A short video showcasing Manchester Cathedral Bees by Adam York Gregory Manchester Cathedral Bees from Adam York Gregory on Vimeo. Bee Hive Cameras We currently have two bee hive cameras upon the flat roof of Manchester Cathedral, click on the play button below to view the bees and their hives. Heavenly […]
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What a difference a year makes! As I wander through the silence of the Cathedral, making my way to the spiral staircase that will take me to the roof, I am reminded that only a year ago we were celebrating Manchester City’s Premier League title win. The Cathedral was bustling with people and equipment the […]
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Sir David Richards has become a patron of Volition Community following a visit last year to see the work of this charity. Welcoming Sir David, the Dean of Manchester thanked Sir David for his commitment to this programme which runs from Manchester and Liverpool Cathedrals. Sir David, encouraged at the outcomes of this programme of […]
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Ingredients: 500g beef mince lazy garlic 2 medium size chopped onions fry all together in pan; Then add lamb stock cube to 100 ml of boiling water and pour in pan and then add; fajita seasoning smoked paprika tin of red kidney beans chilli powder Method: bring to boil and simmer for around 20-30mins with […]
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Volition at Manchester Cathedral has its next open day for candidates on Thursday 7th February. This is an innovative, proactive programme which supports all who join with a view to improving lives, building skills, and successfully gaining sustainable employment. This ten-week programme will facilitate entry to employment through a joint approach of training, volunteering and […]
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During 2018, Volition Community accepted 127 volunteers onto the programme. This equates to a slight increase on 2017 with 113 being accepted onto the programme. As a result, our findings are as follows: We have a slightly improved gender balance from last year – male 61% and female 39% A noticeable increase in the over […]
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To make these delicious sausage rolls, you will need the following items: Ingredients: a packet of shop bought ready made puff pastry 6 large good quality pork sausages 1 beaten egg to glaze flour to roll and dust the pastry Method: Preheat the oven to gas mark 7/ 200°C. Roll out the pastry on a […]
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The Volition office will close on Thursday 20th December at 4pm. We will re-open again on Thursday 3rd January 2019 at 9am. Please note that nobody will be answering the office telephone during this time. If you wish to leave us a message, please do, and we will get back to you in the New […]
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Volition at Manchester Cathedral has its next Open Day for candidates on Friday 11th January 2019. This is an innovative, proactive programme which supports all who join with a view to improving lives, building skills, and successfully gaining sustainable employment. This ten-week programme will facilitate entry to employment through a joint approach of training, volunteering […]
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Ingredients For the pastry 60g/2oz butter, cut into small pieces 60g/2oz lard, cut into small pieces 200g/7oz self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting pinch salt For the filling 25g/1oz butter 3 onions, roughly sliced salt and freshly ground white pepper 250g/9oz Lancashire cheese, coarsely grated milk, for sealing and glazing Method Preheat the oven to […]
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Volition at Manchester Cathedral has its next open day for candidates on Wednesday 14th November. This is an innovative, proactive programme which supports all who join with a view to improving lives, building skills, and successfully gaining sustainable employment. This ten-week programme will facilitate entry to employment through a joint approach of training, volunteering and […]
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On Friday 12th October, a hardworking and committed workforce of Volition staff and volunteers bottled a grand total of 375 8oz jars from Manchester Cathedral, and a further 67 from Salford Cathedral, despite this year being a tricky one for beekeeping. If you are interested in purchasing our honey, please visit https://manchestercathedralonlineshop.co.uk/index.php or email beapartofit@volitioncommunity.org […]
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Volition’s beekeeping project was one of ten shortlisted for the first Church Times Green Health Awards. Our beekeepers Canon Adrian Rhodes and Amber Sanchez, Director of Volition, Anthony O’Connor, and our volunteer Andrew attended Lambeth Palace on 2nd October where the winners were announced. The day included interesting presentations around the importance of gardens and […]
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