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• Abbey hosts Whitehall carol service

  Wednesday, 19th December 2012

  The annual Whitehall Carol Service was held at Westminster Abbey, in association with Christians in Government, on Wednesday 19th December 2012.

  Whitehall Carol Service

• Christmas Day

  the bells of Westminster Abbey are rung at about 11.45 am, following the Sung Eucharist of Christmas Day

• Westminster Abbey’s annual Civic Service was held on Sunday 8 July 2012

  Monday, 9th July 2012

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor of Westminster and Deputy High Steward of the Abbey, Councillor Angela Harvey, and other City of Westminster councillors to Westminster Abbey for the Civic Service on Sunday 8th July.

  Civic Service Special Service

• Centenary services

  ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey by allied forces on 25th April 1915.

• Family Workshop: The Birds of Christmas book launch

  Saturday, 13th December 2025

  Celebrate your family Christmas at Westminster Abbey at this enchanting workshop marking the launch of a beautifully illustrated new picture book.

  Family

• St Cecilia service held at Westminster Abbey

  Wednesday, 23rd November 2016

  The St Cecilia Service: A Celebration of Music was held at Westminster Abbey at 11.00am on Wednesday 23rd November 2016.

  The Choir of Westminster Abbey

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• UK Emergency services

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• Memorial Service for Victorian Bushfire Victims

  Tuesday, 31st March 2009

  The Abbey held a memorial service for victims of bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria on Tuesday 31st March.

• Princess Alexandra attends Whitehall Carol Service

  Thursday, 8th December 2011

  Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra attended the Whitehall Carol Service, held in conjunction with Christians in Government UK, at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 7th December 2011.

  Royal Visit HRH Princess Alexandra

• The Epiphany of our Lord Sung Eucharist

  Monday, 6th January 2025

  The main service to observe The Epiphany of our Lord, which traditionally marks the visit of the Magi or ‘Wise Men’ to the child Jesus.

  Advent Christmas

• Abbey loans rare 1588 first edition Welsh Bible to St Davids Cathedral

  Monday, 16th June 2025

  A rare 1588 Welsh Bible from Westminster Abbey’s Library collection – the first complete translation of the Bible into the Welsh language – has been loaned to St Davids Cathedral, where it will go on public display for the first time this week.

• Abbey holds 50th Florence Nightingale service

  Thursday, 7th May 2015

  A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 6th May 2015.

  Florence Nightingale

• Intelligence Services MI5, GCHQ, SIS

  Codebreaker

  On the wall of the south cloister is a memorial honouring all members of the various branches of the United Kingdom’s Intelligence Services from 1909.

• 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.

• An Advent Liturgy

  Sunday, 7th December 2025

  A candle-lit service of hymns, readings, and anthems reflecting on the Advent themes of judgement and of the joyful expectation of the coming Christ.

• A Service to celebrate Christian witness in Advent

  Wednesday, 10th December 2025

  A service to rejoice with Christian communities worldwide; celebrating their witness to the promise of Jesus Christ in the Advent season.

  Advent and Christmas

• An Advent Liturgy

  Sunday, 8th December 2024

  A candle-lit service of hymns, readings, and anthems reflecting on the Advent themes of judgement and of the joyful expectation of the coming Christ.

• Abbey packed for annual Anzac Day service

  Wednesday, 25th April 2007

  The Abbey was full for the annual Anzac Day service on the 92nd anniversary of the Gallipoli landings.

  ANZAC Day

• An Advent Liturgy

  Sunday, 30th November 2025

  A candle-lit service of hymns, readings, and anthems reflecting on the Advent themes of judgement and of the joyful expectation of the coming Christ.