The Diocese of Leeds has marked its 10th anniversary this past weekend with a special service at Bradford Cathedral.

Read more here 👇 leeds.anglican.org/diocese-marks-…

We've published our Leeds @ 10 Booklet, which marks our 10th anniversary by sharing stories from across our diocese, from our cathedrals and more, and looks to the future, including thoughts from Nick Baines.

Find it here 👇 leeds.anglican.org/who-we-are/lee…

Over the next 36 hours every donation to St Gemma’s Hospice will be doubled!
Please donate if you can, to help provide expert, compassionate care and support to patients and families in their precious final months of life. Thank you 💜
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Thanks so much for your support Nick Baines. Anything that's donated to St Gemma's Hospice in the next 36 hours will be doubled!

We’re starting the final day of Archbishop of York’s visit to our diocese to help us mark our 10th anniversary in Barnsley!

We've had a fantastic afternoon with Archbishop of York, marking the 10th anniversary of our diocese at Bradford Cathedral! We had a service where we heard from people from across the whole diocese, marking what has happened in the last decade, and looking to the next one and beyond.

A wonderful Service this afternoon Bradford Cathedral to mark the 10th Anniversary of Diocese of Leeds with the Archbishop of York Archbishop of York Nick Baines

It's been an excellent morning as we mark the 10th anniversary of our diocese, with Archbishop of York visiting St George's Crypt and hearing about their work, before heading to St Stephen's West Bowling in Bradford to meet some of our curates and hear about their ministry!

On the eve of our 10th anniversary, the Church Times has written a feature on how the diocese came to be and what we have achieved in the last decade, featuring some familiar voices!

Read it here 👇 churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/…

“The number of children entering local authority care is increasing but the North of England persistently records the highest rates of children in care.”Bishop of Newcastle referencing our APPG report in the House of Lords yesterday

Our academic co-director Prof David Taylor-Robinson of University of Liverpool has spoken to the Rob Parsons podcast about our 'Children in Care in the North of England' report and the inequalities children in the North entering care experience.

Listen to the interview from 32 minutes

Latest Child of the North report shows the rise in child poverty between 2015 and 2020 led to over 10,000 additional children entering care - equivalent to one in 12 care entries. Further evidence of why gov must scrap the two child cap.

Full report here healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/Ch…

As part of our Leeds @ 10 events this weekend, the Archbishop of York is visiting St George's Crypt in Leeds. Hear from the Revd Andy Muckle, chaplain at the Crypt, about how much they are looking forward to welcoming him and sharing their work!

Our Leeds @ 10 booklets are here! Available from this Saturday in print and digital forms, the booklet marks the first 10 years of the diocese, and looks forwards to the future, with stories from all across the diocese, our cathedrals and more. Look out for your copy soon!

.Bishop of Newcastle has spoken at a debate today in the House of Lords referencing our Children in Care in the North of England report released yesterday healthequitynorth.co.uk/children-in-th…

Thanks to Graemewhitfield for highlighting the findings of our APPG's Children in Care in the North of England report with Health Equity North on the front page of today's The Journal

As a Patron of St Gemma’s Hospice, I’m supporting their Precious Time Appeal this weekend. They do wonderful work supporting people in Leeds at the end of their life. Donations made between 8am on Sun 21 to 8pm Monday 22 April will be doubled. Donate at charityextra.com/stgemmas

Listen to the incredibly powerful BBC Radio 4
World at One interviews with Dr Davara Bennett of University of Liverpool, lead author of the Health Equity North children in care report released today, and Kirsty who bravely shared her experience of being a parent in the care system bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Health Equity North University of York University of Liverpool Emma Lewell-Buck MP Mary Robinson MP Read more about the report and its recommendations 👇🏼
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A new Child of the North APPG report published today by Health Equity North reveals the disproportionately high rates of children in care in the North and the £25bn cost placed on stretched services
University of York University of Liverpool Emma Lewell-Buck MP Mary Robinson MP

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