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Province 8 our neighbours to the north
are offering (all welcome)
For the 4th Year!
Provincial Weekend the 6th - 8th February 2026
Victoria Hotel, Sidmouth
In the Top 5 of 'Which Places to Stay' in the UK
A note from our Director
May I draw your attention, and through you the attention of all members of Province 12, to the National Pilgrimage of Hope, and in particular the western Pilgrimage of Hope Way from St David's Cathedral in Cardiff to St Barnabas' Cathedral in Nottingham via St Chad's Cathedral in Birmingham and the Shrine of St Chad in Lichfield. It will take place from 20th August to finish on 13 September 2025.
It’s an ambitious 210 mile-long walk which will probably be beyond most of our members, but the Pilgrimage has recently opened for walkers who may wish to join the Pilgrimage en route for a day.
This should be of particular interest to Province 12 as some of the “stages” are really very appropriate for our Circles and some of our fitter and more athletic Brothers may wish to join to demonstrate their commitment to and celebration of the Jubilee Year of Hope and to show our Association in a good light. (It would help so much if they were wearing our branded polo shorts of tee shirts!) If they can’t walk, perhaps our members could volunteer to help the organisers in some way?
Any of the following stages might be of particular interest:
Stage 1: Cardiff to Newport, Thursday 28th August 2025- Stage 2: Newport to Caldicott, Friday 29th August 2025
Stage 3: Caldicott to Chepstow, Saturday 30th August 2025
Stage 4: Chepstow to Monmouth, Sunday 31 August 2025
Stage 5: Monmouth to Ross-on-Wye, Monday 1st September 2025
Stage 6: Ross-on-Wye to Ledbury, Tuesday 2nd September 2025
Stage 7: Ledbury to Malvern, Thursday 4th September 2025
Stage 8: Malvern to Worcester, Friday 5th September 2025
Those wishing to join for a day may now register on that site.
About Us
The Catenians are a group of Catholic friends who meet regularly to offer each other fraternal companionship, friendship, fun and support. Formed in 1908 in Manchester, and developed from the UK the Catenians are now an international social network and are established in many countries throughout the world.
Catenians in the South West of England and South Wales belong to Province 12 of the GB Association and are organised into “clubs”, (we call them Circles), who meet together about once a month to enjoy one another’s company.
We are always interested to hear from Catholic men who may consider joining us. If you’d like to know more please click here.