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GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-33 · Item · 9 September 2019
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

1 email; 3 URLs

The Diocese of East Anglia launched a six-week consultation on its proposal to build a new Catholic primary school at the Hampton East development in Peterborough. A consultation document was published to provide details about the proposed school. Consultation drop-in sessions were at:

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School on Wednesday, 18th September [2019] at 7pm
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School on Tuesday, 1st October [2019] at 3.30pm
Hampton Vale Community Centre on Monday, 7th October [2019] at 7pm

Helen Bates, Assistant Director for Schools: “It is really important that as many people as possible respond to this consultation by completing the response form. The final decision as to whether the new Catholic primary school can go ahead will be made by Peterborough City Council, and the responses we get to our consultation will be important for the City Council in helping to determine how much support there is for the new school.”

Morris, Keith
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-37-3 · Part · 21 February 2020
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"A new Catholic primary school in Hamptons East, Peterborough was approved by Peterborough City Council at a meeting on 12th February and is believed to be the first Catholic school to have been given the green light in a decade." Story continues.

The Catholic Universe (1860-2021)
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-41-1 · Part · 24 April 2020
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"Tens of thousands of Catholics watched live-streamed Masses in up to 17 churches across the Diocese of East Anglia over Easter, after churches were closed to physical congregations due to Covid-19 restrictions." Story continues
image captioned: "Live-streaming of Mass at St John's Cathedral in Norwich has been wonderfully well-received, says Bishop Alan Hopes (right) [image insert]: "To know that so many people have been watching and have received reassurance and hope in this difficult time is a source of grate blessing..'"
images of Fr David Bagstaff, Fr Luke Goymour, Canon Eugene Harkness

The Catholic Universe (1860-2021)
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-56-1 · Part · 20 November 2020
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

Story1:
"Anglia: Bishop Alan Hopes made a special visit to the Italian community of the Working Sisters of Nazareth recently in between two Confirmations in the parishes of All Souls and St Luke's in Peterborough, and enjoyed some fine Italian cooking from Sr Letizia while he was there." Story continues.
Image caption "Bishop Alan, left to right, are Sr Raffaella, Sr-Letizia, Sr Erika"

Story2:
"St Mary's in Thetford celebrated Remembrance Sunday by laying a wreath for those who had made the ultimate sacrifice in conflict." Story continues.
Image caption "Pictured is the wreath from St Mary's in Thetford."

Story3: "Anglia: Fr Paul Vincent OCD from St Mark's, Ipswich, recently completed a Masters Degree at Birkbeck College in the University of London." Story continues.
Image of Fr Paul Vincent

The Catholic Universe (1860-2021)
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-58-4 · Part · 8 January 2021
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

Story 1: Community welcomes new roles, a Book of Life - and a shepherd's hut for prayer!
"The lastest news from the sisters at the Community of Our Lady of Walsingham (COLW) include a new role for Sr Camilla, the arrival of a shepherd's hut, a Book of Life and a special All Saints celebration." Story continues.
Image caption: "The new Shepherd's Hut at the Dereham COLW Convent"

Story 2: Prisoners' chocolate treats from Peterborough church
"An amazing 230 tubs of chocolates have been donated to prisoners at HMP Peterborough, thanks to St Luke's Parish in the town." Story continues
Image caption: "The three clerics with their stack of chocolate treats, which were sent to HMP Peterborough in time for Christmas"

Story 3: Norwich students quiz the 'naked scientist' on vaccines
"A-Level biology students at Notre Dame High School in Norwich interviewed 'Naked Scientist' Cambridge medical consultant Dr Chris Smith via Zoom before Christmas, with questions focusing on the challenges faced scientists in creating a Covid-19 vaccine." Story continues

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GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-59 · Item · 8 February 2021
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

