will go towards the Friends of York Minster’s efforts to raise £167,000 to endow the first Chorister Scholarship in perpetuity. 

 

The Honorary Secretary of the Friends of York Minster, Barbara Westray said, “We are immensely grateful to Lord Hurd for supporting our fundraising activities.  We hope that we have a good audience for the lecture, with people who ask lots of interesting questions!

 

“This is our second key fundraising event this autumn to raise money for the first endowment for a Minster chorister scholarship, and we hope that our efforts inspire other people to endow additional scholarships.  Choral music is one of this country’s most significant achievements, and it gives training to young people in the highest musical skills.  The Minster needs substantial financial help to guarantee the future of its choral tradition.”

 

This initiative from the Friends supports the Minster’s Development Campaign, which is aiming to raise £30 million.  £23 million of this will go towards the restoration of the East Front, and the remaining £7 million will go towards the musical and educational life of the Minster, which will include the endowment of future chorister scholarships.   

 

This is your opportunity to support Friends of York Minster fundraising campaign.