Events

Bath & Wells celebrates 1100 Years

In 2009 the Diocese will celebrate its 1100 anniversary.  Pre- 909 the Diocese of Sherborne covered the whole of Dorset, Somerset and Cornwall.  In 909 the See of Wells was created.  Wells covered Somerset and the See of Crediton covered Devon and Cornwall.  The first Bishop of the new Wells Diocese was Athelm (later Archbishop of Canterbury).  In 1090 Bishop John de Villula moved the See to become the Diocese of Bath, using the Abbey Church of St. Peter and St. Paul as his cathedral.  Over the forthcoming years the Diocese was named -  Diocese of Wells, Bath, Glastonbury, Bath and Glastonbury, Bath and in 1245 it was renamed Bath and Wells as we know it today.

The following Diocesan 2009 events are in the early stages of planning.  They are subject to change

March 3-5	First Schools Pilgrimage Days
April 25th	Festival Train	Minehead to Bath
May 4th	Bishops Peter's Walk begins
June 16th	Three Bishops	Forde Abbey
July 4th	Huge festival event	Glastonbury Abbey
September 7th	Festival Cricket Match	Somerset CC, Taunton
September 19th	Walk to Wells	Begins in your parish
November 21st	Festival Celebration & Conclusion	Wells Cathedral

During May and June 2009 our Diocesan Bishop will undertake a “progress” (pilgrimage walk) of the perimeter of the Diocese, a distance of some three hundred miles. The aim is for him to meet with people “where they are” and to engage with them in their local mission situation.  He will begin by leading a short act of worship on Glastonbury Tor on Monday 4^th May.  The pilgrimage will end with Bishop Peter leading a large celebration event in the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey on Saturday 4^th July.

There is a dedicated web site that has all the latest news.  You can find it at www.bw1100.org