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story 1: Apology issued after Peterborough church accuses residents of ‘anti-Catholic feeling’ over new school (8 February 2021)
story 2: New Peterborough Catholic school tells parents all local children are expected to get a place (1 February 2021)
story 3: Frustrated Hampton mum could face Bretton school trips despite new primary opening across the road (28 January 2021)

Morris, Keith
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-27-1 · Part · 18 June 2019
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

Text:
18 JUNE 2019, THE TABLET
New school opening is landmark for UK Catholic education
by Liz Dodd

'We expect that this school, like most schools in the Diocese, will have a wide mix of children of all faiths and none'
File photo, St Thomas More pupils 
Photo: Diocese of East Anglia
The Government has approved funding for three fully selective faith schools, including at least one Catholic school, for the first time in almost a decade.
The move marks the end of a long-running row over state funding for faith schools that saw the Government first pledge to allow new faith free schools to select all of their pupils on the basis of faith, then scrap that pledge. In May 2018 the Government said that instead it would support the opening of voluntary aided faith schools, that would be allowed to select all their pupils on the basis of faith.
The new Catholic school will be a voluntary-aided primary school in Peterborough, in the Diocese of East Anglia, on the Hampton East housing development. In a statement the Diocese of East Anglia said that the new school, which is expected to have up to 90 places plus a nursery, will help meet demand for more school places in the city, as well as providing more Catholic places.
Helen Bates, Assistant Director for Schools, said: “This is fantastic news. It will provide the first brand-new, purpose-built Catholic school in this diocese for decades. We would like to thank everyone who helped us make this bid a success by providing their support earlier this year. We will now need to go through a statutory consultation to make our case to the local education authority (Peterborough City Council), to approve the opening of the new school. We will be asking for people’s support once again when we do this. When this consultation starts there will be further information available on the Diocesan website.”
She said that the Diocese had submitted bids for three new voluntary aided schools, but that only one bid had been approved.
“We were not successful with these two bids,” said Ms Bates, “and are waiting to find out the reasons behind this from the Government. But to be successful with one is great news.”
The announcement came as part of a wider announcement of funding for free schools, with information released by the Department for Education indicating approval for 22 new free schools, of which three are faith schools.
The Accord Coalition, which opposes faith-selective education, called the move backward and socially irresponsible.
Chair of the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education, the Revd Stephen Terry, said: “In England since 2010 faith schools that have opened with the support of central government have been limited in selecting no more than half of their pupils on faith grounds. Though a relatively small measure, it signalled that schools should seek to bring people together from different backgrounds and that integration was being taken more seriously than before.
“Opening new schools that can be fully religiously selective is a backward and socially irresponsible move. Today's news is a victory for those who seek to isolate children of their faith from wider society. It can only lead to further ghettoisation, which is completely at odds with the needs of our increasingly diverse society.”
In East Anglia Ms Bates said that the new school would most likely be as diverse as others in the diocese. “We expect that this school, like most schools in the Diocese, will have a wide mix of children of all faiths and none. On average, about a third of pupils in our schools are not Catholic,” she said.

The Tablet (1846-)
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-37-4 · Part · 21 January 2020
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

Sub-head: "If Boris Johnson wants to unite Britain he should be wary of backing a policy that allows discrimination by religion"
"Boris Johnson promised in his new year message to turn the page on social divisions and start a new chapter in which 'we comne togther and move forward united'." Story continues.

The Times
GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-09-02-02-60-8 · Part · 5 February 2021
Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

"Suffolk Catholic prisons chaplain, and former pastoral assistant, Antoinette Askin, died recently at the age of 73. Fr Tony Rogers, Tonie's colleague at both Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge and at HMPs Warren Hill and Hollesley Bay, pays tribute. Antoinette (or 'Tonie' as she was known), was Catholic chaplain at HMP Warren Hill and HMP Holles-ley Bay on the Suffolk coast. She had been in post for nearly seven years, and was a wondertul and canng friend to the residents." Story continues.
Image of Antoinette Askin

The Catholic Universe (1860-2021)