Manchester Cathedral Country Home will be holding a Centenary Eucharist in the Cathedral on Sunday 8 June, 10.30am.  This event brings to a close a year of celebration for the Home. The Cathedral community, supporters from Mellor and district, and representatives from parishes across the Diocese who have traditionally been associated with the Home, are all welcome to the service and reception afterwards in the south aisle of the cathedral.

Manchester Cathedral Country Home, provides holidays and respite breaks for disadvantaged families and individuals living principally in the Manchester and Salford Dioceses who are faced with financial or social disadvantage and who, otherwise, could not have a break at all.

The house is set in three acres of countryside at Mellor on the edge of the Peak District, but only 15 miles from Manchester. It was opened in 1907. Money to build it was raised by members of the Cathedral congregation who wanted to help people working in the city's cotton mills and living in cramped and dingy slums.

Over the last 20 years demand for places has increased. There are now about 1000 visitors per year (half of them children) between April and November. The house can accommodate up to 24 guests in 11 bedrooms, including one large family room, on a self-catering basis. Families pay what they can towards the cost of the holiday, typically £5 per night for adults and £4 for children, but there is flexibility depending on circumstances.

For more information please contact Sharon Adamson at the Home on 0161 427 1893, or the Revd Mark Haworth on 0161 745 7608. visit www.mellorcountryhouse.co.uk