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Celebrating 1000 years at St Edmundsbury Cathedral In 2020, Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk will celebrate the
seen in the crypt of the Abbey ruins where the Shrine
founding of the Abbey of St Edmund by King Canute
of St Edmund would have stood.
1000 years ago.
A range of local artists has risen to the challenge of
A year of celebrations is being co-ordinated by the
re-telling the story of the Abbey and St Edmund in
Abbey 1000 Group, alongside the Abbey of St
new artistic and creative ways. Pupils from County
Edmund Heritage Partnership, with a year-long
Upper School in Bury St Edmunds have used scenes
programme of events leading up to the weekend of St
from the story of St Edmund to create a sculpture
Edmund’s Day on November 20th 2020.
decorated in ceramic tiles.
From Saturday May 23rd to Sunday November 22nd
Well-known local artist, John Williams, has carved a
a fantastic new sculpture exhibition celebrating 1,000
new image of St Edmund from a piece of oak
years of the Abbey of St Edmund and Saint Edmund
reclaimed from a local recycling yard. The life size
will be on display in the Abbey ruins in the Abbey
figure is depicted bound with rope accompanied by a
Gardens. Each month a different sculpture can be
wolf and halo.
Abbey of St Edmund ruins The Crypt and site of St Edmund's shrine (credit Andy Abbott)
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