Pilgrimage gains Rowntree grant

The Pilgrimage for Peace and Economic Justice awarded grant from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust

by The Friend Newsdesk 10th May 2013

The Pilgrimage for Peace and Economic Justice has been given a grant from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.  The pilgrimage, which is modelled on the Olympic torch relay through Britain in 2012, is organised by Hexham Quakers and sets off from Iona, off the west coast of Scotland, on 19 May.