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Bishops issue lockdown letter
Following last night’s address by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, putting the country into a full lockdown from Wednesday, January 6, the Bishop of Truro, the Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen […]
Bishop Philip’s message: The blessing of hope this Christmas
With Christmas just days away, Bishop Philip has shared his Christmas message for the blessing of hope this Christmas. You can watch the video here. The blessing of hope this […]
Second phase of Culture Recovery Funding launched
A second round of Culture Recovery Funding (CRF) has been announced. This funding will be a mix of grants and repayable finance and, as with the CRF rounds over the […]
Cornish teachers write to the Education Secretary
School leaders of Church of England schools in the Diocese of Truro have shared their views with the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, in a letter asking for assistance in three […]
Cornish schools join pilot to attract more young teachers to rural schools
The Diocese of Truro is one of nine pilot regions joining the new Rural Teaching Partnership. Cornish schools, serving areas of rural deprivation, will take part in a campaign to […]
Cooking up a storm with a wooden spoon nativity play
Hope rises from the stress of this pandemic and its lockdowns in the shape of wooden spoons. Four years ago, Margaret Stevens wrote an ambitious nativity play in rhyming couplets. […]
Have you heard the call to chaplaincy?
Have you ever thought about becoming a chaplain? Are you a good listener? Do you have a heart for meeting people where they are, no matter how difficult that place […]
South West Carol Service: Don’t miss out this year
The biggest ever South West Carol Service is now just two weeks away! We may not be able to gather together for the traditional Christmas carol concerts and school nativity […]
Behind the Facebook smiles of our children and teachers
We’re used to seeing the beautiful faces of our young children across our schools in Cornwall. Joyful, trusting and, we hope, nurtured and cared for. But what has it really […]
The loneliness of living with dementia during lockdown
These are the lockdown stories of three women, Jan, Pam and Jenny, from across Cornwall and their loved ones, suffering from dementia. For people living with dementia in care homes, […]
