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Annual Report 2016/17

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

The MBE for volunteer groups

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Our Ambition

Salisbury Cathedral’s ambition is to be a beacon of confident, open Christianity with a reputation for warmth of welcome and willingness to engage with others. The sustained excellence of the Cathedral’s liturgy and music will be the cornerstone of our worship, with innovative activity in place to reach out to new worshippers and visitors and enable them to come to a place where they can encounter God. Our close association with Magna Carta will be known nationally and internationally and our social justice programme will bear witness to how our actions are inspired by the document’s values and by our Christian commitment.

Our Values

Integrity, reflected in transparent, fair and consistent actions

Generosity, which generates a warm, open welcome to all

Compassion, which promotes social justice, equality, diversity, dignity, consideration and respect for all

Our Purpose

Making a difference for God through exceptional worship and outreach

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This report, as always, describes the rich and varied nature of the life and work of this Cathedral Church. It covers the period which followed our celebrations of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015/16 which was an exceptionally busy and successful year. That historic occasion drew many people to the Cathedral as well as engaging significant numbers in a fantastic array of events, exhibitions, services and other celebratory occasions. It further enhanced our reputation as being a place of high professionalism and deep spirituality. Our quest is to combine our given purpose of being a house of God and place of prayer with commercial wisdom and we are renowned for remaining true to both as we seek to make a difference through exceptional outreach and worship.

Thus in 2016/17 we returned to business as usual which is never a settled state for us. There were new challenges and opportunities in every department of our life and part of our resilience comes from anticipating and preparing for such changes. So much of what we do and achieve is due to the unfailing and unstinting commitment of our dedicated staff and volunteers who, as always, deserve special mention and our grateful thanks. We were delighted to be Highly Commended in the Visit England Awards and to be the winner of the Large Attraction of the Year in the South West Tourism Excellence Awards. Even more thrilling was the extraordinary accolade to all our volunteers of being given the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for their ‘outstanding work in the community’.

The year also saw the endorsement by Wiltshire Council of the Cathedral’s Master Plan for the Close environment. Complemented by work during the year on the development of a new Strategic Plan, Chapter and the Executive have spent considerable time thinking about what the Cathedral should focus on in the next five years. The overwhelming view, shared by staff and others within our life, is that we should continue to be outward-facing and making a tangible difference in the lives of all who come to us.

Salisbury Cathedral Chapter

Chapter’s Report

Our quest is to combine our given purpose of being a house of God and place of prayer with commercial wisdom and we are renowned for remaining true to both as we seek to make a difference through exceptional outreach and worship.

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Holding true to our strategy, we continue to seek to work closely with our Bishop, his suffragan bishops, and with our colleagues across the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that the Cathedral fulfils its role as Mother Church of the Diocese and focus for the Bishop’s teaching ministry. Liturgical opportunities for this in the past year have included the Chrism Mass, the two great Ordination services, and five Diocesan Confirmation services. We have also engaged with the Bishop’s ‘Pray, Serve, Grow’ agenda by seeking to align our own ministry to the Bishop’s diocesan vision and this can be seen in the themes of our Strategic Plan for the coming five years. We participated in the setting up of the Pray Forum and were involved with the delivery of its first projects including the hugely successful ‘Praying Together in Lent’ venture. Clergy and lay staff of the Cathedral were also involved in the planning of the 2017 Clergy Conference.

Our ministry as a beacon of prayer for Sudan and South Sudan is an integral part of our weekly round of worship, as well as part of our social justice focus and the Vicar of the Close continues to be involved in the Church of England’s response to the developing needs of these countries. The annual week of Diocesan Leavers’ Services and activities drew hundreds of Year 6 children into the Cathedral and is a great example of collaborative working between the Cathedral, the Bishop, and the Diocesan Board of Education. We participated in the beginnings of a visioning process to refresh this crucial annual offering of worship and hospitality. The Cathedral Clergy regularly preach in the parishes of the Diocese, and our Education Department continually strengthens our links with parishes, schools and communities within and beyond the Diocese.

