Sacred Spring Remembrance

Wild Church gathered for a special Remembrance Sunday pilgrimage this year with local poet, Roselle Angwin. Roselle was brought up in Cornwall, where sacred springs abound and in recent years has developed her own well keeper course, so it was a particular pleasure to have her join us as a guide for an afternoon centred … Read more

Hidden Holy Waters

I love working with and supporting all the Wild Church collaborators… and yet it is also a bit of a treat when I get to guide a pilgrimage completely in my own way! So this was a special Sunday for me and especially as, after four years of co-ordinating Wild Church events, I will be … Read more

Bidwell Brook Blessing

Our second Wild Church pilgrimage was guided by Mothiur Rahman, who led us in a contemplative journey upstream alongside the Bidwell Brook which flows through the heart of Dartington village. With pauses for poetry and reflection along the way, Mothiur invited us to explore of themes of disconnection and reconnection in our relationship with water. … Read more

On Wild Water

On Wild Water – by Myrtle Cooper I had the privilege of leading the first of this season’s Wild Church pilgrimages, the River Dart Wild Water Pilgrimage. We gathered high on the Dartington estate to begin our journey, meandering through path and field as we passed tree, flower, bird, punctuated by breath and silent whisper … Read more

Wild Spring

It was a glorious sunny day for our 2018 Wild Church launch and so we had the rare experience of folks wanting to come to church to keep cool! It was indeed lovely to have the sun streaming in through the open door and arched windows, while the old stones gave us sanctuary from a … Read more