Church Action on Poverty Sheffield: 2025 pilgrimage
16th annual pilgrimage
Saturday 11 October, 2025
Hear about local issues and responses, as we walk and pray together
Gather: 9am, St Cuthbert’s Church, Barnsley Road, Sheffield (opposite the Northern General Hospital) for a 9:30am start.
Visit: St Cuthbert’s Church, Wincobank Wood, Upper Wincobank Undenominational Chapel and Firth Park Methodist Church, with stops at relevant places to pray for education, healthcare and the environment.
Meet: People tackling local social challenges.
Length: 2.5 miles
End: 2:30pm
Join us and learn about:
- The challenges faced by this diverse and multicultural area.
- The Fir Vale Food Bank at St Cuthbert’s, offering help to all in need throughout the year without the need for an official referral.
- Wincobank Nondenominational Chapel, founded in 1841 by Mary Ann Rawson, the famous anti slavery campaigner.
- The work of Firth Park Methodist Church, with its ‘Food for Thought’ lunch, community and Warm Space facilities and Sam’s Space soft play facilities.
Practicalities
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This year’s Pilgrimage involves some upward gradients of around 4% over distances of around just one mile, so please think carefully about your fitness to tackle these gradients.
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St Cuthbert’s is best reached by public transport.
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A number of buses serve the Northern General Hospital, including the 29 between Fir Vale and High Green, 47/48 between Shire Green and Herdings, 75/76 between Low Edges and Meadowhall and the 88 between Bents Green and Ecclesfield, which all stop on Barnsley Road, opposite the church.
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The Pilgrimage ends at Firth Park, which is also served by a number of buses, including the 75/76 and the 88, mentioned above, and the 18 between Heeley and Hillsborough.
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Parking is limited close to the start of the Pilgrimage and participants would have to walk or get a bus back to the Northern General Hospital to pick up their cars.
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Please follow stewards’ advice, particularly at road crossings.
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Walkers take part at their own risk, please wear suitable footwear and bring a waterproof. Anyone under 18 must walk with a responsible adult.
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The event is not suitable for dogs as we enter premises.
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We will stop for lunch at Firth Park Methodist Church. Please bring your own packed lunch and drinks.
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Some locations we visit have toilet facilities.
Come and be open and be challenged and changed by what you see and hear
For more information or to register to attend, contact Briony Broome at Church Action on Poverty Sheffield on 07801 532 954 or send an email by clicking below.