Working with the Diocese

The Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop and a centre of worship and mission. We will support the Bishops in their episcopal ministry in the Diocese.

The Cathedral Clergy regularly preach in the parishes of the Diocese, and our Education Department continually strengthens our links with parishes, schools and communities within and beyond the Diocese.

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Providing a variety of opportunities to be led into an encounter with God is a core part of the work of the Cathedral. During the past year, we have drawn some conclusions about the future arrangement of the Trinity Chapel, and appropriate furniture for this space will be one of the priorities upon the appointment of a new Dean. Saint Michael’s Chapel has become firmly established as a gathering place for children during our main acts of worship and we benefited from having a Children and Youth Worker in post for the whole of this year. Our ministry to young people has developed as a result, and is particularly evident at the festal seasons of the year. Future-proofing this provision by building a resilient team will be important. The 2017 Lent Course built on feedback from the previous year, but although it was well received by those who attended, turnout was lower than hoped and attention will need to be given to plans for 2018.

Our aim continues to be that visitors and members of the congregation find at all times in the Cathedral the prompts to speak to God in prayer, as well as to offer specific opportunities to an increasingly broad cross-section of our community.

Art and outreach met in the form of Susan Francis’ video installation ‘The Word on the Streets’ where the film entitled ‘Do I Know You’ charted the faces of people hearing a homeless man, all the more moving for being shown during the annual fundraising sleep-out for Alabaré in the cloisters. The crossover between art and liturgy was also explored with the laser art of Jayson Haebich in his interactive piece ‘Star of Bethlehem’ seen throughout the Advent season and used liturgically on a number of occasions.

Spiritual Impact

Continue to increase our spiritual impact through the development of worship and outreach activities so that all are offered a sense of God and the invitation to pray.

Our aim continues to be that visitors and members of the congregation find at all times in the Cathedral the prompts to speak to God in prayer...

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Offering exceptional worship means both cherishing the tradition and being ready to innovate within it. During the year we have continued to sustain the daily and weekly round of worship which is our core purpose, while also working to our programme goals. These continue to focus on developing the range and accessibility of our worship, enhancing the environment in which we worship and building the links between worship and outreach.

A Liturgical Plan, to guide our thinking and delivery, was approved by Chapter in the autumn, having been widely consulted on across the breadth of Cathedral stakeholders during the spring. Particular encouragement was given to the completion of the Trinity Chapel reordering. There was also broad agreement that the Cathedral needs to better sustain itself as a place of private prayer, and continue to improve its ministry of hospitality.

Fundraising and preparation for the choir tour to California in Lent 2017 was a central part of our partnership working with the Cathedral School. A new approach to one of our major fundraising concerts, essentially investing more in its production and promotion, yielded unexpectedly good results and provided a good model for the future.

John Challenger, our Assistant Director of Music, was seconded for a term to St John’s College, Cambridge and Ian Wicks, Director of Music at the Cathedral School, covered his cathedral duties.

Around all of this and within the transcendent space of an Early English cathedral, there continued the daily pulse of worship, the chief means by which we seek to make a difference for God.

Opportunities for Worship

Enhance the opportunities for worship in private and in small groups.

Offering exceptional worship means both cherishing the tradition and being ready to innovate within it.

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The year was very busy with a range of art exhibitions and art opportunities which attracted a wide range of national and international press coverage and interest. Two major large-scale exhibitions were Sophie Ryder’s ‘Relationships’ followed by ‘Reflection’, an exhibition of nine national and international artists each working differently with glass. The latter gave us the opportunity to showcase our own glazing team and their work in addition to offering a supporting programme of lectures and workshops on glass. The Sophie Ryder exhibition was challenging for some but thousands of people responded warmly to the sculptures, interacting with them and finding them thought-provoking in the context of the Cathedral and the Close.

The 100th anniversary of the Somme was marked in many ways including commemorative services, the reading out of names of the fallen from Dorset and Wiltshire and a WW1 themed day for schools and the public. The WW1 community art project ‘100 Hearts’ was organised with the Armed Forces charity, SSAFA, and engaged a wide variety of community groups in making replicas of the sweethearts created by recuperating soldiers in WW1. During the exhibition of these hearts, a programme of lectures on the Somme by a range of eminent speakers and Salisbury’s ‘Sewing Soldier’ attracted new audiences.

