YORKSHIRE

You've read the book, now step onto the island of Spinalonga

Thurs 17 - Tues 22 May 2012

Price: Approx £400 plus flights and sponsorship.
Situated just off the coast of Crete, the small island of Spinalonga was used as a leprosy colony from 1903 until 1957. Our trip will also include a visit to Knossos, the centre of the ancient Minoan civilisation. Your Cretan adventure will end with a challenging 10-mile sponsored walk through the spectacular Samaria Gorge. There will be an alternative reduced walk for the not-so-fit.
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Humber Bridge sponsored Walk of Hope

Saturday 30 June 2012
2.00pm
Make just one crossing or as many crossings as you can (approx 2 miles each way) and raise vital funds for The Mission. Enjoy wonderful panoramic views from the wide and spacious walkways on the bridge. The Country Park on the north side of the bridge provides free parking plus a café, shop, tourist office, picnic area and toilets. Why not make an afternoon of it.

Entry is free. For further details and to register, please contact James. Please book by 20 June 2012

Download a sponsor form for the Humber Bridge Walk of Hope

The Summer Church Outing & Yorkshire Duck Race

Saturday 14 July 2012
1pm - 5pm
Bolton Abbey will be the beautiful backdrop for our summer church outing. Come along with your family and friends and enjoy an afternoon of fun and entertainment. We will start the Yorkshire Duck Race at 2pm by launching 1,200 ducks into the river Wharfe from near the Stepping Stones Bridge.

There will also be some sideshows and live music on the banks of the river Wharfe. Enjoy a picnic, cream tea and a stroll in this most beautiful setting. Then join us for our riverside, open-air service of worship and praise at 3.30pm led by the Power Praise Band and friends from Halifax.

Of course you can still sponsor a duck for £2 even if you can't come on the day. Please get your church to sponsor one or more ducks together. We will notify the winner, who will receive a special Leprosy Mission prize. Just contact James for a special church sponsor form.

Entry to Bolton Abbey is free. Car parking is £6 per car. Just come along on the day. Come as a church group if you can!

On Ilkley Moor baht'at! - The Yorkshire Walk of Hope

Saturday 15 September 2012
2pm
New for 2012 this seven mile walk will take place on Ilkley Moor. A shorter walk will also be available for the not-so-fit, so everyone is included in our afternoon adventure up on Yorkshire's most famous moor. At the end of our walk we shall all meet up and enjoy a cuppa and a cake or two together.

This is a great day out for fellowship and meeting people along the way. Why not get a team together and raise vital, life transforming funds for The Mission? Enjoy the wonderful Yorkshire air and scenery, and get fit too!

Entry to this sponsored walk is free. Please contact James to register and for your walk details. Please book by 5 September 2012

Download a sponsor form for the Yorkshire Walk of Hope