Story 1: "Lottery windfall helps St Mary's mend leaking roof"
"St Mary's parish in Great Yarmouth has received a grant of £148,598 from the National Lottery Heritage for repairs to a leaking roof." Story continues.
Image of church roof with scaffolding
Story 2: "Diocese takes stock of architectural heritage"
"A comprehensive architectural and historical review of Catholic churches across the diocese of East
Anglia has been published online as part of the major Taking Stock project. Taking Stock is an architectural and historical review of Catholic churches and chapels in England and Wales. The project is a partnership between the Patrimony Committee of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, individual dioceses, and Historic England." Story continues.
Image caption: "Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Cambridge."
Story 3: "Diss parishioners celebrate their heroic saint's feast day"
"Parishioners in Diss gathered on 1st February for a virtual celebration of the feast day of St Henry Morse, known as 'The Priest of the Plague'. Judith Tooth reports. " Story continues.
images caption: "Fr Alex Anaman outside the church and below, an etching of St Henry Morse which hangs in the church."
Picture: Bell in foreground, Fr Peter Rollings to left
"Ego sum Gabriel" (I am Gabriel) 2.5 hundredweight, was hoisted into place after its blessing by Fr Peter Rollings of Our lady of Sudbury parish which had donated the bell.
"A first-ever Cantonese Mass has taken place in Sawston following the arrival of a number of Catholies in the area from Hong Kong. Dominic chung reports. As many as 58 Cantonese-speaking Catholics and their friends, took part in a Mass celebrated by Canon John Minh at our Lady of lourdes Sawston (OLOL), on 7th April. Though he does not speak or read the language, Canon John Minh celebrated entirely in Cantonese, which he learned in record time using phonetics." Story continues.
image caption: "The Cantonese congregation outside OLOL in Sawston with Canon John Minh."
"St Mary's parish in Great Yarmouth is planting a time capsule to capture a moment in history. 'It's 60 years since we had the roof off,' explained Brian Lafferty, chair of the parish finance committee, whose idea the cansule was. 'It will be 60 or 100 years before it needs re-placing. so I thought, why not put a
time cansuke in there?'" Story continues.
Image of church with scaffolding
"A second grant has been awarded to a seaside church turning into a "big white box" surrounded by a scaffolding shroud." story continues.
image1 captioned: "St Mary's church in Regent Road, Great Yarmouth, is completely under wraps"
image 2 captioned: "St Mary's church in Regent Road is covered in a white shroud"
"Easter should see Lynn's Roman Catholic Community celebrating in its new church at Gaywood (below)." Story continues
image 1: church construction site
"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."
- 17 Sept 1938 , 2 pages A4, Photocopy, "The Table" - "The Slipper Chapel Walsingham" - item on the Consecration of the Slipper Chapel on 8 September 1938
- 17 Nov. 2006, 1 page 293mm x 393mm, "Eastern Daily Press" - "Mix of Ancient and modern" - item on new £1.3m Church of the Annunciation being built in Walsingham
- c2006, unknown publication, 255mm x 210mm, picture & text - "Solar panels help church see the light"
- 19 Mar. 2007, EDP, 233mm x 327mm, picture & text, "Priestly pair ready for the challenge" - Frs Philip North & Philip Barnes, cycling from St Paul's Cathedral, London, to the Anglican Shrine in Walsingham
- 6 Jul. 2007, EDP, 294mm x 194mm, picture & text, "Shrine to be made more welcoming - redevelopment work at the Anglican Shrine in Walsingham
- 25 Sep. 2011, Catholic Times, 152mm x 124mm, "Final vows will cap shrine anniversary" - Sr Gabriels Gasch's final vows at Walsingham
Sub-heads: "Former captive priests officiate", "18th Division", "From Sumatra"; 2 columns: #1 280mm, #2 90mm.