The education team continued successfully with their schools programme designing new experiences for all ages in RE, History and Art. Families flocked to the regular holiday activities and new large scale puppets were commissioned for the Christmas Eve Family Service increasing their visibility.

Leading up to Christmas, the Cathedral embarked on an innovative new video project: Vlogmas, ‘Christmas in the Making’. Through 25 informal short films, behind-the-scenes footage showed what it takes to make Christmas happen at Salisbury Cathedral. The films were shared on social media where they achieved nearly 3000 views and helped to communicate the realities of Cathedral life in an engaging way.

Alongside continuous improvements to the storage, conservation and cataloguing of the collections, access to our Library and Archive was widened through an increased number of talks, blogs and new, specialist Library tours, all supported by an extended volunteering programme. A joint project was initiated with Salisbury International Arts Festival to open up the archives to targeted groups and responding to the collections through five different art forms.

We expected to see a decrease in visitor numbers compared to the previous year of Magna Carta celebrations and the year started in line with these expectations. However, the end of the year rallied strongly and ended with only a 7% drop in visitor numbers overall. Tower tours performed well particularly following new lighting installations in the roof spaces to enhance the experience, funded by a private donation. The Bell Tower Tearooms operated for its first full year and served over 38,000 visitors, usefully complementing the offer of the Cathedral Refectory.

Enhancing the Experience

Enhance the experience of Salisbury Cathedral for visitors and worshippers.

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Targeted engagement work included a second Question Time event at Erlestoke prison to sustain the relationship developed in 2015. Another significant outreach project was the Arts Council funded ‘A Winter’s Trail’. This involved residents of care homes sharing their memories, around which an all-age family performance was constructed, producing a magical, immersive piece through which the Cathedral reached new audiences and engaged them in different ways with live theatre and within the Cathedral space.

A major achievement of the year was the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service being given to our entire, 650 strong volunteering body. This is the highest accolade a voluntary group can receive and is equivalent to an MBE. The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Mrs Sarah Troughton, presented the award to the two longest-serving volunteers at a special celebratory Evensong.

The year saw the growth of one musical outreach initiative – our new Youth Choir – and the creation of another – Evening Songs – a special service devised jointly with Exeter House special school and the music charity, La Folia. It was one of the most impressive and moving services of this or of any year.

Other key events on which we worked with a range of partners included the third Salisbury Contemporary Craft and Heritage Festival with Rotary International, the Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival events, performances of Henry V, an EU Referendum panel event and a family day for the Queen’s 90th birthday. All of these engaged a wide range of ages and extended our reach as a venue for high quality events and opportunities.

Making a Difference

Implement a sustainable programme of work at home and with the wider Church, to ensure that Salisbury Cathedral works in partnership to make a practical difference in the lives of people.

The year saw the growth of one musical outreach initiative – our new Youth Choir – and the creation of another – Evening Songs – a special service devised jointly with Exeter House special school and the music charity, La Folia.

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Year in Pictures

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April: Henry V by Antic Disposition

May: Our peregrine chicks hatching

June: Children at the Queen’s 90th birthday party in the Close

July: Exeter House Special School collaborating in ‘Evening Songs’

with La Folia, Salisbury Cathedral School and Salisbury Cathedral

August: ‘New Perspective’ by Sally Fawkes and Richard Jackson, Refl ection exhibition of nine artists working in glass

September: Craft demonstrator at the Salisbury Craft and Heritage Festival

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January: The Epiphany service

February: A group enjoy a tour of the Cathedral library with our archivist

March: Choristers from Salisbury Cathedral School on the Golden Gate bridge during the Choir tour

October: Canon Dr Robert Titley, Canon Treasurer, with our Eco Church Bronze Award

November: Children taking part in ‘Be a Chorister for a Day’

December: A ballerina dances in the Cathedral during ‘A Winter’s Trail’ a collaboration with Hoodwink Theatre

