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CR Impact Report 2025/2026 As summer draws to a close and autumn is just around the corner, our new financial year is also just beginning on 1st September. We’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on our achievements and to thank each and every one of our donors for your support in this past […]

We and our longsuffering viewers are having quite a hard time at the moment as our streaming has been thrown into great difficulties by an unannounced update of the software we use. We are working hard to find a solution, but it will take a while. We are sorry we can’t stream to our website […]

In celebration of 100 years of the Common Room at the Retreat House – the home of the Retreat House Library – we undertook a complete reorganisation and full cataloguing of the entire collection. The Library is used daily by guests, retreatants, students from the College of the Resurrection plus brethren, and this project marks […]

In May, we were delighted to welcome the Mirfield District Guides to our site. Accompanied by our Estate Manager, Paul, the girls spent time exploring our estate and learning more about the importance of protecting and encouraging biodiversity. Their visit formed part of their work towards the Girlguiding Biodiversity interest badge, an activity award for members […]

A Fantastic Evening with the HandleBards at Mirfield We were delighted to welcome so many people to Mirfield in August for the HandleBards’ wonderfully entertaining production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This was certainly Macbeth like you’ve never seen it before! Forget the tears and tragedy—this hilarious, high-octane performance was packed with mishaps, mayhem and mirth, bringing […]

The College is pleased to be welcoming three new members of staff as the new academic year begins. Each of them brings a wealth of academic and pastoral experience but each is also returning to Mirfield with their own personal slice of its heritage. The Revd Dr Steffan Mathias, is a former student of the […]

We are looking for a temporary, flexible staff member in our housekeeping dept. Experience of working in an educational facility, hotels and B&Bs is welcomed. Excellent cleaning skills and attention to detail – an absolute. This vacancy will be term-time only, fitting with The College of the Resurrection’s timetable (similar to university). Working pattern: Monday […]

We have a venue! To all who have shown an interest in a new branch of the Companions CR for Manchester and beyond. We look forward to welcoming you on Saturday 10 October.

Window Restoration at the Community of the Resurrection A recent window restoration project at the House of the Resurrection combined heritage preservation with modern sustainability. The team from Gills Joinery was commissioned to restore the building’s historic windows — a delicate process that required preserving historic character while integrating modern, energy-efficient upgrades. The project began […]

2026 marks 100 years since the opening of the Retreat House in 1926. To celebrate this important milestone, we are launching the CR2026 Centenary Fundraising Campaign as part of the broader CR Future Campaign. The CR Centenary Project The CR Centenary Project will secure the future of the Monastery by addressing significant deficiencies in our […]