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Welcome to the website of St Nicholas Cathedral; the Mother Church of the Diocese of Newcastle which stretches from the Tyne to the Tweed.
For over 900 years St Nicholas has been the parish church of Newcastle but when in 1882 the new Diocese was founded it also became England’s most northerly cathedral at the heart of this, England's most northerly Diocese.
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Every year we play host to a huge range of services, events and activities as well as simply “being here” as a place of stillness, reflection and spiritual refreshment at the heart of the city.
We are delighted this year to be holding Flower Festival in celebration of her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Thiswill take place between the 31st May and the 3rd of June.
There will be an extensive display of floral arrangements taking in 42 themes covering various aspects of the Queen’s reign, and more than 100 exhibits in all. There will also be a series of musical and cultural events celebrating the specific culture of the Diocese of Newcastle, the most northerly diocese of the church of which the Queen is the head.
Timetable of events
Thursday 31st afternoon: official opening by the Duchess of Northumberland (invites only)
Thursday evening 7pm: a choral concert by four local choirs and soloists entitled “Northumbrian Voices”. The massed choirs will sing “The Fyery Clock –Fyece”, a folk song written in 1829 to celebrate the lighting of the Cathedral clock by gas. Tickets £10 and concessions £7
Friday 1st June: Free daytime entry to the exhibits
Friday evening: A concert by the Northumbrian Ranters 7pm Tickets as above
The Northumbrian Ranters, who were formed in 2006 under the musical direction of Richard Johnstone, Traditional Music co-ordinator for Northumberland Creative & Performing Arts, is made up of young musicians from across the county who perform traditional music. The group has 45 students from schools within Northumberland and perform on fiddle, Northumbrian pipes, flute, cello harp, guitar, concertina, keyboard and voice.
Saturday 2nd June Free daytime entry to the exhibits
Ceilidh in Cathedral Square 2-3pm free
Saturday evening “From Rationing To Recession” Fashion show and competition in the nave of the Cathedral. Fashion from the various decades of the Queen’s reign and creative interpretations of recycled fashions by students attending local schools and colleges. These will be judged on the night. Compere will be the BBC’s Hannah Bayman
Tickets same as above but to include a free glass of bubbly
Sunday 3rd June free daytime entry to the exhibits
The Clarsach Society will be giving a free recital in the cathedral from 1-3pm
At 4pm there will be a service of celebration featuring the cathedral Choir.
The Very Revd Chris Dalliston
Dean of Newcastle
This website has been made possible by the generous bequest of the late Grace Huston, a good friend of the Cathedral.