COVID-19 update: The cathedral is not currently open for general visits or tours but remains open for private prayer and reflection 11-3pm. All services are now online only and everyone is welcome to join.
Support for the Cathedral
Annual Grants
We provide in the region of £70,000 each year in regular grants to the Cathedral. This year we have provided grants for:
- The Girls’ Choir. We pay the expenses of the Girls’ Choir each year, plus the costs for each of the girls to learn a musical instrument.
- Two scholarships for boy choristers
- The maintenance of the trees in the Close
- Cathedral Flowers. We pay for the flowers in the Cathedral throughout the year.
- The Cathedral Christmas tree. The Friends provide the funding for the large Christmas tree at the West End of the Cathedral each year.
- Broderers. The Friends fund the work of the Broderers