DIOCESE OF ARUNDEL & BRIGHTON ECUMENICAL WALKING PILGRIMAGES

2003 REUNION

 

Hosted by Mary, Pauline, Martyn & David

at  Willingdon Community School
Friday, 7
th to Sunday, 9th November

After experiencing a spiritual, absorbing pilgrimage for many this summer, we warmly invite all pilgrims, past and new, to continue the theme at this year's autumnal reunion!

 

Please return the slip to Mary Fuller by 22/10/03 

 

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING: - your photos, usual overnight gear, silverware, plates, walking kit, torch, runcible spoon, hairdryer, etc. !

We are looking forward to seeing you in November and in the meantime we invite you to look at our website: - www.thepilgrims.org.uk

 

Friday

Willingdon Community School, Broad Road, Lower Willingdon,

GR 573 037

18:00 on

E Sussex, BN20 9QX

 

Late evening

Midnight

For arrival: - tea, coffee, soup and rolls available. Local pubs: - The British

Queen at the Triangle, Lower Willingdon; the Horse and Groom Harvester

at Polegate crossroads; takeaways in High St. near Station.

Maybe a Digital Slide Show

Lights out

 

Saturday

TEN MILE HIKE (5mls to Yew Tree Inn) Maps: L 199, E 123

 

08:00

Rise

 

08:30

Breakfast

 

09:35

Depart School

 

09:45 - 10.00

PRAYERS at St Wilfrid's Church (right and then opposite the school)

 

 

Cuckoo Trail, cross new By-pass and A22, Abbot's Wood via car park to

 

12:00 - 13:30

LUNCH AT Yew Tree Inn, Arlington

GR 545 075

13:35 - 14:00

PRAYERS at St Pancras' Church, Arlington

GR 543 075

15:00 - 15:15

PRAYERS at Wilmington Village Hall, Wilmington (Church closed)

GR 545044

16:15

Back to School for hot showers?,

GR 579 037

17:30

Lantern slide show

 

19:00

Evening Meal

 

20:15

Music by GENNARO, dancing by Pilgrims

 

Midnight

Lights out

 

Sunday

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

 

07:30

Rise

 

07:45

Breakfast to leave at 08:25 for

 

08:45

RC Mass at St George's Church, Eastbourne Road, Polegate + Rds

 

10:00

Holy Communion Service at St Wilfrid's Church

 

11:15

Clean and pack up with option of 12:00 lunch at Horse and Groom

 

 

 How to get to WILLINGDON COMMUNITY   SCHOOL near Polegate and Wannock: -

 

By Car - From North: A22
From West:
A27
From East:
A259

 

By Train -

 

From London 80 min to Polegate

Fri/Sat

Victoria :17 & :47 to 19:47 then hourly
Clapham Jct: 22 &:52

E.Croydon: 33 & :03 but get in right
part of train! It divides at Lewes

 

Friday only direct:

London Bridge 17:45    }otherwise change
E.Croydon 18:00    }@Haywards Hth.

 

From Brighton get first train to Lewes and change if needed to platform 1 or remain on platform 3 depending on  time and cancellations!

 

Web www.nationalrail.co.uk tel 08457 48 49 50

 

From Polegate Station

3/4 ml walk via Tesco's filling station and windmill or get taxi from behind ticket office

 

***WEEKEND PILGRIMS

Buy a 5-day network awaybreak ticket &, if you have one, use S.E.Network Railcard.