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| The 'Roving Rev' tackles last leg of his Holy Island pilgrimage | The 'Roving Rev' tackles last leg of his Holy Island pilgrimage |
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| With his high-visibility jacket and even higher visibility across social media, Bruce Nicole, aka the #RovingRev, is a pilgrim of our time. | With his high-visibility jacket and even higher visibility across social media, Bruce Nicole, aka the #RovingRev, is a pilgrim of our time. |
| "I feel a bit like I'm on tour" he laughs as he shows me the dates of towns he will be arriving at along England's spine printed on his jacket. | "I feel a bit like I'm on tour" he laughs as he shows me the dates of towns he will be arriving at along England's spine printed on his jacket. |
| And in many ways he is. This vicar from Camberley will end his 390 mile journey to Lindisfarne later this month as Christians have for centuries - barefoot across the sands. | And in many ways he is. This vicar from Camberley will end his 390 mile journey to Lindisfarne later this month as Christians have for centuries - barefoot across the sands. |
| But this pilgrim will have found his way there via Google maps on his android phone and will be tweeting, blogging and audioboo-ing the moment for his followers at home and aboard. | But this pilgrim will have found his way there via Google maps on his android phone and will be tweeting, blogging and audioboo-ing the moment for his followers at home and aboard. |
| Every night on this month long journey is being chronicled in a blog where details from the day are published together with thoughts about the journey, pictures of the community hosts who provide accommodation and any other material he has gathered over the 15 miles of walking. | Every night on this month long journey is being chronicled in a blog where details from the day are published together with thoughts about the journey, pictures of the community hosts who provide accommodation and any other material he has gathered over the 15 miles of walking. |
| "It's about connecting" he explains "I want to provide a space where people can meet and it's a way for those people interested to follow the journey." | "It's about connecting" he explains "I want to provide a space where people can meet and it's a way for those people interested to follow the journey." |
| The pilgrimage is part of a campaign to raise awareness and money for his own church back in Surrey, St Michael's, but he's quick to point out that this northern part of the journey isn't about people donating money, it's about making connections in communities and often simply being a passing sympathetic ear. | The pilgrimage is part of a campaign to raise awareness and money for his own church back in Surrey, St Michael's, but he's quick to point out that this northern part of the journey isn't about people donating money, it's about making connections in communities and often simply being a passing sympathetic ear. |
| Rev Nicole is a member of the International Community of Aidan and Hilda which has its headquarters at Lindisfarne and his walking journey follows in the spirit of the original Aidan who walked from village to village in order to speak with people face-to-face. | Rev Nicole is a member of the International Community of Aidan and Hilda which has its headquarters at Lindisfarne and his walking journey follows in the spirit of the original Aidan who walked from village to village in order to speak with people face-to-face. |
| I interviewed him for this short audio clip as he passed through North Yorkshire on his way to County Durham. Next stop for July 2 is Escomb - it says so on the jacket. | I interviewed him for this short audio clip as he passed through North Yorkshire on his way to County Durham. Next stop for July 2 is Escomb - it says so on the jacket. |
| Best foot forward. | Best foot forward. |
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