St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds launch calendar

St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds has released the calendar to celebrate being a dog friendly cathedral. 

Pictures include a border collie giving a sermon, a Scottish terrier playing the organ and a cocker spaniel using a kneeler. 

The adorable calendar has been put together with the help of photography from Tom Soper Photography and local printing firm, Premier Printers. 

Twelve dogs feature in the calendar (Image: Tom Soper)

Catherine Rayson, marketing and communications manager at the cathedral, said: “With Bury St Edmunds being voted the most dog friendly town in England last year, we wanted to celebrate the fact that dogs are very welcome at St Edmundsbury Cathedral.

"All our models were so well behaved and gave me two of the most fun workdays I’ve had in a while!”

Dogs are welcome at the cathedral, so long as they are kept on a lead. Water and dog treats are available.

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The launch of the calendar on Tuesday comes just a few weeks before Bury St Edmunds once again competes in the National DogFriendly awards. 

Last year saw the town scoop silver in the competition and named the most dog friendly town in England, after Girvan in Scotland claimed first prize.

A dog friendly scheme was set up in the town by Jon Kay, owner of Camp Tails Doggy Daycare. 

Speaking last year, he said: "One of my main goals when we created the scheme was to make Bury St Edmunds recognised as one of the most dog friendly locations in the UK, but I didn’t think for a minute we would potentially be recognised by the national dog friendly awards. I’m super proud and excited to have this vision become a reality.”

The calendar is on sale in the cathedral shop and via the cathedral reception. Copies cost £10.00.