The Swaffham Bulbeck Advent Angel
First published on: 14th November 2025A full-scale Angel, made from willow branches and light materials, created by church members in Swaffham Bulbeck, will be completed and in place for Advent Sunday.
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An Advent Sleepout at Ely Cathedral with Bishop Dagmar
First published on: 16th January 2026Cathedral staff and clergy, Bishop Dagmar, and her lurcher, Tilda, took part in the Advent Sleepout on Friday 12 December, along with members of the public.
Statistics for Mission - FAQs for Churches
First published on: 12th November 2025Got questions about completing your church’s Statistics for Mission return? If you're unsure about what to include, how to interpret the categories, or just want a bit of reassurance before submitting, this Q&A is here to help!
Understanding the 2026 Diocesan Budget
First published on: 10th November 2025A video message about the 2026 Budget from the Rt Revd Dr Dagmar Winter, Bishop of Huntingdon and Acting Bishop of Ely.
Anna Maria Vassa’s Grave Rediscovered
First published on: 3rd November 2025The final resting place of Anna Maria – the elder daughter of Olaudah Equiano – has been rediscovered in the St Andrew’s Chesterton churchyard.
Supporting People with Learning Disabilities
First published on: 21st October 2025In collaboration with Count Everyone In, the Diocese presents this training course for anyone who wants to learn more about supporting and enabling people with learning disabilities, both in churches and in our communities.
Ros Lane licensed as Senior Chaplain, and 'Heart and Soul' lead
First published on: 15th October 2025Over 30 of Ros’s colleagues, friends and family joined together for a licensing service of the Reverend Dr Ros Lane as Senior Chaplain, and ‘Heart and Soul’ lead for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
The Very Revd Mark Bonney DL to retire as Dean of Ely
First published on: 15th October 2025The Very Reverend Mark Bonney, Dean of Ely, has announced plans to retire at the end of July 2026. He will have served as the spiritual and executive head of the Cathedral since 2012, and his retirement will mark the end of over 40 years of stipendiary ordained ministry, including 14 years at Ely.
Sustainable Wreath-Easy at All Saints' Landbeach
First published on: 10th October 2025As part of the Harvest and Creationtide events at All Saints’ Landbeach, volunteers ran three two-hour wreath-making workshops during their Harvest weekend, providing welcome and involvement to visitors, community and church members alike.
LLM Training reviewed and commended in the Diocese of Ely
First published on: 9th October 2025The Church of England has a programme of external monitoring and review of the training delivered by Theological Education Institutions. ERMC, which trains most of our LLMs, was recently reviewed.
Black History Month 2025
First published on: 6th October 2025Black History Month is a momentous occasion to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of black people to British society. October marks the start of Black History Month UK – a time to celebrate and remember African and Caribbean heritage peoples' achievements and contributions to the British economy, culture, and history.
Anti-Slavery Day 2025
First published on: 6th October 2025Get ready for Anti-Slavery Day on Saturday 18th October 2025. Anti-Slavery Day takes place every year on October 18, and is an opportunity to raise awareness of the fact that more than 122,000 men, women and children in the UK, are trapped in conditions of modern slavery.
New Licensed Lay Ministers for 2025
First published on: 6th October 2025On Saturday 4 October, we welcomed 7 newly licensed lay ministers, re-licensed all lay ministers for the triennium, and collectively celebrated 280 years of licensed lay ministry in the Diocese of Ely, with long service awards ranging from 3 to 45 years. A selection of photographs from the service.
Announcement of the next Archbishop of Canterbury
First published on: 3rd October 2025We are pleased to hear the announcement of the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the Rt Revd and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE.
New accessibility icons and tags on AChurchNearYou.com
First published on: 2nd October 2025These symbols have been developed for use across the Church of England and comprise an icon-based, accessibility self-assessment tool for church use in online and printed signage.
Celebrating links to Olaudah Equiano for Black History Month
First published on: 1st October 2025Congregation members from St Andrew's Soham and St Andrew's Chesterton will be marking Black History Month by celebrating their connection to one of the 18th century’s most famous figures in the campaign to abolish the transatlantic slave trade - Olaudah Equiano.
Misconceptions about Homelessness
First published on: 29th September 2025This video, made in collaboration with Cambridge Churches Homeless Project (CCHP) for Homelessness Sunday, features people sharing their lived experiences of Homelessness.
Dean of Westminster visits Hamerton Church
First published on: 29th September 2025All Saints’ Church in the Huntingdonshire village of Hamerton recently had a special visit from the Dean of Westminster, the Very Revd Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE.
A journey to LLM Licensing
First published on: 24th September 2025Some of our new LLMs tell us a little bit about themselves and their journey through discernment, selection and training to licensing, in their own words.
Prayers for the 2025 Admission and Licensing of LLMs
First published on: 10th September 2025A service of Admission and Licensing of LLMs will take place on the 4th October 2025 at 2:30pm in the Cathedral.
