His Majesty The King’s visit to Lichfield Cathedral

During his visit the King heard from various volunteer and community groups, learning about the inspiration for The Fenland Black Oak Table from Hamish Low, listening to inspiring music from MusicShare and Lichfield Cathedral Choir, and seeing how Lichfield Cathedral is working closely with the CWF (Cathedral Workshop Fellowship) to train the next generation on vital heritage crafts such as stonemasonry.

The Rt Revd Jan McFarlane, Dean of Lichfield said: “We were thrilled to welcome His Majesty The King 14 years after The Late Queen Elizabeth II, visited us. We are so proud of our magnificent Cathedral and City and it means a great deal to everyone to be able to show The King all that is happening in our community. The Cathedral is hosting the awe inspiring Fenland Black Oak Table this year, and we gathered around it groups which represent all that is creative in our City and County, as well as demonstrating how we are encouraging heritage crafts with our trainee stonemasons, and encouraging young people through our music outreach programme.

For more information about The Fenland Black Oak Table visit: www.lichfield-cathedral.org/fenland