September will always have a back-to-school feel about it. For all of us, formed through years in education, the school year determines the shape of the year ..read more

Photographers of all ages and skill levels from anywhere in the United Kingdom are invited to enter a moon photography competition to coincide with the installation of the Museum of the Moon at Blackburn Cathedral this November ..read more

Blackburn Cathedral is delighted to announce that it has received a Cathedral Trust Award to help fund a part-time Music Administrator ..read more

The Friends of Blackburn Cathedral have funded the restoration of the Healing of the Nations installation at the East End of the Cathedral.  ..read more

Blackburn Cathedral announces the appointment of Mr John Hosking to a new, exciting position of 'Organist in Residence ..read more

On Tuesday 13th August 2024, BBC News reported details of an investigation by Radio 4’s File on Four programme, to be broadcast at 8.00pm on Tuesday 13th August, into historic safeguarding concerns in the Church of England involving a senior member of clergy at Blackburn Cathedral ..read more

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new interactive Cathedral Trail, a carefully curated journey highlighting 12 key points of interest within Blackburn Cathedral. This engaging trail is designed to guide guests through the rich tapestry of history, faith, and architectural beauty that our beloved Cathedral has to offer. Upon entering the Cathedral, guests will be greeted with a brand new welcome leaflet and this informative guide provides a brief history, a timeline of our most significant moments and insights into daily life within our sacred space. The leaflet also includes the tr ..read more

Blackburn Cathedral Advent Composition Competition Kindly sponsored by Charles and Camilla Hadcock Blackburn Cathedral is pleased to announce its third composition competition. The aim of this series of competitions is to provide new, accessible organ music of a high quality relating to important occasions in the church year. This third competition will contain one category for those aged 25 and under on 1st October 2024. There will be a first prize of £1000. The organ voluntary should be considered as part of the service; a great deal of thought goes into repertoire choices by many organists ..read more

Enjoyed by more than 20m visitors around the world, Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon arrives at one of Lancashire’s most iconic buildings – Blackburn Cathedral –  on 5th November until 2nd December 2024. The sculpture, which is 23ft (7m) in diameter, is an exact scale replica of the Moon’s surface created using NASA imagery and each centimetre of the internally-lit sphere represents three miles (5km) of lunar terrain. This artistic fusion of lunar imagery and magical moonlight is accompanied by a surround sound musical composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award-winning composer ..read more

Blackburn Cathedral are delighted to announce that The Cathedral Music Trust has made a considerable award towards the ongoing development of the Cathedral Choir. The generous award will help the Cathedral enormously in its mission to change lives through the Anglican Choral Tradition.  Speaking of the award, Director of Music, John Robinson said: “To stand in front of a choir as they discover magnificent music, whether it be by Bach, Stanford or Judith Weir is the greatest privilege. Safeguarding that opportunity for our singers is so important.   To be able to run a Cathedral Choi ..read more