Performing at the York Minster Cathedral

The York minster Cathedral is one of the largest and most famous cathedrals in Europe, It has housed Royal Weddings and Its Minister is The Archbishop of York, and holds the second highest seat in the Church of England. The York minster was built between 1220 and 1472 when it was finally completed and consecrated. It is one of the most famous and sacred cathedrals in the world!

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Its difficult to describe the total epic feeling inside this building, It is truly marvelous, In one room 'The Chapter House' the walls are lined with tiny apple sized gargoyles, each one bearing a different face, and each one full of expression and character. The detail inside the building is incredible and it is not in any way surprising that it took over two hundred years to build.


 Last weekend, for a special occasion, something exceptional happened at the York minster cathedral, the most notable being that The interior was turfed with real green grass!

Click HERE to watch the BBC news coverage on the Grassy Cathedral.

I guess they couldn't resist a little photo shoot!

 Now you have to admit, that's pretty crazy. This was all in aid of a special fundraising Jubilee dinner to help with the ongoing costs of the buildings maintenance. The theme of the event was Alice in Wonderland and the entertainment for the guests was provided by Incandescence, Cornish based circus theatre company' www.incandescence.co.uk

This all meant that I had the special opportunity of being able to dress up very silly and dance about on real green grass, inside this iconic building, something that I'm fairly certain I will never get to do again!

Never before have such antics taken place in a consecrated cathedral! 19 circus performers and musicians created a colorful and unusual welcome for the guests of the jubilee fundraising dinner. The sights included, a hand standing door-mouse, a hedgehog (who was desperately escaping from the croquet ball) a selection of playing cards, some of whom were riding flamingo's, the mad hatter, the white rabbit, the march hare, the queen of hearts, and of course Alice. As well as greeting the guests with a fantastical and bizzarre walkabout, the company also performed two short stage shows during dinner, showcasing some of the UKs finest skills and circus talent!

Here are a few snaps from the event..

me in my undergarments!

loved this look!

Our Changing room at the York Minster.

The Queen of Hearts, The Mad Hatter and The Hedgehog

Queen of Hearts

The Band

Jo Palmer performs the aerial hoop

Later after the event finished we went back to our travel lodge hotel with the band, got very drunk and danced to Balkan beats into the early hours of the morning.

Thanks Incandescence, that was a real treat x