WILD DIARY 2026
Brooking Church open every Sunday from 11am – 4pm or so. Retreats on 2nd Sunday – please book but on other Sundays feel free to drop In!
Pilgrimages: Saturday 4th April & then the afternoons of the first Sunday of the month until October + an extra special one with a pub meal on the last Saturday of October. Booking essential.
Interfaith Retreats: Second Sunday of the month from March to November, 10-5pm with the option to come for a half or full day. Booking essential.
Bookings essential for pilgrimages & retreats – please contact Sam: livingspirit3@gmail.com or txt/WhatsApp/call 07979 057169
Evensong: Fourth Sunday of each month all year at 5pm, except August & December. Chanted & contemplative Christian liturgy, with inclusive, non hierarchical language + candles, incense etc. Often with a special theme, eg Pentecost in May, Mary Magdalene in July etc. Drop in & those who like to sing are especially welcome to be the choir!
Extra Events: There are also a few extra events below, plus there will probably be some pop ups not shown here, such as a Pride Pilgrimage in June, a Procession on Palm Sunday, 29th March & contemplative gatherings during Passover & Holy Week in April etc. Please check back here through the year for updates.
‘Wild Monastics’ Zoom gatherings also continue on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday (5.30-7pm GMT/BST) on most months. More details here.
Sunday 1stFebruary – Sam‘s 60th& Brigid’s Birthday Tea – 2-5pm – Brooking Church – More details here.
Sunday 1st March – Brooking Spring Clean + Low Key Launch – 10am to 1pm – drop in
Volunteer help invited to have a morning spring clean inside Brooking Church and outside in the churchyard. Details of upcoming events will be shared and there will be a chance to meet this year’s guides & core members of Wild Monastery & Wild Church. All welcome!
Sunday 8th March – Brooking Church – ‘Wild Wise Women’ Retreat 1 – with Sara
Saturday 4th April – Dartmouth & Kingswear – Peace Pilgrimage 1 – with Sam
Sunday 12th April – Brooking Church – ‘Wild Spring’ Retreat 2 – with Sim
Spring break
Sunday 3rdMay – Kingswear to Dittisham – Peace Pilgrimage 2 – with Tilley
Sunday 10th May – Brooking Church – ‘No Mow Mystics’ Retreat 3 – with Myrtle
Sunday 7th June – Dittisham-Stoke Gabriel-Tuckenhay Canoe Pilgrimage 3 – with Canoe Adventures (tbc)
Sunday 14th June – Brooking Church – ‘Wild Summer’ Retreat 4 – with Sam & Gia
Sunday 5th July – Cornworthy to Ashprington – Peace Pilgrimage 4 – with Sam
Sunday 12th July – Brooking Church – ‘Loving the Overlooked’ Retreat 5 – with Richard
Saturday July 25th – Brooking Church – 2-5pm – ‘Moominsummer Celebration’ – Booking Essential.
Sunday 2nd August – Ashprington to Totnes – Peace Pilgrimage 5 – with Sara
Sunday 9th August – ‘Butterfly Retreat’ 6 – with Sam
August/Summer break
Sunday 6thSeptember – Totnes to Dartington – Peace Pilgrimage 6 – with Sam
Sunday 13th September – Brooking Church – ‘Creationtide’ Retreat 7 – with Sam
Sunday 4th October – Dartington to Brooking – Peace Pilgrimage 7 – with Sim
Sunday 11th October – Brooking Church – ‘(Sleep Well) Beautiful Bats & Harvest’ Retreat 8 – with Sim & Gia
plus harvest lunch & (drop in) graveyard gardening afternoon from 2pm
Saturday 31st November – Brooking to Rattery – All Hallows Peace Pilgrimage 8 + pub – with Clare
Sunday 1st November – Brooking Church – 3-5pm All Soul’s Vigil – Drop in
Sunday 8th November – Brooking Church – 11am-4pm ‘Remembrance & Peace’ Retreat 9 – with Clare
Sunday 29th November – Brooking Church 3-5pm – Lost Species Vigil – Drop in
Sunday 13thDecember – Brooking Church – 5pm ‘Advent Silence & Song’ – Drop in
Sunday 20thDecember – Brooking Church – 6pm ‘Midwinter Tingle’ – Drop in
Winter break
