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Since fully training six tour guides throughout August and September, we’ve had a turbulent time with our programme to say the least! Despite national restrictive measures throughout November, meaning no tours or other heritage activities could take place, we have managed to deliver eight bookable tours with COVID-19 guidelines fully in place. Numbers were restrictedContinue reading “Tours”
This month, at the Abbey, the Resilient Heritage team have been supporting the staged reopening and helping to develop opportunities in the post-lockdown world. These have involved working through our cafe reopening, exploring ways to develop our shop online, and beginning the process of socially distant tours. Coffee shop On August 1st our coffee shopContinue reading “August 2020”
As some of you may know, the Abbey is now emerging into the new world after further COVID-19 measures were lifted. July, for us, has been about ensuring the Abbey is a safe place to both visit, work and volunteer. As of July 4th the Abbey was open for more than just private prayer, providingContinue reading “July 2020”
On the 23rd March 2020 Selby Abbey along with all other churches shut their doors to their congregations, visitors, clergy and support staff. Several questions were raised about what this meant for our services, youth groups, art classes, drama groups, choir, bell ringers, along with all our groups that use the Church, parish centre andContinue reading “COVID-19”
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Hi, I’m Grace. I am the newly appointed Community Engagement Co-ordinator for Selby Abbey. My main role is working on the two year Resilient Heritage project funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund. This blog is to share this project with you!
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