Event Date: Saturday 23rd May to Sunday 28th June 2015 Town: Faversham County: Kent Website: www.faversham.org The historic market town of Faversham in Kent mentioned in The Domesday Book will be part of the commemorative events with the staging of this major exhibition. The centrepiece for visitors will be the display of the Magna Carta […]
Event Date: September Tuesday 15th – Sunday 20th 2015 Town: Salisbury County: Wiltshire Website: www.salisburycathedral.org The Salisbury Cathedral Festival of Flowers 2015 is inspired by the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta. Come and see the spectacular work of over 500 flower arrangers in a feast for the senses with the smell and sight of many thousands […]
Event Date: July Wednesday 15th – Sunday 19th 2015 Town: Salisbury County: Wiltshire Website: www.southerncathedralsfestival.org.uk/ The Choirs of Salisbury Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral and Chichester Cathedral come together to perform in the magnificent surroundings of Salisbury Cathedral. Cathedral music is truly one of this country’s national treasures – this festival offers sacred choral and organ music […]
Event Date: June Saturday 13th – Monday 15th 2015 Town: Salisbury County: Wiltshire Website: www.salisburycathedral.org To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta,Salisbury Cathedral will be holding a Gala Weekend. Saturday June 13: A Gala concert with a brand new, Magna Carta based, musical commission by Tarik O’Regan, http://www.tarikoregan.com/. Sunday June 14: […]
Event Date: July 7 – 10 July 2015 Town: Salisbury County: Wiltshire Website: www.salisburycathedral.org For four nights, four groups of 200 school children from Wiltshire and Dorset will come together in the magnificent surroundings of Salisbury Cathedral to perform an especially commissioned piece of music inspired by Magna Carta. This piece charts the story of […]
Event Date: June 2015 Town: Salisbury County: Wiltshire Website: www.salisburycathedral.org A trail of statues, sponsored by local businesses and created and painted by a wide range of artists and community groups, placed throughout the streets of Salisbury. The statues will be auctioned off to raise money for the Trussell Trust. Produced by Wild in Art, […]
Event Date: June-September 2015 Town: Salisbury County: Wiltshire Website: www.salisburycathedral.org Enlightenment: an interactive lighting projection in the Cathedral’s North Porch and an interactive word and light based projection in the Morning Chapel, produced by Squid Soup. Also: inscribed clay tiles with thoughts inspired by Magna Carta produced by prisoners from Erlestoke Prison displayed in the […]
Event Date: March – June 2015 Town: Salisbury County: Wiltshire Website: www.salisburycathedral.org A programme of Magna Carta themed lectures given by leading experts in their fields, starting with Neil Macgregor, Director of the British Museum on 6 March 2015. The lectures will include discussions around law and public affairs, history and the charters of King […]
Part of Trail 2 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire Visit the Website Salisbury Cathedral has been home to perhaps the best preserved of only four remaining original 1215 Magna Carta since it was first delivered. On 14 February 2015, a brand new exhibition opens using the latest interpretation techniques to bring the documents ancient background and modern significance […]
Event Date: Saturday 8th November 2014 Town: City of London County: London Website: www.lordmayorsshow.org This grand annual show is full of pomp and pageantry, and sees the incoming Lord Mayor of London take to the streets of the City in a gilded coach as part of a three-mile parade packed with fun and entertainment. This […]