Break with 700 Year Tradition
Lee Andrews (pictured left) an indentured apprentice stonemason at Salisbury Cathedral was installed as a Freeman of one of the prestigious London Livery Companies - The Worshipful Company of Masons - by the Master of the Company, Mr. David Beattie, CMG.

The ceremony at Salisbury Cathedral was the first ever to be held outside the City of London by the Livery Company whose history can be traced back over seven centuries and had to have special approval. The Livery Company has been supporting Lee financially since the beginning of his apprenticeship in 2003.

Friends Keep Clock Ticking
A recent inspection of the Medieval Clock revealed that remedial work and a general overhaul were necessary, and to avoid damage the clock was temporarily stopped.

The work has now been carried out by The Cumbria Clock Company of Penrith and the clock is working again. The Friends have paid for the cost of the repairs (£2,500).

Those with long memories will know that it was the Friends who paid for the restoration of the clock some 50 years ago, so it is fitting that the Friends are continuing to keep it ticking over.

The Friends' Annual General Meeting and Friends' Day takes place on Saturday September 22 in the Cathedral. Full details will be sent to members, with booking forms for the various events, during July.

Water for Life
The Cathedral Education Centre linked up last month with the Salisbury International Arts Festival to explore the environmental theme of water. Young children relished in sculpting imaginative creatures, and older pupils enjoyed debating water resource issues.

Working with Tearfund, the Living River Project and Wessex Water, hundreds of pupils from local schools visited the Cathedral over a three day period to consider the precious resource of water.