A chapel within Lincoln Cathedral dedicated for members of the emergency services
Its the first of its kind in the country, and offers a place where family and friends can reflect on the lives of those who have served us
Last updated 10th Oct 2022
A unique space has been opened this afternoon in Lincoln Cathedral, dedicated to the four emergency services Ambulance, Police, Fire and Rescue, and the National Health Service. The chapel will be accessible to all, and welcome family and friends of those who have served.
Lincoln Cathedral has today opened its chapel, dedicated to the emergency services.
The space will offer a place where family and friends can gather, reflect and pause with quiet contemplation on the lives of those who have served with Ambulance, Police, Fire and Rescue, and the National Health Services.
Decorating the walls, are four commissioned gilded panels, by the Cathedral Illuminator, displaying each service’s crests, which are placed in the four arches of the chapel.
A hand embroidered Altar Cloth, by the Cathedral Embroiders’ Guild, also rests in the chapel, and a book of remembrance has been hand crafted, to reflect the sacrifice made by members of the four services.
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To mark the occasion to dedicate the chapel, representatives from each of the services, as well as other invited guests, attended a service held this afternoon.
The Very Reverend Christine Wilson of Lincoln Cathedral, told us more about the occasion:
"It's for the emergency services, as their chapel where they can come and mark various significant, and sometimes very tragic moments in their life and service. But also it's for everybody across Lincolnshire, to come, and give thanks."
She continued to detail that there are similar chapels for the armed forces, but this is the first in an English church to be dedicated to the emergency services.
She described the alter as 'beautiful':
"We've had artists and artist Toni Watts, and our Needlework Guild have designed the most beautiful, alter-frontal shields which have the badges of all the different emergency services represented in the chapel."