Our reunion to celebrate 50 years of pilgrimages is underway. You can follow us in our usual diary at www.thepilgrims.org.uk/2025/reunion50.php
The slides shared at the reunion appear below. Enjoy!
Ecumenical Walking Pilgrimage – 50 Years 1975 Holy Year Pilgrimage 1975 Leaving Arundel 1975 Ash in the rain 1975 Arundel Park with Bishop Michael 1976 Pilgrims Way Pilgrimage 1976 Leaving Arundel 1976 Lunch at Slindon 1976 Mass at Winchester Cathedral 1976 Sleeping outside in Winchester 1976 An early sing-song 1976 The St Francis Ramblers 1976 Crossing the Medway in a pinnace 1976 Approaching Canterbury Cathedral 1977 Walsingham Pilgrimage 1977 Dorking: Terri & Mike in their night attire 1977 St Mary’s Byfleet 1977 Snoopy 1977 Totem Pole, Windsor Great Park 1977 Cookham Church 1977 Bill the photographer 1977 Tring Church Hall 1977 Ivinghoe Beacon 1977 At the Greyhound 1977 The Slipper Chapel, Walsingham 1978 Glastonbury Pilgrimage 1978 Leaving Arundel (again) 1978 Welcomed to Portsmouth Diocese 1978 Hayling Island Beach 1978 Ventnor Beach 1978 AllSaints Parish Hall, Freshwater 1978 Boarding the ferry at Yarmoputh 1978 Trespass Warning near Homington 1978 Bob and the totam pole, Salisbury 1978 Stonehenge 1978 Glastonbury Tor 1978 Draining the blood from the feet… … to the head 1979 Canterbury 2 Pilgrimage 1979 St John the Baptist, Brighton 1979 Seven Sisters 1979 Normans Bay 1979 Woodman’s Arms 1979 Mass Canterbury Cathedral crypt 1979 Canterbury Cathedral 1979 Chilham – Anne gets the bumps 1979 Smarden Bell 1979 Pooh Sticks 1979 Mike and Eddie with a giant fungus 1979 Bishop Cormac greets the pilgrims, Arundel Cathedral 1980 Buckfast Pilgrimage 1980 Looking for a lost contact lens, Midhurst Convent 1980 East Meon, Chapel of the Assumption 1980 St Cross, Winchester 1980 Rest day in Romsey 1980 Maggie gets carried out, Fordingbridge 1980 Anne at the Bull Inn 1980 Winterbourne Strickland 1980 Hardy Monument in mist 1980 Bill eats cockles, West Bay 1980 Leaving Sidmouth 1980 Exmouth-Starcross ferry 1980 Hannah on Dartmoor 1980 Ten Commandments Stone 1981 Sussex Pilgrimage 1981 Brighton, The Steine 1981 Littlehampton Ferry 1981 Bishop Cormac leads, Royal Oak, Lagness 1981 Captain Julian 1981 St Wilfrids Chichester 1981 Pulborough 1981 Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, West Chiltington 1981 Maggie carried out AGAIN, Haywards Heath 1981 Tea break at Burgess Hill 1981 St Anne’s, Lewes 1981 St Wilfrid, Lower Willingdon, leg exercises 1981 Michelham Priory – sleeping with bats 1981 Approaching Rye 1982 Papal Pilgrimage 1982 Papal Leaving Arundel once more 1982 Papal Leith Hill 1982 Papal Eileen at Wootton Hatch 1982 Papal John-Paul gets a bath 1982 Papal building the M25 1982 Papal Beside the Thames approaching Staines 1982 Papal Frontmarkers in Staines 1982 Papal Leaving St Catherine’s West Drayton with our banner 1982 Papal Flying the flag 1982 Papal We could just about see Pope John-Paul II, but we were THERE 1982 Buckfast Centenary Pilgrimage 1982 St Mary’s, Midhurst 1982 Warsash Jetty 1982 Stopped for a rest 1982 Thirny Hill drink stop 1982 Sandbanks Ferry 1982 Studland, the barn 1982 Lulworth Gunnery School 1982 Durdle Door 1982 Hardy Monument 1982 Kings Arms, Bob and Mike 1982 Branscombe Mouth 1982 Descending from Hay Tor 1982 Buckfast Abbey 1983 Evesham Pilgrimage 1983 Train, Blenheim Park 1983 Taking a ride, Blenheim Park 1983 Aidan’s too tall 1983 Broadway Tower 1983 Evesham 1983 Evesham 1983 Evesham 1984 Lindisfarne