News & Stories


Bishop blesses new wildlife wood planted by school children and their communities

11th October 2021

More than 260 trees have been planted to create Peacock Wood, Redmile


Ashby Church of England Primary School's Prayer Garden

3rd October 2021

One of our Church Schools in the North West of the diocese has recently transformed part of its outdoor space into a prayer garden giving all of the children an opportunity to think, observe, and question while taking part in creative prayer activities.


New residents arrive at our Community of the Tree of Life

11th September 2020

Ten new residents have arrived to start their year at our new monastic community, The Community of the Tree of Life


Bishop Guli's 'Thought For The Day'

28th August 2020

As children return to school and young people prepare for college and university in a changed world, Bishop Guli shares a reflection on Jesus bringing us life in all its fullness.


Bishop and Education Director issue pastoral note to schools

19th August 2020

Bishop Martyn and Canon Carolyn have told our school staff, students and parents that we are praying for them at this stressful time with the extra difficulty of exam results uncertainty


A very special Year 6 Leavers service

6th July 2020

An uplifting online service for the hundreds of children leaving our Church of England primary schools this summer


Calling for the Church to examine its own record on racism

11th June 2020

Our Bishops 'Taking the Knee' on the front page, an article by Bishop Guli and another by our BAME Mission Enabler, Revd Lusa, all feature in the latest edition of Church of England Newspaper


How church school children took eco action into their own hands

30th May 2020

South Kilworth School's winter project to plant trees


St Barnabas CofE School welcomes Bishop Martyn for an afternoon

10th February 2020

Children and staff welcomed were keen to share the school's story


Bishop Martyn hears about community life in rural Avon Swift

6th February 2020

Bishop Martyn shared lunch with people from 11 villages to hear about local communities and led an informal Candlemas service in one of our schools

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