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27th May 2022M. R. James on the Abbey ChurchA dramatic recreation by Robert Lloyd Parry of M R James’ 1932 Athenaeum lecture on the Abbey of St Edmund took place on May 26…
6th May 2022Abbey 1000 BioBlitzBury Water Meadows Group (BWMG) will be hosting a BioBlitz on Saturday 21st May 2022 as part of Abbey 1000 – a series of events…
2nd May 2022Bury St Edmunds manuscripts returnSeven medieval manuscripts have gone on display at the abbey where they were written, nearly 500 years after it was closed during Henry VIII’s Reformation.…
28th April 2022English Heritage Interpretation Panel schemeThe existing metal panels date back some 30 years, only four remain and are in poor condition.  It is impossible to make visual sense of…
19th April 2022English Heritage podcast on the AbbeyThe most recent episode of the English Heritage podcast features The Abbey of St Edmund. Steven Brindle,  English Heritage Senior Properties Historian talks about his…
24th March 2022Gone Medieval Podcast on The AbbeyDiscovering Bury St Edmunds From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of…
14th March 2022Abbey 1000 Events in Bury St EdmundsApril sees the beginning of Bury St Edmunds exciting programme of special events marking the founding of the Abbey of St Edmund by King Canute…
14th March 2022Recreation of M.R. James lectureA dramatic recreation of M R James pivotal lecture on the Abbey of St Edmund is to be performed at The Athenaeum in Bury St…
8th March 2022Plans for Pilgrimage Day unveiledWednesday 6 April – Part of Abbey 1000 celebrations  As part of the Abbey 1000 celebrations, plans for a Pilgrimage Day on Wednesday 6 April…
1st March 2022Short story competition to celebrate 1000 years of the Abbey of St EdmundAs part of the Abbey 1000 celebrations, the Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival has launched a Short Story Competition and is inviting all aspiring authors…

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