Pilgrimage 1984 Crossing the Moors 1984 St John’s, Healey 1984 1984 Bill’s Boozer 1984 Simonside Hills 1984 Simonside Hills 1984 Approaching the causeway 1984 Crossing the sands to Lindsifarne 1984 St Aidan’s Statue 1984 Durham Cathedral, the great door knocker 1985 Birthday Pilgrimage 1985 First day drink stops 1985 Music group at Storrington 1985 Fitness class 1985 Cranleigh 1985 More fitness, St Dunstan’s Woking 1985 Ferry across teh Thames near Thames Ditton 1985 Tom & Jackie 1985 Dancing 1985 Water fight 1985 Seafront 1985 Jo and Jane 1985 Mo 1985 Pat and Mo leave the boat 1986 Wessex Walk 1986 Aidan and Louise frontmarking, Brighton seafront 1986 Hove seafront 1986 Through the corn near Fulking 1986 Frances shops for veg, Bradford on Avon 1986 Julian leads the pilgrim train, Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway 1986 Sister Margaret leads the buskers, Bath 1986 family leisure in Bath 1987 2nd Walsingham Pilgrimage 1987 Leaving Arundel 1987 The Roxwell Flood 1987 Pilgrim games 1987 Sarnie Bashing 1987 Celebrations 1988 3rd Canterbury Pilgrimage 1988 Leaving Arundel 1988 Clare and the video camera 1988 Aftermath of 1987 hurricane 1988 Baggage chain at Worthing 1988 Beeding Hill 1988 A future leader at the Tiger Inn 1988 Birling Gap Cafe 1988 Keith cleans his boots, Eastbourne 1988 Front Markers at St Nicholas, Pevensey 1988 Bodiam Castle 1988 Welcomed to Kent (and Southwark Diocese) by Fr Peter Madden 1988 A new generation joins the pilgrimafe 1988 Westgate Gardens, entering Canterbury 1988 Processing down Canterbury High Street 1989 St Richard’s Pilgrimage 1989 Pilgrims rest at the roadside 1989 St Nicholas’ Church, Alcester 1989 Our Lady & St Michael, Shipston-upon-Stour 1989 At The Lion, Little Compton 1989 Tea at Begbroke 1989 Swans at Sandford Lock 1989 The McCabe family 1989 Leaving the Portsmouth Pilgrims 1898 Ropley Rest Day activities 1989 Butser Hill 1989 Sheila rests at Hooksway 1989 Entering Chichester 1989 Reviving a tradition, Chichester Cathedral 1990 St Richard 2 Pilgrimage 1990 Monica manages registration single-handedly in Chichester 1990 The Sharp family at Chichester 1990 John Lamb at the Lamb Inn 1990 Littlehampton 1990 Maurice greets Sister Margaret, Crossbush 1990 Queue to enter the Woodman Arms. Hammerpot 1990 Highdown Hill 1990 Rest day in Brighton 1990 Drinks on the pier 1990 Butterfly song 1990 Water fight at Fairlight 1990 St Richard’s Winchelsea 1990 Lympne Zoo 1990 View of Dover 1990 St Edmund’s Chapel, Dover 1990 Day trip to Boulogne 1991 2nd Glastonbury Pilgrimage 1991 Hovercraft to Ryde 1991 Family on the move 1991 Music Planning with Tom 1991 Fancy footwork 1991 Across the Wessex downs 1991 Ascending Glastonbury Tor 1991 Glastonbury 1991 Mass at Glastonbury 1992 St David’s Pilgrimage 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 St David’s Cathedral 1992 Last night party 1992 Last night party 1992 Kitchen Party 1992 John Cullen RIP 1993 Norwich Pilgrimage 1993 Britwell 1993 Rest Day in Cambridge 1993 Julian provides drinks and blessings 1993 1993 1993 1994 Hereford Pilgrimage 1994 First day rest 1994 Basingstoke Canal 1994 St Mary Bourne 1994 Danny & Family 1994 Drink stop at Slaughterford 1994 Crossing the Severn Bridge into Wales 1994 Tintern Abbey 1994 Wye Valley 1994 Hereford 1994 Hereford Cathedral 1995 Martyrs Pilgrimage 1995 Leaving Arundel 1995 1995 Above Shere 1995 1995 East Horsley Place 1995 1995 Twenty Years of Pilgrim Crosses 1995 1995 London 1995 