Magazine for supporters of 2018 | ISSUE 3 | £2.50 DUNHOLM ISSUE 3 WELCOME to the third edition of Dunholm, the window on the last 12 months of life at Durham Cathedral for our supporters. And what an amazing year it was! After careful monitoring of the environmental conditions in the Great Kitchen, the priceless Treasures of St Cuthbert could finally be put on permanent display in their new home within Open Treasure. It was Welcome to Dunholm certainly worth the wait to see the exquisite Pectoral Cross, worn by St Cuthbert himself, exhibited in conditions matching any found in our national institutions. The 7th century – coffin, in which the saint was carried, is imaginatively interpreted by a very 21st- century holographic display. National and Magazine for international coverage of the opening of the Treasures exhibition highlighted once again Durham Cathedral’s place as a World Heritage Site. Having invested heavily in supporters of Open Treasure, you will read in this edition about our Foundation 2020 campaign to build a permanent endowment which will Durham Cathedral contribute significantly towards maintaining the Cathedral in perpetuity. Looking ahead, we will be embarking on the delivery of our Strategic Plan 2018-2020. While our primary CONTENTS purpose of prayer, worship and witness remain unchanged, the plan articulates our priorities 2 A vision for the future 19 RIBA Award for the next three years in order to move us closer to our long term goal which we’ve 4 A look back at 2017 20 Foundation 2020 encapsulated in a 10-year vision for the future: ‘Following the example of Saints Cuthbert 6 The journey of a book 22 The 2020 Club and Bede, we share our faith and heritage globally and empower people to transform 8 To capture the Cathedral – Joe Cornish 23 Join the Club the communities in which we live and serve’. 10 Our brilliant bell ringers It’s an exciting time to be part of Durham 24 Don’t mention the M word Cathedral, so if you are already supporting 11 Ringing time at the Bar, us, thank you for all you are doing practically 25 The community of St Cuthbert The Station House and by way of encouragement – it makes a huge difference! And if you are thinking about 26 Durham Cathedral remembers 12 Cathedral people – a fond farewell getting involved, I hope that Dunholm will give you a flavour of what’s going on here and 13 28 Food for the soul Cathedral people – a warm welcome will inspire you to join us on our journey. 14 The legacy of learning 29 Tracy A. Franklin, A stitch in time Andrew Tremlett Dean of Durham 16 The Treasures of St Cuthbert 30 Peter Burmann 18 A Royal Opening 31 Thank you to our supporters Durham Cathedral, Cathedral Office, The College, Durham DH1 3EH T 0191 374 4055 E [email protected] W www.durhamcathedral.co.uk DUNHOLM 1 2018-2020 Our Strategic Plan To help us towards the realisation of this ten-year vision, we have established the following Strategic Goals for the period 2018-2020. Each one is broken down into individual objectives against which we will be able to monitor our progress. 1 ENRICH 4 TRANSFORM To draw more people into enriching and imaginative encounters To put the development of people at the heart of everything we do with the Cathedral and the Christian faith. so as to transform our communities. 1.1 We will continue to develop the Cathedral’s offer to visitors and 4.1 Through organisational development and workforce planning promote it widely. we will better harness the skills and talents of the Cathedral’s 1.2 We will continue to develop both traditional and innovative staff and volunteers, in support of the Cathedral’s vision and forms of worship to engage with a broader worshipping mission. constituency. 4.2 We will support lifelong learning and encourage 1.3 We will extend our parish, ecumenical and community inter-generational engagement within our community. engagement through welcome, worship, education and outreach; 4.3 We will improve our internal communications and the flow of supporting the Bishop’s mission. information across the Cathedral. 1.4 We will develop a pilgrimage programme that is diocesan, national and international leading to Pilgrimage 2020. 5 SUSTAIN To achieve greater financial sustainability. 2 CONSERVE 5.1 We will produce and implement 3-year business plans for To care for, develop, and improve access to our buildings, Durham Cathedral, Durham Cathedral Open Treasure and collections and environment. Durham Cathedral Trading Ltd. 2.1 We will continue to improve the management, stewardship, 5.2 We will continue to grow voluntary, ticketed and commercial Durham Cathedral from Framwellgate Bridge, photo taken by Peter Burmann accessibility and promotion of the Cathedral’s collections. income, including fundraising for Foundation 2020. 