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Sacred Heart School, in Swaffham since 1914, is a fee-paying school with some 160 pupils in its nursery, lower and senior schools. This year it has asked the community to help raise funds to keep it open. This was unsuccessful and the school recently announced that it would be closing at the end of the summer term. The Catholic Diocese of East Anglia has been working on plans for a new Catholic primary school, the first in Norfolk for decades, in its place. This week the plan was approved by Norfolk County Council.
"Around 850 people braved the cold weather to join a pilgrimage to Walsingham." (Article continues...). Image of gathering, image of procession.
Eastern Daily Press"Respects are being paid to a Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital nurse who died after a long battle with coronavirus. Emergency department staff nurse Estrella Catalan died at the age of 52 on February 5 having joined the trust in September 2002." Story continues.
Image 1 caption: "Nurse Estrella Catalan's coffin inside StJohn'sRC Cathedral for the vigil"
Image 2 caption: "Flowers representing the NHS a tthe vigil for Estrella Catalan"
Image 3 caption: "The hearse arrives at St John's RC Cathedral"
Image 4 flowers forming the word "MUM" being carried
Image 5 caption: "Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital staff nurse Estrella Catalan died in early February after a long battle with the coronavirus."
"Brandon Lewis, MP for the borough of Great Yarmouth, has pledged his support to St Mary's Church by sponsoring a tile for its roof appeal as he toured the Regent Ropad building." story continues.
image caption: "MP Brandon Lewis with signed sponsored tile during his visit to St Mary's Church."
"Drone pictures are giving an impressive bird's eye view of a seaside church's new roof." Story continues.
image caption: "St Mary's Church in Regent Road, Great Yarmouth, shows off its new roof"
"Hundreds of people gathered at Norwich Cathedral for a service to mourn the Queen's death." Story continues.
image caption: "There was song and prayer at Norwich Cathedral for the late Queen Elizabeth II."
article inset: speech by Bishop Alan Hopes.
"At the Christmas vigil Mass we listen to Matthew's account of how Joseph, the man of honour, was addressed in a dream by an angel of the Lord who said: 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit'", story continues
image 1 caption: "Bishop Peter Collins, fifth Bishop of East Anglia"
"The diocese of East Anglia has appointed a new director of music for the diocese and St John's Cathedral in Norwich", story continues
image 1 caption "David Grealy is the new Diocese of East Anglia director of music"
"The legacy of a 100-year-old Catholic school will live on n a Norfolk market town after approval was granted for a new school in its place." (article continues...)
Eastern Daily Press"The Pope's personal representative in Great Britain has completed a four-day tour of East Anglia after being invited to the county by the Bishop of East Anglia Rt Rev Alan Hopes." (article continues...). Image of a group in SJB Cathedral Gardens (not Sheringham as per caption).
[the same story appears in EDP and Dereham Times]
"Re 'How the EDP won the right to name cathedral fraudster' (EDP, October 26). It's hard to believe that nobody in authority at St John the Baptist Cathedral has apparently been called to account for the lack of supervision in the case of Rene Mugenzi who stole £220,000 whilst volunteering to be its treasurer." Letter continues.
image caption: "St John the Baptist Cathedral"
"A Catholic priest who 'died' twice' and spent five weeks in critical care battling coronavirus has saluted the medical effots amd religious guidance which helped him pull through." Story continues.
Image caption "Father Michael 'died' twice while battling coronavirus at Queen Elizbeth Hospital in King's Lynn"
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"A fraudster who took £235,000 form Norwich's Catholic Cathedral has been ordered to pay back £1 because he has no money left" Story continues
Image caption "Rene Mugenzi stole £235,000 from Norwich's Catholic Cathedral"
"A group of volunteers in Bungay have become the 100th recipient of the Livesimple award for their commitment to sustainability to protect the planet." Story continues
Image caption: "Parishioners being awarded the 100th Live simply award for their commitment to sustainable living."
"On Christmas night, the angel of God appeared to simple shepherds and said to them 'glory to God in the highest, and peace to people of good will.' He invited them to come and worship the new-born Jesus, cradled in the arms of Mary. These shepherds were ordinarly people, working hard day and night in the fields around Bethlehem." story continues.
image1 captioned: "Bishop Alan with representatives from across the diocese after a recent Mass at St John's Cathedral in Norwich"
"A second grant has been awarded to a seaside church turning into a "big white box" surrounded by a scaffolding shroud." story continues.
image captioned: "The church in Great Yarmouth's Regent Road is having its roof replaced."
"More than 1,000 people attended services in Norwich to give thanks to the Queen for her 70 years of service." Story continues
images 1 & 2 caption: "More than one thousand people were in attendance at the Thanksgiving service for HM The Queen on Thursday evening."
"A church rebuilt because the future King Edward VII was unhappy Catholic guests at Sandringham were having to celebrate Mass in such poor conditions is one of two in the region to be given extra protection." Story continues
image caption: "The Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation in King's Lynn. Inset Edard VII"
"A church has invested £27,000 in solar panels in a bid to cut its fuel bills and its carbon footprint.", story continues.
image 1 caption: "Stuart Grant (left) and Chris Davey (right) at the church."
"More than 40 bishops have descended on Norwich for a summit meeting", story continues.
image 1 caption: "More than 40 bishops descended on Norwich on Tuesday for a summit meeting."
image 2 caption: "Bishop of Norwich Graham Usher, with Archbishop Justin Welby and Cardinal Vincent Nichols"
image 3 caption: "More than 40 bishops descended on Norwich"