Beachy Head 1996 Buckfast Pilgrimage 1996 Sing Song at Sway 1996 Sandbanks Ferry 1996 Sandbanks Ferry 1996 East Lulworth Church 1996 Lulworth Cove Hotel 1996 Lulworth Cove Hotel 1996 Golden Cap 1996 Dartmoor 1996 Dartmoor 1996 Buckfast Abbey 1997 St Augustine of Canterbury Pilgrimage 1997 Leaving Chichester 1997 Lambs at a drink stop 1997 Arrowing reaches new heights 1997 Cedric, Danny and Bill 1997 Near Ham and Sandwich 1997 Viking boat near Ramsgate 1997 St Augustine Trail 1997 Canterbury 1997 Canterbury Cathedral 1998 St Michael’s Mount Pilgrimage 1998 Breakfast on the move 1998 Bodmin Moor 1998 On the Saints Way across Cornwall 1998 Crossing the Gannel 1998 Near St Agnes 1998 Approaching St Ives 1998 St Michael’s Mount 1998 Crossing the causeway 1998 Leaving St Michael’s Mount – tide coming in! 1998 Celebration Meal, Marazion 1999 St Dunstan’s Pilgrimage to Bath 1999 Chichester Cathedral 1999 Emsworth 1999 Isle of Wight Ferry 1999 Quarr Abbey 1999 New Forest 1999 Pat carried injured Pat 1999 Bradford-on-Avon 2000 St Chad Pilgrimage 2000 Van loading in Guildford 2000 St Hugh of Lincoln, Knaphill 2000 John spills his dessert, West End 2000 Leaving Bracknell 2000 Fr Joe Henley-on-Thames 2000 Polish pilgrims meet Polish nun, Fawley Court 2000 Stonor Arms 2000 Abbie’s Arrow 2000 On the Thames approaching Dorchester 2000 Jam Mound View Point 2000 Nicola and Pat visit 2000 Leaving Chadlington 2000 College Arms, Quinton 2000 The Navigation Inn at Kingswood 2000 St Francis Church, Baddesley Clinton 2000 St Francis Church, Baddesley Clinton 2000 Bishop Keith of Lichfield 2000 Lichfield Cathedral 2002 Lichfield to Lastingham Pilgrimage 2002 St Chad’s Hall, Lichfield 2002 Topless Twins, Lichfield 2002 River Blithe 2002 River Blithe 2002 Croxton Abbey 2002 Alton, Staffs 2002 Alton Castle 2002 Derbyshire Warning 2002 You were warned 2002 Bakewell, Lady Manners School 2002 Devonshire Arms, Baslow 2002 Fr Joe on Curbar Edge 2002 Lourdes on Curbar Edge 2002 Steve doe teh website, All Saints School Sheffield 2002 Sing Song, All Saints School, Sheffield OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA 2002 Elsecar 2002 The Mill of the Black Monks 2002 2002 Tea! 2002 2002 Bishops Palace 2002 Waiting for the bus into York 2002 York Minster 2002 Carrying the relic 2002 Celebration Cake 2003 St Richard Anniversary Pilgrimage 2003 Heading west from Dover 2003 Mass at Newchurch 2003 Young visitors 2003 Entering Chichester 2004 Gloucester-Chester Pilgrimage 2004 Setting Out Prayers, Gloucester 2004 Little Malvern Priory 2004 Camino Reunion, St John’s Church, Pencombe 2004 Jonny ensures we don’t get lost, Shrewsbury 2004 Resting in Shrewsbury 2004 Welsh Borders 2005 Streets of Canterbury 2005 Pilgrims review the diary, Rochester 2005 Prayers around Mike Simons’ grave, Ropley 2005 Arrow tree, Itchen Valley 2005 Winchester Cathedral 2006 Chester to Lincoln Pilgrimage 2006 Fr David bestows the crosses 2006 Appraching Shutlingsloe 2006 Enter Lincoln Cathedral Close 2007 Wells to Arundel Pilgrimage 2007 Leaving Wells Cathedral 2007 Pat Olivier’s Final Lunchstop 2007 Wearing the T-shirt 2007 Arriving at Arundel 2007 Bishop Kieron inspects a cross 2008 Evesham to Salisbury Pilgrimage 2008 Pilgrims must be fed 2008 Challenging road crossing 2008 Sneaky afternoon refreshment stop, Horse * Groom, Charlton 2008 St Mary the Virgin, Bradenstoke 2008 Salisbury Cathedral 2009 Lindisfarne Pilgrimage 2009 Over the moors north of Lastingham 2009 A rainbow above