Here are just a few photos of our annual conference hosted by Peterborough Cathedral a couple of weeks ago.






We have received extremely positive feedback from and about everyone attending, from delegates to speakers, Peterborough staff to local businesses. Thank you everyone who was involved in organising and contributing in any way! It was fun, informative, inspiring, and thought-provoking on many levels.










Our theme was Journeys: Travelling together through faith. And here is a list with links to all those we thank for their contributions! Our key note speakers: Revd Professor Dee Dyas, Dr Renie Chow Choy, and Dawn Champion from the British Pilgrimage Trust. Visiting speakers, workshop leaders and session leaders: Hilary Young and Philippa Stevens from Ely Cathedral; Stacey Burman from the RE Hubs network who also stood up and sat down (!) on our interfaith panel discussion; Charlotte Nobbs of the Diocesan Youth Trust; Dave Cramp of DCrampy Consulting; Jen Stratford of Chester Cathedral; Steve Clarke, St Albans and Toni Morgan-Ray at Peterborough.
Delegates received a fantastic assortment of gifts in their ‘goody’ bags this year: books on pilgrimage, flyers on events & workshops, craft and activity resources, magnets, bookmarks – quite a bundle of inspiration and souvenirs. Thank you to all those who brought along items and in particular to Westhill Endowment Trust and to OLW shrine for their generous donations.




The cathedral at night was very special – extremely atmospheric – and with the lighting, the candles, the tour and the sound effects, we were truly absorbed in a multi-sensory story-telling of the cathedral’s history presented by Canon Tim.






One of our biggest thank yous goes to Alex and Toni at Peterborough for all they did to host us! Plus of course huge thanks to Revd Canon Tim Alban Jones, Vice Dean and all those in the team at Peterborough Cathedral. We received a very warm welcome in a very cold cathedral! On that note, I think we all understand that these ancient buildings can be (very) cold in the winter months, afterall they are huge spaces to heat. However being in such glorious surroundings for some of our talks only added to the ambiance and instilled a sense of place in the concepts we were exploring.


We certainly appreciated having the time to experience the space and the history whilst sharing time with colleagues, making new friends and being captivated and encouraged with speakers’ insights and anecdotes.




St John’s Church in Cathedral Square also hosted us for lunch and for some of our talks – thank you therefore to Revd Michelle Dalliston too! Our Sponsors and supporters were represented by Scott Hayes of Ecclesiastical Insurance, Revd Paul Ellerby of McCabe Travel, Helen Gray and Usman of the Benefact Trust





We were blessed to experience friendship, fellowship and fun whilst ‘working’ – where else could you find a better environment to conference?








More to follow soon and a detailed conference report will also be uploaded for you to enjoy.
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