River Dart Wild Church Update Autumn 2025

From the late autumn of 2024 through to the spring of 2025 was a very unexpected time for me (Sam) in various ways. Around this time last year, while helping the previous guardian of St Barnabas Church, Brooking set up for the 2024 Remembrance Sunday service, I discovered that the small traditional BCP congregation (of … Read more

River Dart Deep Time Pilgrimage

11am-3pm on Sunday May 4th from Kingswear to Greenway, Dittisham with Dr Fiona Tilley. This is a short day, one way, guided pilgrimage offered on a donation basis (£20 – £60 suggested, according to means). Please bring a packed lunch. More details below. To book please email Sam at livingspirit3@gmail.com or message 07979 057169 This … Read more

Brigid’s Birthday Tea

Saturday 1st February, 2-5pm at St Barnabas Church, Brooking, Dartington (parking available) Drop in ‘high tea’ from 2-3.30pm & arrive/stay for ceremony at 3.30pm. A gentle get together to start our year in community & to celebrate the first signs of spring, such as the snowdrops, with the birthday of the goddess & saint Brigid, matron of … Read more

Secular Pilgrimage

Sunday 6th October – 11am to 4pm – Hembury to Holne This is the fourth and final stage of the ‘Ancient Yews & Abbeys‘ part of our River Dart Way and the concluding silent walk in our interfaith peace pilgrimage series. It is guided by Tyler Freeman Smith and offered on a donation basis – … Read more

Wild Torah

For our first pilgrimage of 2024, on the first Sunday of April, we were blessed to be guided by Hebrew Kohenet-Priestess Sara Moon, as part of our current series of interfaith peace pilgrimages. We walked the next stage of our River Dart Way, as we wandered and wondered between the ancient yews of Dartington and … Read more