the moors out of Danby 2009 St Joseph’s RC Church, Grove Hill (MIddlesborough) 2009 heading for Dunstanburgh Castle 2009 Crossing the East Coast Main Line 2009 Processing on to Holy Island 2010 St David’s Pilgrimage 2010 On the Ceredigion Coast Path 2010 Unexopected lunch at Llanrhystud Church 2010 St Luke’s, Llanllwni 2010 Newgale Beach 2010 Prayers for deceased pilgrimage at St Non’s Chapel outside St David’s 2011 Newman Pilgrimage 2011 A grand first hall, Westminster Cathedral 2011 That’s our destination, early on 1st walking day 2011 Burton Dassett Hills Country Park 2011 Canal into Birmingham – in the rain! 2012 Exeter Pilgrimage 2012 Washing up in Wedmore 2012 Glastonbury Tor 2012 Mud between Awliscombe and Sidford 2012 Exeter Cathedral 2013 Walsingham Pilgrimage 2013 ST Alban’s Cathedral 2013 3rd Day, still happy 2013 Ceri and the big spoon 2013 Van team 2014 Liverpool – Carlisle Pilgrimage 2014 Rydal Water 2014 Descending into Langdale 2014 Ascending Stake Pass 2014 – North of Keswick, in the rain 2015 Festival50 Pilgrimage 2015 Leaving Arundel 2015 Arundel High Street 2015 Procession of Banners 2015 The Band 2015 Patrick with Cardinal Cormac 2015 The Amex Stadium 2015 Arundel Pilgrimage 2015 River Wey Navigation 2015 Leith Hill Viewpoint 2015 Rest on teh climb to Betchworth 2015 Big kids 2015 East Hoathly Church 2015 Arrows of many colours 2015 We meet Alan Fox on the Seven Sisters 2015 Seven Sisters 2015 More pilgrims with Alan Fox 2015 Gathering in Arundel 2015 Processing through Arundel 2016 Mercy Pilgrimage 2016 Cross 2016 Holy Door 2016 Crossing the South Downs 2016 Winchester to Canterbury Pilgrimage 2016 Crosses with lifejackets – for refugees 2016 Registration in Winchester 2016 Leaving Alresford 2016 Leaving Alton 2016 An ancient pilgrim at Chilham 2016 Tineke’s Tail 2016 Rest Day in Horsham 2016 Pilgrims after the reunion OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA 2021 Old Way Pilgrimage 2021 Southampton Station 2021 Gathering in Southampton 2021 Warsash Ferry 2021 Warsash Ferry 2021 Approaching Emsworth 2021 Outskirts of Havant 2021 Titchfield Abbey 2021 Up on the South Downs 2021 Emsworth Baptist Church 2022 St Thomas Way Pilgrimage 2022 Hereford Cathedral 2023 Bristol to Arundel Pilgrimage 2023 St Michael, Monkton Combe 2023 Leaving Melksham 2023 Prayers Caen Hill Locks 2023 Radio Interview, Honey Street 2023 Old Winchester Hill 2023 East Meon 2023 SS Mary Magdelene & Denys, Midhurst 2023 Lunch stop near Graffham 2023 South Downs Way 2023 Arundel Park – recreating the 1975 photo 2023 Arundel Park 2023 Processing to Arundel Catehdral 2023 Arundel Cathedral 2024 Heart of England Pilgrimage 2024 Preparing to leave Worcester, St George’s RC Church 2024 Henley-in-Arden Memorial Hall 2024 Named lunches, Henley-in-Arden 2024 All Saints Church, Preston Bagot 2024 All Saints Church, Preston Bagot 2024 St Nicholas Church, Kenilworth 2024 Coventry Cathedral – after a long day 2024 Coventry Cathedral 2024 Lunch at All Saints, Lilbourne {“capture_2024 Washing up at Oakhammode”:”AutoModule”,”faces”:[“-2183_1291_-1789_1685”]} 2024 The vicar serves tea, Oakham 2024 Approaching Peterborough Cathedral 2024 Peterborough 2024 Peterborough 2024 Peterborough 2024 Celebration Meal
Best wishes on your pilgrimage. Teresa and I walked this pilgrimage for the first time in 2004 and the second time several years later they were precious experiences. We wish you well and will keep you in our prayers.
Love from Canada.
James