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The year was a steady and successful one for fundraising. We are, as ever, grateful to all our supporters and those who give their time and energy in helping us. Our priority remains the Major Repair Programme and we have had several grants this year from trusts towards the repair work on the east face of the Cathedral. This area has deteriorated more than was originally anticipated and the task of replacing over 1,000 stones, as well as extensive conservation, is a challenge. We received a grant of £20,000 from the Headley Trust towards the conservation of the Moses window; Allchurches Trust Ltd granted us £22,000 towards the repair programme and we received £191,000 from the First World War Centenary Cathedrals Repair Fund (from their pledge of £500,000). We also received a generous legacy towards the conservation work. The legacies we receive provide an important means of securing the long-term future of the Cathedral and its mission.

The Development team and our Clerk of Works took part in the Historic Churches’ Trust Ride and Stride fundraiser in September and raised £1,000 for the Major Repair Programme. This was a first for the cathedral and it provided a visible boost for the repair campaign.

We launched a new phase of the Sponsor a Stone scheme in February and this way of supporting the conservation continues to be popular. Our guiding and stewarding teams are each collectively sponsoring a stone within this phase. In September, we held the Topping Out ceremony to mark the completion of the last area on the south side. The topping out stone was a finial carved by Christian Sullivan, who has just come to the end of his apprenticeship. In September, we had a further donation of £4,300 from the Worshipful Company of Constructors towards Christian’s continuing study.

Music donations this year included £10,000 from the Inlight Trust, a grant from the Thompson Education Charity, the Saddlers’ Trust and generous individual donations towards chorister bursaries. The medallion scheme continues to be a popular way of acknowledging support from music donors.

The Girl Choristers celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2016 with a garden party and a visit from their Patron, Dame Kiri te Kanawa. At the Boy Choristers’ Admission service in September, the Friends of Cathedral Music formally presented the Dean with their cheque for £20,000 for the Boy Choristers’ Endowment Fund and we celebrated a generous grant of £10,000 from the Adrian Swire Charitable Trust. Other donations of note this year included £15,000 from the Arts Council towards the production of ‘A Winter’s Trail’, £20,000 for new benches around the Close and £10,000 towards the restoration of the Father Willis organ.

Major Repair Programme

Move within touching distance of the completion of the Cathedral’s Major Repair Programme.

Our priority remains the Major Repair Programme and we have had several grants this year from trusts towards the repair work on the east face of the Cathedral.

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The relationship between the Cathedral and the School is both longstanding and profound, and extends well beyond the provision of choristers. The School has occupied the Bishop’s Palace since 1947 and its current aspirations to improve its buildings are closely associated with the Cathedral’s own aspirations for the Cathedral Close. Chapter and the School’s governors have co-operated closely throughout the year on a range of matters including discussions relating to rent, leases, chorister costs and similar issues. The 2016/17 year was the first full academic year following the Cathedral school’s merger with Leaden Hall School. A significant achievement during the year was the Cathedral Choir Tour to the USA in March 2017 which involved choristers, school staff and members of Chapter.

The Cathedral School

To support the development of Salisbury Cathedral School.

The relationship between the Cathedral and the School is both longstanding and profound, and extends well beyond the provision of choristers.

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The Close environment includes the churchyard, Choristers’ Green and Marsh and Rack Closes, the road surfaces, and the Cathedral School, Sarum College, Salisbury Museum and other organisations alongside the Cathedral itself. Management of this environment includes the upkeep and maintenance of the Cathedral precincts for which the Cathedral bears the entire cost aided to a modest extent by income from car-parking. The Close environment, including its Grade 1 listed wall, has continued to require attention.

During 2016/17, a review of the Major Repair Programme was undertaken when it was found that the condition of the stones in the remaining areas of work was significantly worse than anticipated. This resulted in the work programme having to be extended into 2019 with additional stonemasons being recruited on a temporary basis. Property development has continued along with renovation and improvements to a number of buildings which have also meant additional residential properties being made available for rent on short

term leases. Chapter agreed a Property Portfolio strategy to maximise use of the commercial and residential property for which it is responsible.

