The Kent Pilgrims’ Festival is running from 21 to 25 September and includes various events at several venues across the Dover district. We would be very grateful if you could help to publicise the festival in your towns and parishes if you have not already done so. A full list of the festival events is attached and can be found here.
We’d particularly like to draw your attention to the following:
Wednesday 21 September – the Dover launch of the festival at Breakwater Brewery, Dover from 7-10pm, where two new ales created by the brewery for the festival will be served.
Thursday 22 September – Free screening of ‘The Way’ at the Silver Screen cinema in Dover at 6.45pm.
Friday 23 September – Women to Womenswold walk, from Shepherdswell to Womenswold (a walk for women coping with loss) from 10.30am to 3pm.
Friday 23 to Saturday 24 September – Pilgrimage of the Chough, a 2-day journey through the Kent countryside with the British Pilgrimage Trust (includes an overnight stop in a church).
Saturday 24 September – a day of fascinating pilgrimage-related talks at St Mary’s Parish Centre, Dover, including a series of Practical Pilgrim Talks by experts at from 10am-1.30pm.
Saturday 24 September – Dover’s family friendly Pilgrim Trail, 10am-4pm.
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September – Meet the Pilgrims, Conserving St Martin and Medieval Pilgrim Badge Maker all from 10am-4pm at the beautiful Maison Dieu in Dover.