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Start your Christmas celebrations by joining us in St Margaret's Church for a service of Lessons and Carols at 6pm on Christmas Eve.
The service will be sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort and will include favourite carols and traditional readings.
www.westminster-abbey.org/christmas
The service will be sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort and will include favourite carols and traditional readings.
www.westminster-abbey.org/christmas
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Start your Christmas celebrations by joining us in St Margaret's Church for a service of Lessons and Carols at 6pm on Christmas Eve.
The service will be sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort and will include favourite carols and traditional readings.
www.westminster-abbey.org/christmas
The service will be sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort and will include favourite carols and traditional readings.
www.westminster-abbey.org/christmas
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Daddy will explain about these stones.
December 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Daddy will explain about these stones.
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oh wow it turns out that you can close a very important building for a period of time to do much needed restoration and renewal rather than constantly dragging it out for decades at much greater expense i wonder if theres a lesson there for someone
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bar...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bar...
Barbican Arts Centre to close for a year for a £240m upgrade
A £240 million renovation of the Barbican Arts Centre is set to get started after the City of London granted full planning permission.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
oh wow it turns out that you can close a very important building for a period of time to do much needed restoration and renewal rather than constantly dragging it out for decades at much greater expense i wonder if theres a lesson there for someone
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bar...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bar...
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The St Margaret's Choristers sing As Dew in Aprille from Benjamin Britten's much-loved A Ceremony of Carols.
Hear more from the choir in the St Margaret's Advent Liturgy, which is available to watch on demand until 6 January at: www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/watch-services?id=15931
Hear more from the choir in the St Margaret's Advent Liturgy, which is available to watch on demand until 6 January at: www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/watch-services?id=15931
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The St Margaret's Choristers sing As Dew in Aprille from Benjamin Britten's much-loved A Ceremony of Carols.
Hear more from the choir in the St Margaret's Advent Liturgy, which is available to watch on demand until 6 January at: www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/watch-services?id=15931
Hear more from the choir in the St Margaret's Advent Liturgy, which is available to watch on demand until 6 January at: www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/watch-services?id=15931
m.youtube.com/watch?v=V1d7... St Margaret's Choristers of @westminsterabbey.bsky.social Tallis, Leighton, Dyson, Wheeler. @multitudeofvoyces.bsky.social.
Evensong at Westminster Abbey | Wednesday 19th November
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November 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
m.youtube.com/watch?v=V1d7... St Margaret's Choristers of @westminsterabbey.bsky.social Tallis, Leighton, Dyson, Wheeler. @multitudeofvoyces.bsky.social.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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"The problem isn’t that we have a deliberately biased BBC, it’s that we have a BBC that has been consciously reduced in its scope and bullied into dumbing down and retreating." @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter today
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"The problem isn’t that we have a deliberately biased BBC, it’s that we have a BBC that has been consciously reduced in its scope and bullied into dumbing down and retreating." @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter today
St Margaret's Choristers of @westminsterabbey.bsky.social. Three words: Holst Nunc Dimitis. www.youtube.com/live/B-qhE9A...
Evensong at Westminster Abbey | Wednesday 5th November
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November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
St Margaret's Choristers of @westminsterabbey.bsky.social. Three words: Holst Nunc Dimitis. www.youtube.com/live/B-qhE9A...
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Seems like a bad time to introduce assisted dying, but what do I know?
Hundreds of hospice beds and staff cut in England amid funding crisis
Hundreds of hospice beds and staff cut in England amid funding crisis
National Audit Office reports nearly two-thirds of independent hospices in deficit in 2023-24 as demand increases
Hospices in England are cutting hundreds of beds and staff because of a funding crisis, despite a sharp rise in demand for palliative care, a damning report warns.
People needing end of life care faced a postcode lottery because access to services was so patchy, the National Audit Office (NAO) reported. Continue reading...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Seems like a bad time to introduce assisted dying, but what do I know?
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Everyone is welcome to join us in worship as we stream Evensong live from the Abbey at 5pm (GMT) today.
The service will be sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort and you can watch live or on demand at: www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/watch-services
The service will be sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort and you can watch live or on demand at: www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/watch-services
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Everyone is welcome to join us in worship as we stream Evensong live from the Abbey at 5pm (GMT) today.
The service will be sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort and you can watch live or on demand at: www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/watch-services
The service will be sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort and you can watch live or on demand at: www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/watch-services
Oh how brilliant an hour this was at the Dickens Museum yesterday. "The Trial for Murder" was new to me; somehow I don't think I will forget it and its face of impure wax. Masterful storytelling.
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The Signalman & The Trial for Murder - Live Performance
Live, onsite performance. £22 per adult£18 per concessionWe have not placed an age limit on this performance, but please note that this show is, by its nature, designed to be frightening. We would no...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Oh how brilliant an hour this was at the Dickens Museum yesterday. "The Trial for Murder" was new to me; somehow I don't think I will forget it and its face of impure wax. Masterful storytelling.
Katie Lam MP explains why Disney had to pull the plug on Doctor Who.
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Katie Lam MP explains why Disney had to pull the plug on Doctor Who.
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=WyK_... All killer, no filler Saturday evensong from the combined choirs of @westminsterabbey.bsky.social -- Bruckner, Leighton, Dyson, Bairstow.
First Evensong of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey | Saturday 18th October
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October 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
m.youtube.com/watch?v=WyK_... All killer, no filler Saturday evensong from the combined choirs of @westminsterabbey.bsky.social -- Bruckner, Leighton, Dyson, Bairstow.
"Who do you think you are, an actual tod warrior?" @athleticomince.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"Who do you think you are, an actual tod warrior?" @athleticomince.bsky.social
A Purcell-fest from @westminsterabbey.bsky.social yesterday, courtesy of their girls' choir, St Margaret's Choristers and Consort. m.youtube.com/watch?v=RvAQ...
Evensong at Westminster Abbey | Wednesday 1st October
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October 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A Purcell-fest from @westminsterabbey.bsky.social yesterday, courtesy of their girls' choir, St Margaret's Choristers and Consort. m.youtube.com/watch?v=RvAQ...
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I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
September 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
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What a frustrating experience this has been.
September 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
What a frustrating experience this has been.
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I have dealt with my BIG FEELINGS about people saying mean things about London by writing this about 57 things I love in London. There were 100 things I loved, but it got too long for one email. London is inexhaustible.
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57 things I love in London
because London is so good. it's just so so good.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I have dealt with my BIG FEELINGS about people saying mean things about London by writing this about 57 things I love in London. There were 100 things I loved, but it got too long for one email. London is inexhaustible.
naomialderman.substack.com/p/57-things-...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/57-things-...
Sign the Petition
Save Bangor Cathedral Choir
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September 8, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Off to @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social with the choir of St George's, Beckenham, this weekend. Good stuff!
September 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Off to @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social with the choir of St George's, Beckenham, this weekend. Good stuff!
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Headline needs work
August 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Headline needs work