I was amused to see that marmalade had made national news and not due to everyone’s favourite bear but because of the nuances of EU rules on the usage of the word 'marmalade'.
The Cathedral Choir is pleased to play a full role in celebrating the city's centenary.
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Join us for a sit down al fresco lunch for seafood lovers. Taking place on the green at Portsmouth Cathedral, join us for and enjoy freshly prepared, locally sourced dishes, including seafood paella & platters, pâtés and delicious desserts!
Following the success of the Cathedral Spring Clean event to refresh our cathedral before Easter, we have added some more dates to help us maintain a bright welcome for all. Could you help to keep our cathedral looking beautiful?
Following the success of the Cathedral Spring Clean event to refresh our cathedral before Easter, we have added some more dates to help us maintain a bright welcome for all. Could you help to keep our cathedral looking beautiful?
Our cathedral’s historic belfry now needs urgent repair and redecoration, and 2026 offers a rare and time-limited opportunity to complete the work affordably.
As we continue through Lent, we begin to look ahead to Palm Sunday this weekend and the start of Holy Week, one of the most significant times in the Christian year. Lent is a season of reflection and preparation, a time to pause, to pray, and to consider the story at the heart of Easter. At Portsmouth Cathedral, you are warmly invited to join us in this journey, whether at one of our services, visiting for private prayer and reflection, or exploring our ’Sanctuary’ Lent exhibition.
This Sunday is Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week, one of the most significant times in the Christian year. Join is for worship and one of the four services this Sunday. At Portsmouth Cathedral, you are warmly invited to join us in this journey, whether at one of our services, visiting for private prayer and reflection, or exploring our ’Sanctuary’ exhibition.
This year's APCM and Parish Meeting will take place on Sunday 14 May at 12.30pm. The Revision of the Electoral Roll will take place between 8 April and 26 April. During this time, copies of the current Electoral Roll will be available to view in the Cathedral or at the Cathedral Offices. Forms will also be available for new or returning members of the congregation to join/re-join the Electoral Roll.
A transfixing modern setting of the Passion, performed by The Facade Ensemble and The Portsmouth Grammar School.
When Paul McCreesh returns to Portsmouth Cathedral with Gabrieli for the Festival of Early Music 2026, it will be about far more than performing beautiful music. It will be about opening doors.
Mothering Sunday will soon be upon us, and we would love to continue our tradition of sharing fresh daffodil posies during our varied services.
Baroque Alchemy: Piers Adams on bringing early music into a modern world at Portsmouth Cathedral.
This February and March, Portsmouth Cathedral becomes a space for reflection, creativity and conversation.
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