The Chairs of the Darlington & Newcastle Methodist Districts, Rev'ds Ruth Gee and Leo Osborn, are walking down the River Wear starting from Roker in Sunderland in the Newcastle Methodist District on Palm Sunday and finishing, we trust, at Wearhead on Good Friday in the Darlington Methodist District. The walk is not only a walk of witness during Holy Week but also an opportunity to share the Gospel as we walk and to join in worship with the local communities at the end of each day.
We invite you to join us in the walk, quite literally!, by joining Ruth & Leo during any day of the walk - details of the intinerary are as below. You can also support financially by sponsoring the walk to raise monies for the work of the Methodist Relief and Development Fund in Cameroon. Please visit their website at www.mrdf.org.uk for more information on this work
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SCHEDULE: [All mileages are taken from "The Weardale Way" by Alistair Wallace]
Day 1: Palm Sunday: 9.30am: University Square, Sunderland - Worship and departure at 10.15am. Walk to the Riverside Cricket Ground, Chester-le-Street. ETA: 5pm Distance: 14 miles. 6pm: Worship at Chester-le-Street Methodist Church.
Day 2: Monday: 9.30am: Depart Riverside Cricket Ground, Chester-le-Street. Walk to Page Bank Bridge. ETA: 4.30pm. Distance: 14.5 miles. 7.30pm: Worship in Elvet Methodist Church, Durham.
Day 3: Tuesday: 9.30am: Depart Page Bank Bridge. Walk to The Victoria Pub, Witton-le-Wear. ETA: 4pm Distance: 12.5miles. 7.30pm: Worship in Bishop Auckland Methodist Church.
Day 4: Wednesday: 9.30am: Depart The Victoria Pub, Witton-le-Wear. Walk to Frosterley Church. ETA: 3.30pm. Distance: 12 miles. 7.30PM: Worship at Wolsingham Methodist Church.
Day 5: Maundy Thursday: 9.30am: Depart Frosterley Church. Walk to Rookhope Church. ETA: 3.30pm. Distance: 10 miles. 7pm: Worship at Stanhope Methodist Church.
Day 6: Good Friday: 9.30am: Depart Rookhope Church. Walk to High Hope Methodist Church, Ireshopeburn. ETA: 1pm. Distance: 8 miles. 1.30pm: Worship in High House Methodist Church. 2pm: Depart High House Methodist Church. Walk of Witness to Wearhead. ETA: 2.45pm. Distance: 1 mile. 3pm: Worship at Wearhead.
Please bring you own refreshments with you for the duration of your journey. We shall be following the official Wear Way which means the walking will not always be easy.
Please note: If you wish to join Ruth & Leo on continuous days we cannot arrange overnight accommodation.