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Year 6 Leavers' Service at Salisbury Cathedral June 2011
Hundreds of Year 6 pupils from schools across Wiltshire and Dorset gathered at Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday 29 June for a service entitled 'On This Rock'. The service also commemorated 200 years of the National Society.
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Pupils added stones the size of their hand to a cairn by the entrance. Each stone carried a single word: a 'value for life'. Photo credit: Michael Ford
Pupils added stones the size of their hand to a cairn by the entrance. Each stone carried a single word: a 'value for life'. Photo credit: Michael Ford
Pupils added stones the size of their hand to a cairn by the entrance. Each stone carried a single word: a 'value for life'. Photo credit: Michael Ford
The completed cairn near the north entrance to Salisbury Cathedral. Photo credit: Michael Ford
Sarum Academy, Salisbury, supplied this year's stewards. Photo credit: Michael Ford
The Service begins. Photo credit: Michael Ford
The Bishop of Sherborne, Dr Graham Kings, presided. Photo credit: Michael Ford
The first reading. Photo credit: Michael Ford
Girls from St Edmund's School, Poole, contributed a dynamic dance routine. Photo credit: Michael Ford
The second reading was accompanied by drums. Photo credit: Michael Ford
Everyone was impressed by the drama, based on the Parable of the Two Builders. Photo credit: Michael Ford
Pupils and teachers were asked to discuss the subject matter of 'On This Rock' among themselves. Photo credit: Michael Ford
Third set of readings, from the Cathedral crossing. Photo credit: Michael Ford
The Bishop of Sherborne, Dr Graham Kings, toured school groups after the service. Photo credit: Michael Ford
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