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Bishop's Art Competition winners announced

Published: 20th July 2026

Five children have been chosen as the winners of Bishop’ Hugh’s art competition. Evie Parkes, Isabelle Stringer, Layla Smith, Harry Andrews and Autumn Faulkner were all invited to afternoon tea in Bishop Hugh’s office to meet with the bishop and to see where their artwork will be hung.

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Heads and senior leaders attend annual conference

Published: 13th July 2026

Headteachers and senior leaders from across the Diocese came together on 19 June for their annual conference, a day of worship, reflection and professional learning focused on the theme 'Vision in Action'.

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Visiting Malvern and Upton Deanery

Published: 4th June 2026

Bishop Hugh spent the day in Malvern and Upton Deanery earlier in the week where he visited churches, schools and toddler groups to get a sense of some of the things happening across the Deanery.

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Church bells welcomed by school children

Published: 11th May 2026

New church bells arrived at Grade 1 listed Elmley Castle Church this morning, welcomed by the village as well as children from Elmley Castle CE First School.

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'Clipping' Whittington Church

Published: 6th May 2026

On Friday 1 May children from Key Stage 2 at Whittington CE Primary School gathered in the grounds of Whittington Church, stopping at various places to pray for our church and community.

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Bishop Hugh's art competition for schools

Published: 5th May 2026

Students in Church Schools across the Diocese are being encouraged to get creative and enter our new diocesan art competition.

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Saltmine Theatre company bring bible to life through school performances

Published: 5th May 2026

Saltmine Theatre company delivered interactive performances to pupils at five schools in diocese of Worcester last week to help bring the bible to life and make it fun, memorable and accessible to the primary aged children.

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Community celebration in Whittington

Published: 30th April 2026

Whittington CE Primary School and the Church of St Philip and St James in Whittington have come together for a community celebration day. There were activities for the children at both the church and the school throughout the day and parents were invited to come in and take part alongside their children.

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Palm Sunday experience for local school children

Published: 23rd March 2026

St Philip’s Church in Webheath, Redditch, was filled with excitement and wonder when two Reception classes from Webheath Academy stepped into the story of Palm Sunday in a truly memorable way.

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Bishop Hugh opens new school playground

Published: 20th March 2026

Bishop Hugh visited Cutnall Green CE Primary School on Tuesday where he opened a new playground for the children.  During a short ceremony, which included prayers from the children, Bishop Hugh cut the ribbon on the equipment with the help of two pupils.

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School conference on Climate Change and Sustainability

Published: 20th March 2026

On Friday 13 March, pupils from 10 primary and secondary schools across Stourbridge gathered at Oldswinford CE Primary School for a conference on Climate Change and Sustainability.

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Kidderminster POP-up Church NWC celebrates one-year anniversary

Published: 17th February 2026

POP-up Church is a New Worshipping Community set up at St John’s Church in Kidderminster in partnership with St John’s CE Primary school, following an iSingPOP main event in school in January 2025. Last weekend they celebrated their one-year anniversary!

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St Barnabas CE School perform in London

Published: 28th January 2026

Twenty children from St Barnabas CE Primary represented the Diocese of Worcester at the Festival of Flourishing in London last week.

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Meeting children and young people

Published: 22nd January 2026

Bishop Hugh’s first Monday as Bishop of Worcester saw him spending time with two schools. He presented Broadheath CE Primary School and Lower Broadheath Church with a silver Church and School Partnership Award before visiting Wolverley CE Secondary School in Kidderminster where he met with some of the pupils.

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First gold Church and School Partnership Award

Published: 22nd December 2025

St George’s CE Primary School and St George’s Church in the parish of Kidderminster East are the first to receive a gold Church and School Partnership Award. It was presented to them by Bishop Martin at a special assembly at the school.

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A school partnership means a warm winter for St Peter’s Church

Published: 9th December 2025

Northleigh Primary School has provided the congregation of St Peter’s Church with a warm home this Winter. The church will be using the school hall for its Sunday worship during the Winter months creating a warm and welcoming space while a new heating system is installed in the church.

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Silver Church & School Partnership Award for Lindridge

Published: 5th December 2025

Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School and Lindridge Church in the parish of Teme Valley North are the latest to be awarded a Sliver Church and School Partnership Award. Representatives from both the school and church were presented with the award at a special service in church.

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Silver Church & School Partnership Award presented

Published: 22nd October 2025

Red Hill CE Primary and St Martin’s Church, London Road, Worcester have received a silver Church and School Partnership Award. It was presented to them by Archdeacon Mark and Diocesan Director of Education, Tim Reid in a special service in the church.

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School and Church in Kidderminster achieve joint silver partnership Award

Published: 9th October 2025

St Catherine’s CE school and St Barnabas Church in Kidderminster have achieved a silver Church and School Partnership Award. Accompanied by representatives from the church, school and Diocese, Bishop Martin and Archdeacon Mark Badger, attended a special school assembly to present this joint award.

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Exploring the partnership between church and school

Published: 19th September 2025

The latest clergy study day focussed on how churches and schools could be partners in mission. Led by the diocesan Education team, clergy from across the Diocese gathered together to explore how churches can best support our local schools and work together with them.

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Appeal for donations to provide ‘Bags of Hope’ this summer

17th July 2026

Churches from across the Redditch Mission Area are planning to make use of a unit at the Kingfisher Shopping Centre this summer, launching a new initiative called ‘Bags of Hope’ to support families across Redditch and show Christ’s love - but they need donations to get this off the ground!

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