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• Health Heroes - Rainbows and Remedies

  Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking and Charles Darwin are just some of the names in Scientists' Corner at Westminster Abbey. These scientists buried and remembered here made incredible contributions to our understanding of the world around us. Put your thinking cap on as we explore the natural world and beyond.

• Florence Nightingale remembered at annual service

  A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale was held at Westminster Abbey at 6.30pm on Wednesday 15th May 2024.

• New Collaboration to Reveal Secrets of Effigies

  Wednesday, 3rd May 2017

  The wax-work heads of naval hero Horatio Nelson and Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder, which are over two hundred years old, have been scanned using the world’s most advanced radiology technology in a new collaboration between Westminster Abbey, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London.

• Abbey celebrates 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital

  Thursday, 23rd May 2019

  A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Thursday 23rd May 2019.

  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 300th anniversary Special Service

• Paul Baumann CBE LVO

  Paul Baumann CBE is Chapter Clerk and Receiver General, the most senior lay position at the Abbey and, in effect, the chief executive.

• Fellows' Programme

  Westminster Abbey Institute offers a year-long programme in servant leadership for up to 20 public servants who are moving into senior roles.

• The life and work of Florence Nightingale commemorated in annual celebration

  Thursday, 9th May 2013

  The Secretary of State for Health, The Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt MP, attended a Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 8 May 2013 at 6.30pm.

  Florence Nightingale

• Trees of life service takes place at the Abbey

  Tuesday, 11th October 2022

  A Service of Remembrance with the blessing of saplings for a living memorial to honour those who served and died in the COVID-19 pandemic was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 11th October 2022.

• A podcast for the Fifth Sunday of Easter

  Sunday, 10th May 2020

  A podcast for the Fifth Sunday of Easter is published today as the Abbey continues to offer virtual worship for all.

  Abbeycast COVID-19

• Westminster Abbey's 2008 review

  Friday, 19th December 2008

  Read all about the major services and events that Westminster Abbey has held over the past 12 months.

  2008 review

• A Reflection on Frustration

  Friday, 15th May 2020

  This week, perhaps is the week of frustration. A change in the message – Stay Alert – a relaxation of some of the constraints and so many people seize an opportunity that they were longing for.

  Friday Reflection

• Students celebrate inspirational figures

  Tuesday, 15th June 2021

  From writers and musicians to scientists and engineers, Westminster Abbey has for centuries been the final resting place of some of the most distinguished figures in our history.

  Learning

• Florence Nightingale remembered at annual service

  The service is held annually to celebrate nursing and midwifery and all staff, both qualified and unqualified, and the importance of supporting one another through challenging times.

• One People Oration: Dignity and Poverty

  Tuesday, 28th November 2023

  Dame Clare Moriarty, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, gives this year’s One People Oration.

  Westminster Abbey Institute One People Oration

• A Reflection for Good Friday

  Friday, 10th April 2020

  I was outside in the Abbey garden. The sun shone on cherry blossom and tulips. Spring ablaze before me, full of new life and promise.

  Holy Week and Easter

• Prime Minister pays tribute to Westminster terror attack victims

  Tuesday, 22nd March 2022

  The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, today paid tribute to the victims of the terror attack which brought Westminster to a standstill five years ago.

• A Reflection for Easter Day

  Sunday, 12th April 2020

  I grew up in a house where Easter could be a bit problematic. There were Easter eggs of course, but we were not churchgoers.

• A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale

  The annual Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 13th May 2009.