Advent & Lost Species Vigil – Sunday 1st December

A quiet afternoon of reflection, silent contemplative and seasonal music at St Barnabas, Brooking, Dartington – all welcome on a donation basis – just drop in at the start times below: 3-4pm – Advent Quiet Hour – Starting with a few reflections on a wild Advent theme, with an emphasis on the prophetic perspective offered … Read more

Re-membering Peace Retreat – Sunday 10th November

A contemplative, interfaith afternoon retreat, on Remembrance Sunday: at St Barnabas, Brooking, Dartington from 2-5pm on Sunday 10th November. Offered on a donation basis: please see below for more details and contact Sam for bookings. As wars rage around the world and as we remember all those who lost their lives in the two world … Read more

Winter Wilds

Winter 2020 was wild in a way probably none of us have ever known before. As the weather worsened, the dark nights increased and the cold began to come, covid infections were also on the rise and, with the introduction of the tier system, life became more restricted for many parts of the UK. Here … Read more

Wild Saints and Remembrance

All Saints Day dawned very wet and windy, such that only the hardiest Wild Church pilgrims (and a very fluffy cat) gathered under Grandmother Yew in Dartington Gardens. To be beneath her ancient branches is to be in the presence of a living ancestor, a wild saint who is at least as old as the … Read more

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