Dr Claire Foster-Gilbert
Director, Westminster Abbey Institute
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey
Canon of Westminster
The Reverend Anthony Ball
Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret's
Paul Baumann
Receiver General and Chapter Clerk
Westminster Abbey and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Abbey remains open for worship and you are welcome to join us at our daily Eucharist service if you are able to travel here safely within current government guidelines.
However, for the time being we are unable to open the Abbey and St Margaret’s Church for general visiting.
Institute people
Westminster Abbey Institute is run by a Steering Group, consisting of the Canon Rector of St Margaret’s as Chair, the Director of the Institute, the Canon Theologian and the Receiver General.
The Director is assisted by a Manager and Administrator. The Institute is advised by a Council of Reference chaired by the Dean of Westminster.
Steering Group
Institute staff
Kathleen James, Manager
Aneta Horniak, Assistant
Council of Reference
Chair - The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE
General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL
Canon Professor Grace Davie
The Rt Hon. the Baroness D'Souza CMG
Mr Mark Easton
The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB
The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC
Mr Matt Magee
Professor The Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
The Lord Hogan-Howe Kt QPM
The Rt Hon. the Lord Judge
Claire Moriarty CB
Mr Sandy Nairne CBE FSA
The Rt Hon the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Sir David Normington GCB
Sir Paul Nurse PRS PhD
Mr William Nye LVO
Mr Mark Ormerod
The Lord Saatchi
Professor Janet Soskice
The Rt Hon. Jack Straw
Professor Sir Richard Trainor KBE, AcSS, FRHistS, FKC
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