When I first walked to Walsingham with Student Cross in 2001, I had no idea that in 2011 I would be elected as the General Organising Director of the pilgrimage for 2012. Between now and next Easter I will be helping to co-ordinate the ten groups that currently make up the pilgrimage, and if all goes to plan I will be welcoming an eleventh group into Walsingham for the first time. Hopefully the fact that you are reading this means that you too could be joining us on our journey for Holy Week 2012. Student Cross is a diverse community, consisting of people from all age groups and backgrounds, coming from a wide range of Christian traditions. Each group has a character as distinct as the route they take, and it is from this diversity that we gain our richness and strength as a community.

Although we are only together for a short period of time each year – forty eight hours in Walsingham as Student Cross in its entirety, and up to a week before that as a ‘Leg’ (a group that walks in witness together), the experience reaches far beyond that and for many people is genuinely life changing.

Our website contains a wide range of information about the pilgrimage, its history, and the Legs that make it up. Additionally there are details about the Student Cross Association (SCA), which is a charitable body whose function is to help remove financial barriers which may prevent students and non-students alike from joining us on our journey.

Student Cross has been enriching my life for over ten years now – if you think it could be something that you would enjoy too, then please do contact either myself or one of the Legs directly for more information.

Ali Hodrien, General Organising Director 2012