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GB ARCHON 2913 PA51-06-02-6 · Item · 2002
Part of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury Parish, Wymondham

Sub-heading: "Heritage - Church extension wins council's design award"
Photo: Exterior view of entrance to Wymondham Church
Text: Wymondham RC church wins South Norfolk's annual design award for 2002. Fr Jennings & Tom O'Connor received a plaque and certificate at the awards ceremony. Certificates presented to architect Paul Lucas (Real Architecture, Wymondham) and Steve Brock (Bluestone Plc, Norwich)

Eastern Daily Press
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-43-6 · Part · 19 June 2020
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"Around 40 Catholic churches across east Anglia have reopened their doors for private prayer after being closed for more than 12 weeks." Story continues.
Image 1 caption: "The Catholic Cathedral in Norwich."; Image 2 caption: "St George's Catholic Church, in Sprowston Road, Norwich"; Image 3 caption: "Stewards help visitors for private prayer at St John's Cathedral."

Eastern Daily Press
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-109-5 · Part · 31 January 2024
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"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"

Eastern Daily Press
GB ARCHON 2913 COL01-02-SJB21-132 · Item · August 1984
Part of St John the Baptist - Photographic Collection

Photograph taken at North East corner of Cathedral site.
Text on reverse: "Fr. Kevin Fox SJ blessing Brownies' trefoil rosebed Aug 1984"
Accompanying document: "2nd Norwich Brownie Pack has presented eight "Peace" rose bushes to the St John's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Norwich to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the Brownie Guides.
The Pack collected the money from the sale of sweets at their weekly meetings and persuaded two fathers to dig the trefoil-shaped flower bed at the cathedral.
A service of dedication and blessing was conducted by Fr Kevin Fox, and held after the Rememberance Day Church Parade in which all Scout and Guide units from the cathedral took part."

Eastern Daily Press
GB ARCHON 2913 PA19-05-01-2 · Item · 16-12-1995
Part of St Mary's Parish, Great Yarmouth

Image - caption: "The Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Peter Smith, cuts first sod of new Catholic primary school to be built at Gorleston."
The £1 million development of a new school to replace St Mary's School starts with the Bishop lifting the first sod from the ground. Head teacher, Peter Cleary, and the chairman of board of governors, John Holmes, observe with contractors. Albion Road site future uncertain as permission to develop it has been refused.
Manuscript annotation: Speech bubble from Bishop "Right! That's the last we'll see of Alan. Now where do you want the time capsule buried?"

Eastern Daily Press
Cathedral singers
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-68-7 · Part · 26 June 2021
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"A 13-piece orchestra joined the Cathedral Schola singers in a concert made possible by the government's Cultural Recovery Fund for Heritage, and which celebrated the anniversary of the dedication of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich" Story continues
Image caption "A 13-piece orchestra joined the Cathedral Schola singers for a concert at St John's Cathedral in Norwich"

Eastern Daily Press
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-54-5 · Part · 24 October 2020
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"A gambling addict took more than £220,000 from Norwich's Catholic Cathedral whilst colunteering as its treasurer. Rene Mugenzi was jailed for more than two years at Norwich Crown Court yesterday afternoon for siphoning off the cash from the bank account at St John the Baptist Cathedral and into his own between March 2016 and May 2018." Story continues.
image 1 caption: "Rene Mugenzi claimed his life woudl be under threat if it was revealed that he lived i Norwich, yet he posted public photos on Facebook of his life in the city."
Image 2 caption: "Rene Mugenzi arrives at Norwich Crown Court for sentencing."

Eastern Daily Press
GB ARCHON 2913 PA28-03-01-84 · Item · 13 April 1978
Part of Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish, King's Lynn

""Alarming decay" of one of the best-known historic buildings at King's Lynn has been described as "little short of a national scandal"". Story continues
image 1 caption: "The Red Mount Chapel at King's Lynn - picturesque in the spring sunshine but giving causes for concern."
image 2 caption: "An ominous crack in one of the buttresses of the Red Mount Chapel"

Eastern Daily Press
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-78-2 · Part · 19 March 2022
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

Story 1, page 1:
"Parents may be getting their children baptised to improve their chances of landing places at a high-performing Catholic schoo." story continues.
image caption: "Bishop of East Anglia the Rt Rev Alan Hopes"
Story 2, page 8
"Claim that parents may baptise children to get them into esteemed Catholic school." Story continues.
side panel - "What are the rules?"
Main image - entry gates to Notre Dame High School
3 head images: Bp Alan Hopes, Helen Bates (asst. director of schools' services, Diocese of East Anglia), Brian Conway (chief executive of St John the Baptist Multi Academy Trust)

Eastern Daily Press
Churches reopen
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-45-4 · Part · 6 July 2020
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"Almost all of Norfolk's Catholic churches have reopened their doors to collective public worship over the weekend following the relaxation of government guidelines." Story continues.
Image caption, showing Fr Simon with communicants: "The Dean of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich, Canon David Paul, led the first public Mass at the cathedral for nearly three months, on Saturday"

Eastern Daily Press