THE Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will be visiting Worcester over two days later this year.

The archbishop will be meeting and talking to church members, school children and members of the public during the visit in October.

The tour starts on Friday, October 7, when the Archbishop meets children from schools across Worcestershire at a special event at Worcester Cathedral.

Children will be able to ask questions to Archbishop Justin as well as taking part in activities around faith and prayer.

There will also be an afternoon tea at the Three Counties Showground for members of the rural community.

From 7pm, the archbishop moves on to Worcester Arena, Hylton Road, to talk religion and current affairs with BBC journalist Jeremy Vine. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions, and there will be a performance from a choir put together from local church schools.

Tickets are available for the event priced at £5, and available from ticketline.co.uk/the-archbishop-of-canterbury-in-conversation.

On Saturday, October 9, the archbishop will be at a breakfast event for business leaders followed by a retreat in daily life service at the Cathedral, for the clergy and lay ministers of the Diocese.

The archbishop moves on to St Stephen’s Church in Redditch for an event at 1.30pm, and ends his trip in Dudley on Saturday evening, into Sunday morning.

The Bishop of Dudley, Graham Usher, part of the team organising the visit, said: “It’s a fantastic opportunity for us to have Archbishop Justin with us for these three days.

"We can show him the great work being done by our churches in their local communities.

"Through the public events, we hope as many people as possible will get a chance to see and interact with him."

For more on the archbishop's visit cofe-worcester.org.uk/archbishops-visit.