2.2 We will develop capacity, either in-house or through WHILST THE CATHEDRAL HAS SEEN 5.3 We will monitor financial performance and control costs by time, and shorter-term goals which denote the Secondly, we want to share our faith partnerships, to manage and conserve our buildings, collections many different changes in its long history, milestones we hope to reach by 2020 as we and heritage globally. Our magnificent and environment. establishing a rigorous and timely financial reporting regime. its core purpose is something which has progress towards this vision. Romanesque Cathedral and the collections 2.3 We will implement 15-year repair and maintenance plans for 5.4 We will improve cash management so as to achieve a steady state remained relatively unchanged since its contained within are of international the Cathedral and Precinct (including Riverbanks) and develop cash flow and remove the need for loan finance. founding in 1093 as a shrine to St Cuthbert significance and, as such, we want to Our Vision appropriate opportunities to improve public access. and a place of worship and pilgrimage for his share them with people worldwide, loyal community and followers. Following the example of Saints Cuthbert whether in person or virtually. We also Putting Our Plan into Action and Bede, we share our faith and heritage Our purpose is to worship God, share want to share God’s love with all who 3 PROMOTE Successful delivery of the Strategic Plan will involve every the gospel of Jesus Christ, welcome all globally and empower people to transform come here, with those we encounter Through our work, and in partnership with others, to promote department of the Cathedral, working together with our amazing who come, celebrate and pass on our rich the communities in which we live and serve. elsewhere, and through working in excellence in the North East and be a force for good in our region. volunteers, partners and supporters. Often in the course of Cathedral Christian heritage and discover our place in Our vision essentially comprises three parts. partnership with others. 3.1 We will continue to enhance the Cathedral’s economic life, we are simultaneously faced with multiple opportunities and God’s creation. The first reflects the Cathedral’s roots in The third part of our vision reflects the contribution regionally and nationally through taking initiatives challenges. the Northern Saints, particularly Saints Alongside its purpose, the Cathedral, like importance of people to the life of Durham to increase visitor numbers and dwell-time in North East England. The desire to ‘do more’ can be strong and one of the most difficult Cuthbert and Bede, whose shrines are housed other organisations of its size, also has a Cathedral. We are very fortunate to 3.2 We will actively promote and facilitate dialogue and public questions to ask ourselves is ‘what things should we not do?’ Having in the Cathedral and have been the focus of have a community of staff, volunteers, Strategic Plan; a way in which we articulate debate across the region, enhancing the role of the Cathedral as a Strategic Plan in place helps to ensure that we focus the resources pilgrimage to Durham for almost 1,000 years. It worshippers, students and residents that our aims and ambitions, set the direction in the seat of the Bishop’s teaching ministry. we have on those things that are most important and contribute most which we intend to travel and express what is this unending tradition of pilgrimage and the enable the Cathedral to live out its mission 3.3 We will aim to achieve nationally recognised standards fully to the realisation of our shared vision. we hope to achieve and when. In 2017, the contribution made to the spread of Christianity on a daily basis. By connecting people who of excellence across the Cathedral and celebrate these Dean led the process of writing a new Strategic in the North of England that was one of the love and support the Cathedral to their Regular monitoring of our progress against the Strategic Plan will achievements. Plan for 2018-2020, which involved all reasons Durham Cathedral was inscribed as own communities, we can help them grow be a key part of the process, enabling us to make changes where departments of the Cathedral. The resulting a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. We stronger and more resilient through shared 3.4 We will build on the excellent standards of The Chorister School necessary and to both celebrate and share in our successes. We look Plan contains both a long-term vision for the want to continue this tradition and reflect the experiences, common beliefs and values, and by growing pupil numbers, careful resource management and forward to the next three years and what might be achieved, and hope kind of Cathedral we want to be in ten years’ values of Cuthbert and Bede in all that we do.