On Tuesday 10 February, Bishop John visited the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School to bless the School’s new Centenary Building. The evening began with Mass celebrated by the Bishop and the School Chaplain Fr Dominic Allain. The School’s acclaimed Schola Cantorum provided music, singing works by Palestrina, Bruckner and Mawby. Following the Mass, the nearly two hundred guests were invited to follow Bishop John to the Centenary Building for the blessing, and a tour of the School’s impressive new facilities.
The Centenary Building is a three-storey extension to the school and houses a dedicated suite of accommodation for SEN (Special Educational Needs) including learning resources, meeting rooms, and 1:1 tuition space. There are also new IT facilities including two specialist IT classrooms, and three general classrooms.
This year, the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School is celebrating the centenary of its founding in September 1914 as a national memorial to Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, the third Archbishop of Westminster. Following two landmark celebrations at Westminster Cathedral and the Royal Albert Hall last term, the School continues to celebrate this milestone anniversary with a number of special events planned for the remainder of the academic year. The final event in the School’s Centenary calendar will be a black-tie Dinner to be held on Saturday 20 June at The Connaught Rooms. Full details and ticket information are available on the School website (www.cvms.co.uk), with all friends invited to this very special occasion during this very significant year for the Vaughan.
