Prayer book contest to take place

Young people will recite their favourite passage from a prayer book as part of a speaking competition in London.

The Cranmer Awards is seen as a way to introduce younger generations to Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer, the Anglican church's founding liturgy. The awards are in their 23rd year.

Young people aged between 11 and 18 who have won regional heats in Church of England dioceses and at various literary and public speaking awards, will take part in the final on March 1, at Sutton's Hospital Chapel, The Charterhouse, London. Keep reading