The Right Reverend Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely, has been appointed as patron of the Marshal Papworth Fund.

Bishop Stephen said: “I have long enjoyed an association with the East of England Agricultural Society, so when I was asked to help support the great work that the charity undertakes I was only too pleased.

“I have played a major role in building up links with Churches overseas and have travelled to South Sudan and Latvia on behalf of the Diocese of Salisbury, and Vellore in South India as Bishop of Ely. Recently, I have visited Kigali in Rwanda to build the new inter-diocesan link, and know the importance that the role of sustainability plays in securing social, ecological and commercial longevity.”