Responding to the needs of pedestrians and vehicles around the Close remains an important consideration. The one-way traffic system, first piloted in the summer of 2015 was successfully repeated during the summer of 2016. The Cathedral is committed to working with partners within the Close and the City to explore ways to reduce traffic and improve the environment of the Cathedral Close.

The Cathedral Close

Improve the Cathedral Close environment in partnership with residents and stakeholders.

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We achieved a surplus of income over expenditure of £517,000 (2016: £754,000), before recognising gains on investment properties and investments. Surpluses such as these are most welcome and arise from significant, specific donations and grants for the Major Repair Programme in each year. This year the Cathedral has been in receipt of a substantial legacy of £177,000 for restricted funds and a legacy of £25,000 for unrestricted funds. These gifts have to be recorded in the year in which they are received and cannot be carried forward to be matched with the expenditure in future years which they are intended to fund. The accounting treatment gives rise to swings in income and expenditure. Investment income also remained strong, making a substantial contribution to the year end result.

The continuing annual commitment to an average spend of £560,000 on the Major Repair Programme (MRP) requires donations of equivalent amounts each year to fund it. We are most grateful for the donations received in the year towards these costs. They included a successful application to the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund for £191,000, grants from trusts, gifts through the Sponsor a Stone initiative and donations from the Ivor Read Charity, Salisbury Cathedral Trust and Headley Trust.

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INCOME ANALYSIS 2016/17 £’000 %

Visitors 2275 44

Grants for Buildings 495 10

Collections and Donations / Legacies 832 16

Rents and Investments 989 19

Other Grants 171 3

Facility Fees 163 3

Masonry and Glazing Contracts 189 4

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INCOME ANALYSIS 2015/16 £’000 %

Visitors 2703 45

Grants for Buildings 759 13

Collections and Donations / Legacies 932 15

Rents and Investments 994 16

Other Grants 205 3

Facility Fees 188 3

Masonry and Glazing Contracts 172 3

Heritage Lottery Fund 99 2

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Salisbury Cathedral’s balance sheet is dominated by its endowed property and investments. The Cathedral recorded unrealized gains in investments in the year of £2.1 million, against unrealized losses recorded of £1 million in the previous year. The Cathedral also revalued its properties showing unrealized gains of £4.7 million. Although endowed funds can only be used for limited purposes, the income derived from them can be used for general, unrestricted purposes and is an important part of the annual budget. Salisbury Cathedral’s investment portfolio is managed by professional investment managers and their performance is monitored on behalf of Chapter by the Cathedral’s Finance Advisory Group. The Cathedral has an ethical investment policy, which draws on guidance given by the Church Commissioners.

The Cathedral’s unrestricted funds are those funds that are available to carry out its day to day ministry, education and outreach activities together with the basic upkeep of its buildings and precincts. Income is principally derived from visitors, property rents, investments and trading activities.

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E XPENDITURE ANALYSIS 2016/17 £’000 %

Buildings 1288 28

Visitors 1136 25

Services and Music 944 21

Clergy 299 7

Property and Investment 320 7

Education and Outreach 334 7

Fundraising 82 2

Masonry and Glazing Contracts 167 4

Strategic Planning and Restructuring 27 1

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Buildings 1763 33

Visitors 1273 24

Services and Music 816 16

Clergy 274 5

Property and Investment 386 7

Education and Outreach 253 5

Fundraising 59 1

Masonry and Glazing Contracts 173 3

Strategic Planning and Restructuring 301 6

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2016/17 was expected to see a decrease in visitor numbers compared to the previous year of Magna Carta celebrations and the Cathedral budget was based on a projected 10% fall. At the beginning of the year, the income figures were significantly lower – down by 18% in June for example – but by the end of the year, they rallied strongly, with February and March showing 13% and 12% increases respectively. The year ended with a 7% drop in visitor numbers over the year and, as expected, a 10% drop in visitor income. Given the fluctuations in its income streams that are largely outside of its control, Chapter has agreed a policy of retaining in unrestricted reserves an amount at least equivalent to six months’ annual expenditure in order to maintain these necessary activities in times of income shortfall. The Cathedral has met this target over the last three years with careful financial management.

