'Cash-strapped Peterborough Cathedral raises funds through Nightingale Courts' and Council Meetings.
I visited the Cathedral yesterday and found the visitors centre was closed because it was being used as a court room.
When I arrived home I googled and was astonished to find the Church Times was describing the Cathedral as Cash-strapped.
Whilst visiting the Cathedral the cash donation box was pointed out to me along with the Contactless Card Payment Option.
I decided on my way out to visit the gift shop and selected a £15 glass item and went to pay, a nice lady said I am sorry we don't accept cash so the item went back on the shelf and the 'Cash-strapped' Cathedral remained just that.
entrance to temporary court a photocopy of a coat of arms is
used to identify the court.
The Church Times reports, PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL has raised tens of thousands of pounds in the past 12 months from hiring out the Knights’ Chamber in its visitor centre to act as a Nightingale Court, the scheme set up by the Government to ease pressure on the justice system during the pandemic.
the temporary courts were set up by the Ministry of Justice, HM Courts, and Justice Service, in July of last year. Ten locations were chosen across England and Wales, including Middlesbrough Town Hall and the Ministry’s headquarters in London.
Since then, Nightingale Courts have heard civil, family, and tribunals work as well as non-custodial crime cases. This has freed up existing courts to hold custodial jury trials, which require cells and secure dock facilities to keep the public, victims, and witnesses safe.
The Knights’ Chamber in the grounds of Peterborough Cathedral has been used for multiple trials in this time, including for divorce cases.
In July The Cathedral also hosted a full meeting of Peterborough Council in the nave to allow for social distancing
