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Bath Abbey Choir records music to remember loved ones lost during pandemic

February 10, 2022 | Comments Off on Bath Abbey Choir records music to remember loved ones lost during pandemic
Choir recording
Bath Abbey’s Choirs of Boys, Girls and Lay-clerks will be hard at work next week (w/c 14 Feb) recording a new CD. Provisionally titled ‘Memoriam’, the album is to help those who have lost loved ones or who have had…
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Historic buildings could be protected from rising energy bills by solar panels

February 3, 2022 | Comments Off on Historic buildings could be protected from rising energy bills by solar panels
Tower Tour looking down
Installing solar panels could help historic buildings beat the rising costs of energy, according to a new study by a team of UK researchers led by the University of Bath. Feasibility study estimates installing solar panels on Bath Abbey could…
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Brand new Bath Abbey Schools Programme and Learning room launched

January 31, 2022 | Comments Off on Brand new Bath Abbey Schools Programme and Learning room launched
Three Ways School visit with Polly Andrews Learning Officer
Bath Abbey has launched an exciting new Schools Learning Programme that brings to life over 1,000 years of the Abbey’s dramatic history delivered in a purpose-built Learning Room in its newly restored vaults. Students of all ages will be able…
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Gardener’s Lodge Art Group begin project on Abbey’s stained glass windows

January 28, 2022 | Comments Off on Gardener’s Lodge Art Group begin project on Abbey’s stained glass windows
Gardener's Lodge Art Group
The Gardener’s Lodge Art Group has started a six week project to explore the Abbey’s many beautiful stained glass windows. The group meet every Wednesday afternoon in the Abbey’s new Learning Centre, working with Polly Andrews, Learning Officer and Sophie…
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Abbey Community News – Sunday 30 January

January 28, 2022 | Comments Off on Abbey Community News – Sunday 30 January
To see our latest edition of Abbey Community News for Sunday 30 January, please click here.
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Spotlight on our Volunteers

January 28, 2022 | Comments Off on Spotlight on our Volunteers
Visitor lighting a candle with a Bath Abbey chaplain
We are so grateful to our volunteers who support us in simply everything from welcoming visitors to ringing the Abbey bells. In this new ‘Spotlight’ series we will be chatting to someone from all our different groups of volunteers to…
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Congratulations to our new Head and Deputy Head Choristers and new recruits

January 18, 2022 | Comments Off on Congratulations to our new Head and Deputy Head Choristers and new recruits
Congratulations to our new Head and Deputy Head Choristers, Wilf and Lawrence who were installed in their new posts of responsibility by Rector of Bath Abbey, The Revd Canon Guy Bridgewater, at Sunday’s Choral Evensong and presented with their medals…
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The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022

January 18, 2022 | Comments Off on The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022
Hands in prayer with candles in the background
From 18 to 25 January, Christians around the world are invited to pray for the unity of all Christians, to reflect on scripture together, to participate in jointly-organised ecumenical services, and to share fellowship. Attend an in-person service If you…
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Exhibition of hand-crafted diptychs to celebrate Epiphany

January 12, 2022 | Comments Off on Exhibition of hand-crafted diptychs to celebrate Epiphany
Bath Abbey Diptychs
An exhibition is currently on display in Bath Abbey until 6 February in the newly restored east end of the church. The exhibition features a collection of diptychs (double panels of artwork) that depict stories from the Bible about Christ’s…
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Bath Abbey to receive £246,000 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

December 21, 2021 | Comments Off on Bath Abbey to receive £246,000 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
Bath Abbey among nearly 140 heritage organisations to benefit from share of the £15.5 million latest round of awards This award will help safeguard the historic fabric of Bath Abbey and help ensure it continues to offer a warm welcome…
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Bath Abbey Weekly Notice Sheet

This weekly publication, distributed in our Sunday services, includes information about our services, upcoming events as well as our community and prayer groups. This will be sent to you by email if you use the sign up. Or, you can download the latest week below:

Abbey Annual Review 2022-2023

The Annual Review for 2022-2023 is now available here. If you'd like a printed copy, we kindly ask if you could please download and print this yourself, as we're only printing a small number of copies this year.
The Financial Report for 2021 is here. The 2020 Financial Reports are available here: Bath Abbey Limited: Part 1 and Bath Abbey PCC: Part 2