Thomas Bewick School, part of the Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust, is celebrating the outcome of their recent OFSTED inspection, which judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all aspects.
Delegates from five northern Church of England dioceses gathered near Hadrian’s Wall at the weekend, near to the space once occupied by the famous Sycamore tree, in a celebration of our rural communities.
Delegates from five northern Church of England dioceses are gathering near Hadrian’s Wall this weekend in a celebration of our rural communities.
There was an excellent turnout for the annual Newcastle Mothers’ Union Diocesan Festival, which took place on Saturday 8 June.
Congratulations to our ordinands who will become deacons and priests this Petertide. Find out more about each of them here.
An award-winning eco church has given its congregation an opportunity to experience electric car travel.
Longhorsley Church of England First School promotes children's mental health and wellbeing as they celebrate the Grand Opening of their long-awaited Wellbeing Room this week.
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A church community project which began during Covid has evolved into a wider-ranging initiative which was a key part of the Jesmond Festival this year.
The Alnwick Deanery hosted a service ‘Celebrating God in Creation’ at St Bartholomew’s Church in Whittingham on Sunday 2 June.
A pupil from a church school in Newcastle Diocese has taken a seedling from Sycamore Gap to the Chelsea Flower Show, where she placed it on public display with Dame Judi Dench.
On Monday 20 May, Bishop Helen-Ann spoke in the House of Lords to support an amendment to the Media Bill.
When Holy Trinity Church in Jesmond celebrated their centenary in 2022, a plan to mark it by planting 100 trees in the UK was hampered by bureaucracy. They took the project to Africa where a reforestation initiative is supporting communities.
A Victorian lychgate which was demolished following a road accident three years ago at St John’s Church in Longhirst has been restored to its former glory.
A veteran cyclist is preparing to pedal from Holy Island to key sites around North Northumberland and Tyneside in a three-day journey of more than 100 miles.
An organist at a North Tyneside church has completed the latest stage of a unique bike ride to raise vital funds for an ambitious fundraising project.
The Revd Anthony O'Grady took his chaplaincy duties with the RNLI a step further when he was invited to become part of his local crew.
On 19 April, Bishop Helen-Ann spoke in the House of Lords during the debate on Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems Committee report.
On 19 April 2024, Bishop Helen-Ann took part in the 'Horticulture' debate in the House of Lords.
On Thursday 18 April, Bishop Helen-Ann spoke during the 'Children in Care' debate in the House of Lords
Bishop Helen-Ann has paid tribute to the work of our emergency services after gaining first-hand experience of front-line policing.
Bishop Helen-Ann has accepted an invitation to become a patron of Newcastle Foodbank – describing the appointment as “a great honour indeed.”
Young people joined together for a time of worship, prayer and pizza as part of an exciting new initiative.
On 7 April, Bishop Helen-Ann was delighted to announce four new Non-Residentiary Canons who will be installed on 23 June 2024 at Newcastle Cathedral during a special service which will also celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood in the Church of England.
There were two recipients from Newcastle Diocese as Queen Camilla handed out Maundy Money at Worcester Cathedral.
WATCH AGAIN: The Church of England's Easter Day online service this year came from St Mary's Church, Holy Island with the Revd Canon Dr Sarah Hills.
Clergy and lay ministers from across our Diocese gathered together at Newcastle Cathedral on Maundy Thursday morning for Chrism Eucharist. You can read Bishop Helen-Ann's sermon from the service below.
Pupils from a Church of England primary school have been on an interactive ‘Easter Journey’ during Holy Week.
A pre-school has received the highest possible rating of ‘outstanding’ by education watchdog Ofsted.
An organist at a North Tyneside church is set to embark on a unique bike ride to raise vital funds for an ambitious fundraising project.
