Peterborough 900

The city of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire is blessed with a
magnificent Cathedral Church dating back to Norman times.

With the Cathedral’s nine hundredth anniversary in 2018 its
administrators have launched Peterborough 900, a three-phase
fundraising campaign the first stage running from 2011-2012. The
campaign is under the leadership of the Trust Chairman, Simon
Schanschieff OBE DL JP and the Dean of Peterborough, The Very
Reverend Charles Taylor who are supported by six Trustees.

The aim is to eventually raise £10 million to fund a range of Capital
projects. They include a Heritage and Education Centre that is
designed to provide a Cathedral-based education opportunity for
students from the 300 plus primary and secondary schools situated within
a 40 mile radius of Peterborough.

The Cathedral’s great organ will also be dismantled and rebuilt it at
concert pitch. This work is urgently required so that this magnificent
instrument can be used with orchestras and other ensembles, both for
concert and training purposes.

I shoot relatively few promotional events these days but this was a
far cry from some footballer launching a clothing range; instead it
was a group of truly committed people gathering at the launch of a
campaign to support one of the UK’s greatest landmarks.

And Peterborough Cathedral really does live up to this accolade.
Entering the building to photograph the Duke of Gloucester giving
his speech to launch the campaign, I realised just how wonderful the
interior truly is.

If you are a Peterborough resident or even someone who has
simply viewed its magnificent architecture is well worth looking at
Peterborough Cathedral’s website to see the work they do along with
a full range of the images I shot for the Peterborough 900 campaign
launch.