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Church School and Community Recreate Historic Rector’s Garden

10th April 2025

Children at Richard Hill Church of England Primary School in Thurcaston recently brought to life a 17th Century Rectory Garden in a creative, paper-sculpting project involving people and organisations from across the community.

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Basking in the Golden Glow of God’s Glorious Creation

4th April 2025

St Mary in Charnwood Church, Nanpantan, has been awarded the Gold Eco Church Award by A Rocha, in recognition of its exceptional work in caring for God’s creation across all aspects of church life.

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Celebrating World Day of Prayer

22nd March 2025

Church, community and school children came together in the Launde Minster Community to celebrate World Day of Prayer 2025 earlier this month. The church of St Michael and All Angels in Hallaton was packed to the rafters for a ‘joyful’ service.

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Take Part in Our Spring Listening Exercise on Safeguarding

10th March 2025

The Bishops' Children and Youth Council have launched their latest listening exercise on the theme of Safeguarding. The goal of this term’s exercise is to help find out what makes children and young people feel safe in church.

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Bishop Martyn Responds to Poverty Listening Exercise

3rd March 2025

The results have been published from the Bishops’ Children & Youth Council (BCYC) Autumn 2024 Listening Report on Poverty. 458 young voices from schools and church groups across the diocese contributed with their opinions, insights and questions.

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Half Term Fun with Leicester Cathedral

24th February 2025

An amazing array of strange creatures were spotted in Leicester Cathedral during February half-term last week, as families came to visit, be creative and make their own grotesque.

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'We're All Saints' In All Our Diversity

17th February 2025

The first in a series of paintings depicting Loughborough Saints from around the globe has been unveiled at All Saints with Holy Trinity Church in Loughborough as part of its ‘We’re All Saints’ project.

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Social Cohesion, Great Education, and the Reality of Child Poverty

7th February 2025

Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England, spent the day in the Diocese of Leicester visiting children in a local Church of England school and finding out about the significant interfaith work going on in the city.

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Introducing the Diocese of Leicester’s Ministry Experience Scheme Class of 2025

27th January 2025

There’s a new team of hope-filled, joy-inspiring, God-loving young adults in our diocese, and they’re out making a difference in our worshipping communities.

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We Hear You: A New National Listening Resource

17th January 2025

A new listening resource inspired by the work of our Youth Engagement & Intergenerational Communities Enabler, Matt Long and our Bishops Youth and Children’s Council has been released as part of a national Church of England project.

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