Episcopal Area news | The Diocese of Leeds, Church of England

People of Kirby Hill gather for a day of fun and celebration

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Wed, 20/06/2018 - 13:57

Over a hundred people of all ages came together for the Kirby Hill Village Day that took place on Sunday 17th June. Those in attendance shared in an open air Songs of Praise on the church green at...

New Monastic Community Launches in the Holme Valley

Submitted by john-carter on Thu, 14/06/2018 - 10:08

A group of twelve Christians living in the Holme Valley have joined together as a ‘new monastic community’, meeting regularly to develop their Christian discipleship and help those around them. The ‘...

Scargill House wins planning approval for major project

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 13/06/2018 - 11:40

Major improvement plans for the Scargill Movement's Christian residential and education centre near Kettlewell have been approved by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Several large...

Open Garden at Hollin House

Submitted by alison-bogle on Wed, 13/06/2018 - 09:16

The garden of Hollin House (the home of Bishop Nick & Linda Baines) in North Leeds will be open to visit on the afternoons of Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th July in aid of St Gemma’s Hospice, for...

Windrush Generation celebrate 70th anniversary at Bradford Cathedral

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 12/06/2018 - 12:54

A special service to mark the 70th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush bringing Caribbean workers to Britain will take place at Bradford Cathedral on Sunday, June 17. And it promises to be both a...

Wakefield church school records its own World Cup anthem

Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 11/06/2018 - 16:01

Pupils at a Church of England primary school in Wakefield have recorded a World Cup single and video in time for the opening of the tournament in Russia this Thursday14 June. The song, “England’s...

Aire Valley priest calls for better rail links with Leeds

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 08/06/2018 - 12:18

Revd Tim Calow, Assoc Priest at Embsay with Eastby, is constantly campaigning for better services - for rail travellers heading up and down the Aire Valley. And this week he told local paper, the...

Halifax Minster launches Summer Festival 2018

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 08/06/2018 - 11:18

Halifax Minster's Summer Festival 2018 kicks off at the end of the month and guarantees eleven days packed with exciting performances. It opens on Thursday, June 28 with a free organ recital by Dr...

Wakefield Cathedral honours 96-year-old volunteer

Submitted by chris.tate on Thu, 07/06/2018 - 14:22

Serving with the WAAF at the RAF Hospital in Northallerton during the Second World War, you’d think nothing much would surprise ninety-six-year-old Joyce Graham. But she got a big shock on Sunday...

Half a million pounds of Lottery money to aid mission in Leeds

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 06/06/2018 - 15:34

Hard work in the heart of the community has earned St Luke's church, Holbeck, £500,000 from the National Lottery. The grant, for St Luke’s Church in Holbeck, will go towards a complete renovation and...