Provides the background to the priests and the decision t build the church. A memorial to Far East PoWs (FEPOWs); 25,000 names recorded in the memorial book. Fr Cowin raised funds for the church. Designed by Donovan Purcell. Reredos designed and painted by Mr John Hensher. Side chapel fabricated for materials from the old church, which was itself a converted stable. Names those leading the ceremony and sketches out some individuals' own backgrounds.
"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"
"Four historic Catholic churches in the Diocese of East Anglia have been listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England, bringing the total listed churches in the diocese to 28.
Our Lady of The Assumption and The English Martyrs, Cambridge, has been relisted at Grade I. It is one of the largest 19th century Catholic curches in the country." Story continues
image caption: "Our Lady of The Assumption and The English Martyrs, Cambridge, has been relisted at Grade I."
Hunts Post article: "The newly-installed Roman Catholic Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Alan Clark, arrived in Huntingdon on Friday to carry out his first official engagement." Story continues
image caption: "Leaving St Michael's after mass, the new Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Alan Clark (centre), with parish priest Father George Grace (left) and the new Mayor of Huntingdon, Mr Ralph Dean."
"The Foodhub at St Luke's church in Orton Malborne, Peterborough, has been boosted by the completion of the church extension, giving the team more room to work in and Christmas donations" Story continues
image caption: " Pictured at St Luke's, left to right, are volunteers Judith Williams, Margaret Barker, Fr Jeffrey Downie and Joan Wayland."
Sub-heading: Consecration Marks Catholic Centenary / Building Achievement of Spanish Refugee
Column headings: Papal Flag on Church / Ceremonies inside / Bishop recall war-time experience / celebrations continue
Picture 1 - caption: "With impressive ceremony St Mary's Roman Catholic Church was consecrated by the Bishop of Northampton. This picture was taken during solemnities before the sprinkling of the outside of the church with Holy Water."
Picture 2 - caption: "Carrying the sacred relics to the church."
Names: Bishop Parker, Bishop Wareing, Don Claudio Lopez, Fr Evans (Stamford Hill), Canon Parker (St John's Norwich), Fr Watkiss (North Walsham), Fr Brookes (Beccles), Deacon Campbell, Sub-Deacon Tomlinson, Provincial Helsham SJ, Canon McShee (Costessey), Fr Webb SJ (St Mary's), Fr Mossei (Southwold), Fr Macdonald, Fr Hacon (Lowestoft), Fr J Ketterer (Lynn) Fr Weatherhead, Fr Roberts (Norwich).
"A film crew from Historic England visited St Mary's church, Great Yarmouth, at the end of January to share the story of the amazing impact that grant funding has had on the parish and the wider community." story continues.
image1 captioned: "the Historic England film crew at the St Mary's Mass"
image 2 captioned: "BBC Look East interview Fr Anthony Nwankwo for the nightly regional news bulletin."
Newspaper cutting from the Cambridgeshire Times recording the first brick to be laid. Mr Vanderweyden (who provided a Chapel for the Catholic Community) is laying the brick watched by Mr HR Mallett, Fr Gaffney, Mr MJ Sampson of Prefabricated Constructions Ltd who are building the Church.
This image taken at same time as cutting image.
Picture 1: Interior
Picture 2: exterior
Text: £1.3 million new church, the Church of the Annunciation. Replaces a 50 yr old temporary church. Quotes from Fr Noel Wynn (Shrine Director), Fr Michael Simison (Parish priest), Keith Catten (JS Hay, constructors)
"St Peter and All Souls church in Peterborough needs to raise £1.3 million to deal with major subsidence issues which are threatening the church structure." story continues.
image caption: "MP for Peterborough Paul Bristow with Fr Adam Sowa and parishioners at All Soul's church."
"Brandon Lewis CBE MP visited St Mary's in Yarmouth on 11th March to see the progress of the re-roofing of the church." story continues.
1 image caption: "Brandon Lewis at St Mary's with Fr Anthony, Fr Alvan and Brian Lafferty, Chair of the parish finance committee"
"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."