Father David Russell has been our pilgrimage chaplain since 2000, having first walked with us back in 1976 (even earlier than I had originally thought!). Over the years he has become a non-walking member of our community whilst continuing to minister to our spiritual needs.

This year David turns 80, and we are holding a little party to mark the event on Saturday 21st January 2017.

The evening will begin with mass at 7:15pm (note later time) at St George’s RC church in Hangleton, Hove, Court Farm Rd and will be followed by refreshments in the church hall.People attending can if they wish stay overnight in the church hall.

The January committee meeting which had been scheduled for Sunday 15/01/2017 will now take place in the morning of Sunday 22/01/2017 – exact time to be advised  but probably from 9.00am.

If you intend to attend the celebration, please download and complete the attached form and return it to Ceri (details on the form).

Fr David’s 80th Invitation

Father David Russell has been our pilgrimage chaplain since 2000, having first walked with us back in 1979. Over the years he has become a non-walking member of our community whilst continuing to minister to our spiritual needs.

This year David turns 80, and we are holding a little party to mark the event on Saturday 21st January 2017.

The evening will begin with mass at 6.30 at St George’s RC church in Hangleton, Hove, Court Farm Rd and will be followed by refreshments in the church hall.People attending can if they wish stay overnight in the church hall.The January committee meeting which had been scheduled for Sunday 15/01/2017 will now take place in the morning of Sunday 22/01/2017-exact time to be advised  but problably from 9.00am.

The annual reunion took place over the weekend 21-23 October. If you want to see a little of what went on, visit http://thepilgrims.org.uk/2016/reunion.php

I believe that there may be more photos coming so it’s worth looking again in a few days.

All past, present and future A&B walking pilgrims are invited to the annual reunion which this year takes place at: St Ann’s Catholic Church, 4 Brighton Road, BANSTEAD, SM7 1BS.

See 2016-autumn-reunion-invitation for details

Please help the organisers by submitting your application as soon as possible – the reunion is only 2 weeks away!

​We will be celebrating Fr David’s 80th birthday in Brighton on the evening of Saturday 21st January, 2017. Save the date and join the celebrations to give thanks for Fr David’s long service to the pilgrimage. Further details to follow in the autumn.

​Our 2016 Pilgrimage from Winchester to Canterbury is almost halfway through, the pilgrims are at Worth Abbey after 6 walking days.

All the details, including the crowd-sourced diary, are on the 2016 sub-site – you can find out where/when to meet the pilgrims and maybe walk a while with us, or follow the diary as we make our way towards Canterbury.

The GPX files have made a late appearance, if you want to track down the pilgrims. Apologies for the delay in uploading these.

Our 2016 Pilgrimage from Winchester to Canterbury is less than 24 hours away; all the preparation work by so many people (especially the core planning team) is complete and tomorrow morning pilgrims will gather in Winchester and pray before setting off on the journey after lunch.

All the details are on the 2016 sub-site – you can find out where/when to meet the pilgrims and maybe walk a while with us, or follow the diary as we make our way towards Canterbury.

There’s also lots of useful information in Ceri’s letter in the August Newsletter.

The start of this year’s pilgrimage is less than a week away, and coordinator Ceri has written our latest newsletter with lots of information. Read the newsletter here.

Ceri refers to a number if additional items, which you can access through the links below:

• The Route Cards: full information on each day’s walking route and other events, which pilgrims will carry with them as they walk
• Come and Join us for a Day: a short summary of the route cards to give to potential ‘day pilgrims’ who may walk with us for a day or part day
• The Pilgrim Code: guidance for pilgrimage community life
• The Equipment List: guidance on what you need to bring.
• The Alternative Transport Guide: a document listing possible alternative transport (buses or trains) for each day
• ‘Who we are’ leaflet to give to interested passers-by

The Mercy Pilgrimage is happening this weekend. Follow the action at http://thepilgrims.org.uk/2016/mercy.php .