At 31 March 2017, the Cathedral had £3,564,000 in unrestricted General Fund reserves, which is equivalent to 77% of total annual expenditure. While this is higher than the Reserves Policy requires, the 2017/18 budget aims to support the start of the implementation of the new five year Strategic Plan 2017–2022. Continued careful financial management will allow us to maintain and develop the many and varied activities actively planned by the Cathedral over this period.

In addition, the Cathedral needs to ensure funding is continued to completion of the MRP and beyond, with further development planned of a new business model for our glazing and works department. All our activity will be supported through investment in staff and in technology. We intend to develop our understanding and engagement with people in ways that reflect our values while increasing our resilience as an organisation.

The Cathedral is immensely grateful for the faithful financial provision of its congregation and longstanding supporters. It continues to widen that circle of support through its fundraising initiatives, and through an attractive and compelling set of goals.

Unabridged copies of the Cathedral’s audited accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017 are available online or by application to the Director of Finance in Wyndham House.

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Governance

Professional AdvisersLloyds TSB plc, Parker Bullen, Fletcher & Partners, Schroders, Strutt & Parker

Cathedral ArchitectMr Izaak Hudson

ArchaeologistMr Graham Keevill

Cathedral CouncilThe Cathedral Council met three times during the year under the chairmanship of Lord Colin Sharman.

College of CanonsThe College of Canons met twice during the year and installed seven Non-Residentiary Canons, three Lay Canons and one Sarum Canon in 2016/17.

Finance Advisory Group ChairmanMrs Jane Barker

Fabric Advisory Committee ChairmanSir Hayden Phillips

Executive Director/ Chapter ClerkMrs Jackie Molnar

Lay ManagersDirector of Finance Mr Richard Gurd

Director of Music Mr David Halls

Director of Communications and Development Ms Jane Morgan

Director of Learning and OutreachMrs Sarah Rickett

Human Resources ManagerMs Nicola Stafford

The DeanThe Very Revd June Osborne

Three Residentiary CanonsThe Revd Canon Edward Probert (sub-Dean and Chancellor)The Revd Canon Tom Clammer (Precentor)The Revd Canon Dr Robert Titley (Treasurer)

Canons in Holy OrdersThe Ven Alan JeansThe Revd Thomas Woodhouse

Lay CanonsMrs Jane BarkerMr Ceri Hurford-JonesMr Luke MarchMrs Eugenie Turton

The governance of the Cathedral is regulated by statute, the principal of which is the Cathedrals Measure 1999. The governing body of Salisbury Cathedral is the Chapter, consisting of:

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Salisbury Cathedral Volunteers celebrating receiving the Queen’s

Award for Voluntary Service

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Thank you

The Adrian Swire Charitable TrustAllchurches TrustArts Council EnglandMr Luke MarchMrs Felicity FairbairnFirst World War Centenary Cathedrals Repair FundFriends of Cathedral MusicFriends of Salisbury CathedralThe Headley TrustMs Joan PaydenThe Salisbury Cathedral Trust

LegaciesMr Paul Vernon Burrard NorrisThe Ivor Read CharityMr Leslie George Ludlow

Plus several donors who have requested their donation remain anonymous

Salisbury Cathedral is very grateful for the support it receives from its generous donors including the following individuals and charitable trusts who gave over a certain level in 2016/17:

LegaciesMr Paul Vernon Burrard NorrisThe Ivor Read CharityMr Leslie George Ludlow

Plus several donors who have requested their donation remain anonymous

salisburycathedral.org.ukchapter.offi [email protected]

01722 555105

Salisbury Cathedral’s Strategic Plan 2017–2022 is available online at salisburycathedral.org.uk/about-us/our-purpose-and-values

Its unabridged audited accounts for the year ending 31 March 2017 can be found at www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/about-us-governance/annual-review-and-accountsas well as a downloadable version of this Annual Report.