Northumbrian Association

The chart below illustrates the breadth of the projects which the Northumbrian Association has initiated concerning our patron saint, St . Cuthbert, and the links between them. Some are completed, some are on-going, some are works in progress.

The Saint Cuthbert Project

Had it with Haggis and Burns' Night? Done with St David's Day? Passing on St Patrick's Day… or is it St Guinness?
Want something English and local?
Then celebrate St Cuthbert's Day, March 20 th , with Northumbrian food, Northumbrian drink and Northumbrian music.
This day was celebrated in the North for centuries until stopped by the Tudor Taliban.
Even better news, there are two St Cuthbert's days!! Apart from the main day of March 20th commemorating the death of the North's Patron Saint on Farne Island, Northumberland, we also celebrate September 4th when his body was placed in the cathedral in Durham.
St Cuthbert was the distinctive patron saint of Northumbria, the first recorded English patron saint.
There are over 80 churches in the north dedicated to St Cuthbert.
With his connections to Lindisfarne, Farne Island, Chester-le-Street, and Durham, St Cuthbert is a symbol which unites the people north and south of the Tyne. Cuthbert could become again an image projecting the identity of the region. Marking St Cuthbert's day is an objective of the Northumbrian Association.
Saint Cuthbert's day walk, March 20th
Walkers are asked to gather at St Mary's and St Cuthbert's church at 10.15am. Details from John Danby on 0191-3892699.
This 8 mile guided walk starts at St Cuthbert's church, Chester-le-Street where St Cuthbert's body lay 113 years. The walk goes via Finchale Abbey the home of the hermit St Godric, (refreshments available). The walk ends outside Durham Cathedral.
The purpose of the walk is to commemorate St Cuthbert's day and the transfer of his body from Chester-le-Street to Durham which occurred in 995AD
We at the Northumbrian Association hope to make this year a celebration of Cuthbert and encourage others to join us or to devise their own celebrations.