👣 Western Camino Day 3: walked to Stroud and were met by The Stroud Red Band! 👣 Western Camino Day 4: Our time in Stroud continued with an interfaith gathering at St Laurence Church. Pilgrims – including the youngest, 9 month old baby Lucas – shared their stories, poetry and songs, along with musical andContinue reading “Western Camino – Day 3 to 4”
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Reflections – Day 5 to 8
👣 London Camino Day 5: We enjoyed variable weather and terrain today, joined by a few local walkers including some from St. Mary’s Kinsbourne Green . We were saddened by the large amount of litter and dead animals we encountered on our route today but were uplifted by some great conversations with secondary school studentsContinue reading “Reflections – Day 5 to 8”
Western Camino – Day 2
We left Zion United Church in Frampton Cotterell and said goodbye to the wonderful Zoe who had cared for us and given us so much heartfelt hospitality. Â We were blessed by Stephen – we have been richly blessed on this journey so far, and it’s a very pleasant experience (not often encountered in my previousContinue reading “Western Camino – Day 2”
Western Camino – Day 1
Around 50 people gathered in Bristol Cathedral this morning (9th September) along with Stitches for Survival for the start of the Western part of the Camino to COP. After the important safety briefing (try not to get lost) we lit a candle to mark the start of this sacred journey. We were given a blessingContinue reading “Western Camino – Day 1”
Reflections – Day 4
👣 After some surprise pastries and a blessing at St Luke’s, we joined a whole load of ‘day walkers’ at St Peter’s Church, St Albans before setting off for a much shorter walk than yesterday! We proceeded through the town centre at a gentler pace engaging with a lot of passers-by and then through someContinue reading “Reflections – Day 4”
Reflections – Days 1 to 3
👣 Day 1 started with a wonderful send off at St James’s Church, Piccadilly accompanied by the XR Samba band, followed by a time of reflection with XR Jews and the Earth Fast at Parliament Square. We then made our way as a huge group of walkers through to Kilburn with some police escorts whoContinue reading “Reflections – Days 1 to 3”
People’s stories: Rachel White
After experiencing burnout in 2018, I took time out from a stressful job and in June 2019 flew to France to walk the Camino Frances. After completing this five-week solo trek across northern Spain, I returned to the UK very much a changed person, I had learnt to be grateful for the trees that shadedContinue reading “People’s stories: Rachel White”
The Camino at the Liverpool Peace Vigil
Activists for social justice, diversity, equality, peace and the environment shared powerful reflections and prayers at a Vigil for Peace, held under the Peace Doves art installation at Liverpool Cathedral. The vigil bore witness to the experience of those championing gender, disability, and racial equality, and campaigning to end the climate crisis, eradicate food povertyContinue reading “The Camino at the Liverpool Peace Vigil”
Coat of Hopes sets off from Newhaven
Click here to find out more about this beautiful project. Will you come to the top of this hill with me? Look out across the landscape of now; the grey sky stretching over a thousand, thousand closed front doors, the faceless traffic flowing endlessly somewhere, masked parents queuing orderly to pick up their children fromContinue reading “Coat of Hopes sets off from Newhaven”
People’s stories: Rev Helen Burnett
I’m a Vicar in the Church of England with a parish in Chaldon in the Diocese of Southwark. As soon as I heard that COP 26 was going to be held in Glasgow I had an overwhelming sense that I needed to walk there and to make COP the focus of my action and contemplationContinue reading “People’s stories: Rev Helen Burnett”
Camino to COP26 