The pilgrimage walk goes from Carlisle to Lindisfarne and crosses our area on Tuesday 15th April as the pilgrims walk from Wark to West Woodburn (lunch at Corsenside village hall) and then on to Elsdon (dinner and accommodation in Elsdon village hall). If you would like to walk with the pilgrims for some or all of the way, please contact Helen Howie on 07791 539706 for details. Assistance with the lunchtime refreshments in Corsenside village hall would be much appreciated - please contact Diana in Corsenside if you can help.Or join the pilgrims crossing the tidal sands to Lindisfarne on Good Friday 18th April as the walk culminates in worship on Holy Island.Full details are at http://northerncross.co.uk or lookup 'Northern Cross' on Facebook.
Our neighbouring CoE churches, as part of Upper Coquetdale Churches Together, are promoting this highly regarded & professionally delivered course. The venue will be the URC church in Rothbury, on 1st February, from 10am - 4.30pm (arrive from 9.30am).Relax and enjoy the journey as an experienced guide takes you through God's 'Big Picture' with fun and memorable sessions to learn with such clarity you'll be able to retell the whole storyline to a friend. We will also do our best to inspire and equip you to keep digging deeper. The course details are available at www.Bible.org.uk.Book online today at www.Bible.org.uk or book through Rev Ed Butlin on 01670 783452, email ed.butlin@gmail.comThe cost of £10 (subsidised by the UCCT, usual price £14) includes all materials & the handbooks you'll take away at the end (note the course is free for children aged 11- 17). Tea & coffee will be available throughout. Please bring a packed lunch.
The St Cuthbert’s Three-Church Trail links the three St. Cuthbert’s churches in North Tyne and Redesdale, travelling from Elsdon to Corsenside and Bellingham.The three churches are dedicated in the name of St Cuthbert, as being places where his coffin rested in the 9th century or even places which Cuthbert may have visited in the 7th century as he made long missionary journeys in remote Northumbria. The trail is walked as an annual pilgrimage on or around St Cuthbert’s Day, celebrated on 4th September (an official alternative date to the traditional 20th March). The picture above shows walkers crossing Smoutel Ford on 4th September 2021. The St. Cuthbert's Three-Church Trail Walking Guide is available in the three St Cuthbert’s churches (suggested minimum donation £5 (+ p&p if required) or by emailing Marie Ness marie@training4business.org
