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Countdown to moon landing in Bath Abbey
Bath Abbey is getting ready for a Christmas with a difference as it prepares to host Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon, an awe-inspiring art installation illuminating the historic Abbey in the weeks leading up to Christmas and over the…
Webinar Race Equality in B&NES – Progress Made & Challenges Ahead
Monday 18 Oct, 6-7.15pm via Zoom Hosted by Cllr Dine Romero, you’ll hear from the BANES Council’s Race Panel, Schools Race Task Force, Boys in Mind & other local organisations & museums. As part of the Abbey’s continued commitment to…
Celebration Service for Abbey’s Footprint Project
Building work is on the verge of completion on Bath Abbey’s ground-breaking £20million Footprint project. Supported by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, the Abbey’s historic floor has been fully restored and saved from collapse, eco-heating powered by energy from Bath’s…
Congratulations, Reverend Cath!
Last weekend, at a splendid service in Wells Cathedral, Cath Candish was ordained deacon by the Bishop of Taunton. She began her curacy at the Abbey straight away, preaching an excellent first sermon as part of our Harvest Festival celebrations.…
Dedication of the Bath Abbey Psalter on Sunday 12 September, 3.30pm
On September 12th the Bath Abbey Psalter, dedicated to the memory of Derek Cardy 1930-2020, former member of the Abbey choir and organ pupil of Earnest Maynard will be blessed and commissioned at a special service of Choral Evensong. Delyth…
Walk to mark International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition
On this UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, some of our Abbey team will be taking part in a walking conversation around Bath about our city’s legacy of slavery hosted by artist Richard…
Bath Abbey welcomes its very first Organ Scholar
The Music Department at Bath Abbey will be joined by its very first Organ Scholar, David Bryson, in September. Following success in his A Levels, David has secured a place at the University of Bath to study Computer Science and…
Abbey opening late to visitors on Thursdays throughout August
This August, we will be staying open past our usual closing time so that visitors can explore the Abbey and enjoy the atmosphere after hours for our event, Summer Nights. Every Thursday in August (5, 12, 19 & 26), we’ll…
‘Dark Shadows’ poem written in response to memorials’ links to colonialism and slave trade
Bath-based poet, Mark De’Lisser, has written a poem, ‘Dark Shadows’, in response to the memorials in Bath Abbey and their links to colonialism and slavery. You can watch Mark performing his poem here or read it in full on our…
