Winchester Cathedral has highlighted its hundreds of volunteers ahead of Volunteers Week.

The annual week-long event is held from June 1-7.

More than 700 volunteers take on a huge variety of roles to support the cathedral and its mission.

The broderers are a dedicated group who have been stitching for the cathedral for the last 12 years. Their recent work includes restoration of the green altar frontal, three new banners, some new vestments, shortening garments and much more. 

They are all experienced stitchers and very much enjoy working together as well as the challenge of the variety of work that comes to them.

Tower guides lead visitors via spiral medieval staircases, and a clerestory walkway, on a 213 step ascent of the 46m high tower. They visit the bells, nave roof space, and rooftop walkways before making a safe return to the floor.

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Welcomers are the first people that visitors meet when they enter the cathedral. The welcomers' aim is to make visitors, some of whom may be quite unfamiliar with what a cathedral is all about, feel comfortable and help them get the most from their visit.

As well as the year-round volunteering, the cathedral works closely with the University of Winchester to offer student placement opportunities to final year students during the October – March period.

Millie Brown, former marketing and communications intern, said: “If I could sum up my time at Winchester Cathedral in three words it would be invaluable, supported and diverse. I came into this position with little knowledge of how to navigate a marketing and comms role, and feel as though I am leaving with a confident range of skills to set me up for a graduate job in this department.”

For more details about volunteering at the cathedral, contact Sarah Williams, volunteer co-ordinator at sarah.williams@winchester-cathedral.org.uk, or call her on 01962 857284.