Survival skills put to the test at Salisbury Cathedral School event
More than 150 children and families took part
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More than 150 children and families took part
The threat of last-minute cancellations is at the forefront of preparations but choristers around the country are determined to keep singing
The youngsters were welcomed during a specially choreographed, Covid-safe ceremony after Evensong. The “bumping” tradition for admitting choristers went ahead this year, with the chorister tutors for each choir - Jake Reynolds (boys) and Emily O’Donnell (girls) – doing the honours along with Salisbury Cathedral School’s head master Clive Marriott. All three staff wore masks. The girls were “bumped” as usual in the Trinity Chapel, using a giant prayer book, and the boys had their heads knocked on the ancient bumping stone in the South Quire Aisle. No one knows where the boy...