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First group ordinations in the Church of England take place in Diocese of Norwich

Today six people have been ordained Deacons in the first ordinations to be held in the Church of England this year, after the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Historic England’s £280,000 grant to save historic church from collapse

The grant goes towards the repair of Grade I listed St Mary’s Church, Tuddenham.

Duchess of Cambridge volunteers at Baby Basics West Norfolk in Dersingham

On Tuesday 4 of August HRH The Duchess of Cambridge launched a new initiative with Baby Basics, Little Village and Abernecessities, following on from a private volunteering visit to her local branch of the national Baby Basics charity at St Nicholas’ Church in Dersingham.

Innovative alternative to traditional holiday club!

The parishes of Eaton have found an innovative alternative to their traditional summer holiday club for children – activity packs.

Six Norfolk churches share £12,000 in grants

Half-a-dozen Norfolk churches have been awarded £12,000 towards urgent repairs by the Norfolk Churches Trust.

Chedgrave Church goes wild!

Unable to have their usual holiday club for the summer this year, All Saints Church, Chedgrave went outside to discover and enjoy the biodiversity in their churchyard. The Revd Alison Ball explains.

Bishop of Norwich sails to St Benet’s Abbey for first service as Abbot

On Sunday 2 August, Bishop Graham travelled to the remains of the Abbey to conduct an open-air service.

Ordinations “done different” this year

In a break from the tradition of many years, ordinations in the Diocese of Norwich will be “done different” this year, due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic leaves 1.1m teenagers unhappy with their lives

Nearly 1 in 5 children aged 10-17 in the UK – the equivalent of 1.1m – have reported being unhappy with their lives as a whole during the coronavirus lockdown according to a survey by The Children’s Society.

Churches and schools partner to feed families in the summer holidays

Over 120 families are receiving food and resource packages through the churches and schools of the Diocese of Norwich over the school summer holidays. That works out in excess of 20,000 meals.

Local churches offer support to arson-hit mosque

Parish churches in Norwich have spoken out in solidarity with Muslim brothers and sisters following an alleged arson attack on the developing £1m Aylsham Road mosque in the city in the early hours of Monday morning.