The Rev. Dr Benjamin Carter, who is joining Carlisle Cathedral, pictured during the God’s Tent project. ONE of the district’s leading clergymen is preparing to travel west along Hadrian’s Wall to take up a new post in Carlisle. The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Carter, Vicar of Haydon Bridge and Beltingham with Henshaw, has been appointed Canon Warden at Carlisle Cathedral. Dr Carter, who has also served as assistant archdeacon within the Diocese of Newcastle, will be installed in the coming weeks. He will lead on the arts and cultural outreach at the cathedral, which has recently undergone a substantial refurbishment.
Death and funeral notices from the Hull Daily Mail this week
Many have placed death and funeral notices for loved ones in the paper this week
Death and funeral notices from the Hull Daily Mail this week
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From 1989 to 2009, Bill Purdue represented the South Tynedale ward on Northumberland County Council. The affable man was a familiar face at parish council meetings in the area, and also at the council’s headquarters in Morpeth, where he chaired committees and championed local causes. But away from council matters, Bill was a distinguished professor, historian and author, who penned no fewer than 16 books. Now tributes are being paid to the Allendale man, who has died aged 79. Coun. Colin Horncastle, who succeeded Bill as councillor for South Tynedale said: “As a man, he was a lovely, friendly person, who gave me a lot of support and advice in my early days as a councillor.