The River Teign Pilgrimage

Here in the West Country we are blessed with an abundance of water! In Mali, Africa, it is a daily struggle to extract enough for the basic needs of a family, the water table level being very deep. Long journeys to the nearest well are often undertaken by children.

In order to build one well, it is expensive, even with the whole community turning out to help. Many blessings accompany all tasks each day. We hope to incorporate these on our journey. Please look at The Joliba Trust website (link top right) for colourful images of daily life in these small remote communities and how fellowship gets work done.

A group of people who know some of the work of The Joliba Trust through Caroline Hart, The Trust’s founder, who lives locally, wanted to find a way to contribute to a community who work so hard to support themselves. The stories are moving and heartening, such examples of common endeavour.

The journey and dates: So the idea of a ‘river journey’ to support building just one well, was ‘floated’. It is also Caroline’s local river, which feels good too. It is planned for the weekends, of April 21st/22nd and April 28th/29th. The journey is approximately 40 miles long following the river through woodland and meadow, through the rocky Teign gorge, meandering by small hamlets and encompassing industrial townscapes then finally following The Templer Way along the Shaldon estuary shoreline to the river bridge connecting Shaldon to Teignmouth. The journey will officially end at the lovely church of St. Peter, sited along the riverfront. For those who wish to enjoy the experience of the full coastal view, it is not far to the height of Shaldon Ness. So approximately 10 miles each journey, or drop in or out at lunchtimes!

We start at 8.30, set off again for the afternoon walk at 1 and aim to finish c 4.30pm

The Route:

Day 1: 21st April: Teign clapper bridge, near Scorhill Circle, to Fingle Bridge. Lunch break near the Mill End Hotel

Day 2 22nd April: Fingle Bridge to Doddiscombsleigh. Lunch break at Steps Bridge

Day 3 28th April: Doddiscombsleigh to Chudleigh. Lunch break in Trusham

Day 4 29th April: Chudleigh to St. Peter’s Church, Shaldon by the River Bridge. Lunch break at The Town Quay, Newton Abbot

How you can help: Please sponsor us, walk with us, (some of the way, all of the way), or if you can offer to transport some walkers back to their cars at the end of a section, that would be most welcome. 

Transport is not provided and is the walkers' personal responsibility.  Please bring your own packed lunch.

Get in touch: To express an interest, pick up a sponsor form or check how to sponsor online, leave an email address, or if you need more information, please contact teignpilgrimage@outlook.com or Martin on 01647 231564

We look forward to seeing you along the Way.

Seedlings, a fellowship group from the Whiddon Parishes Community

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