Christ Church Cathedral Christmas Market, Mrs Mary Colthurst
Christ Church Cathedral Christmas Market
The Christmas Market will run for 4 dates this Christmas over 4 consecutive Saturdays, beginning on the 26th November and will continue on the 3rd, 10th & 17th December. Trading times will be 11am-4pm.
The Christmas Market is held indoors in the 12th Century crypt, with a total of 15 stalls creating an intimate festive shopping experience. This year there will also be food stalls outside in the Cathedral grounds and entry to the market will be free. Entertainment for adults and children will be provided throughout the event both in the crypt and around the Cathedral.
2011 is an important and challenging year for the Cathedral. In need of urgent repair and restoration work, a major fundraising campaign to raise the €2 million needed has been launched. All proceeds of the Christmas Market will go towards the Cathedral’s upkeep. The high profile fundraising campaign has already seen a host of names get behind the donation drive to save Christ Church including model Rosanna Davison, dancer Michael Flatley, singer Roger Whittaker, actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Irish Ambassador for Culture, Gabriel Byrne.
Last year, Christ Church Cathedral Christmas Market was one of the only successful markets in Dublin due to the adverse weather conditions affecting the outdoor markets. With a white winter forecast again for 2011, Christ Church Cathedral is looking forward to another successful market.
Mrs Mary Colthurst
The death occured at the weekend of Mrs Mary Colthurst, widow of Archdeacon Colthurst of the Diocese of Armagh. The funeral will be tomorrow (Thursday 17 November) at 2.00pm in the Parish of St Matthew, Richill where the Archdeacon had been rector. Archdeacon and Mrs Colthurst in their retirement lived in Belfast.