Bishop Helen-Ann’s Diary
November 2025
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Sat 1st Nov |
Day off – Auchterarder running festival Chilli run 10k |
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Sun 2nd Nov |
Fenwicks window reveal (eve) |
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Mon 3rd Nov |
Meetings during the day |
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Tues 4th Nov |
Clergy Study Day at St Thomas’; Travel to London (pm) |
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Wed 5th Nov |
Fifth and Sixth Public meeting Select Committee for Assisted Dying Bill |
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Thur 6th Nov |
Travel to Newcastle |
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Fri 7th Nov |
Day off |
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Sat 8th Nov |
LGBTQI+ Chaplaincy Training Day at St Aidans, Morpeth (am) |
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Sun 9th Nov |
Newcastle City Remembrance Service, War Memorial, Old Eldon Square |
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Mon 10th Nov |
Eucharist, lunch and catch-up with the Dean at Newcastle Cathedral; Catch-up with the Diocesan Children and Youth team; Catch-up with the Diocesan Secretary; Dinner with Area Deans at Bishop’s House |
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Tues 11th Nov |
Catch-up with Bishop of Berwick; Meeting with Archdeacons at The Sill |
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Wed 12th Nov |
Bishop’s Staff Residential at The Sill; Catch-up with Safeguarding Director |
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Thur 13th Nov |
Bishop’s Staff Residential at The Sill |
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Fri 14th Nov |
Day off |
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Sat 15th Nov |
Open the Christmas Market Newcastle city centre (am) |
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Sun 16th Nov |
Preach and Preside at Baptism and Confirmation with Holy Communion Christ Church, North Shields. Attend NUFC vs SAFC women’s football derby at St James’ Park (pm) |
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Mon 17th Nov |
Travel to London |
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Tues 18th Nov |
BBC Radio 2 – Pause for Thought Scott Mills Breakfast Show (am); Travel to Newcastle; Meetings in the afternoon |
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Wed 19th Nov |
Cathedral Chapter at Newcastle Cathedral (am). Meeting about chaplaincy for the deaf (pm) |
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Thur 20th Nov |
Preparation day; Bishop’s Council at Church House (eve) |
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Fri 21st Nov |
Day off |
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Sat 22nd Nov |
+HA on leave |
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Sun 23rd Nov |
+HA on leave |
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Mon 24th Nov |
Travel to London; HoL |
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Tues 25th Nov |
BBC Radio 2 – Pause for Thought Scott Mills Breakfast show (am); HoL |
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Wed 26th Nov |
HoL. Budget day (HoC) |
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Thur 27th Nov |
Climate emergency briefing at Methodist Central Hall; HoL; Local Government reception at House of Commons (eve) |
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Fri 28th Nov |
HoL. Travel to Newcastle (eve) |
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Sat 29th Nov |
Diocesan Synod |
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Sun 30th Nov (Advent Sunday) |
Benefice Confirmation Service - St George's and St Hilda's (am); Interview at Bishop’s House by Hexham Abbey Kids for Children’s magazine Take This. |