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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General Job Description Reports to: Director of Volition Community/Director of Fundraising and Development (DVC/DFD) Cathedral contact: Canon Pastor and Acting Precentor as mentor Salary: £29,000 plus a 10% employers pension contribution Hours of work: 35 hours per week, including some evening and weekend work Principal role: To recruit, train and manage the volunteers at Manchester Cathedral, […]
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A Short History of the Area Words by Benjamin Francis Cassidy. Photographs by Amy Burrell. A cenotaph is a tomb that holds no remains of a person. Instead, it celebrates all whose remains were either never retrieved, or, are elsewhere. Due to the nature of war this is a common occurrence. A monument to the […]
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Volition at Manchester Cathedral has its next open day for candidates on Friday 29th March 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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‘We would like to thank Hive Hospitality for there continued support and volunteering there time to get involved with the Volition cooking sessions. Thank you for showing us this great recipe’ Ingredients 15 digestive biscuits 15 marshmallows 15 glacé cherries, cut in half 200ml condensed milk 100g desiccated coconut, to coat Method Crush the […]
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Click here to download Part-time Beekeeper – Job Description and Person Specification.docx Salary: £10.00 p/h Hours of work: Monday 13.00 – 16.00, Wednesday 13.00 – 16.00. The successful candidate will be expected to attend monthly meetings once every 6-8 weeks, and Open Days once a month Normal place of work: Manchester Cathedral, Manchester Cathedral Visitors […]
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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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