TAKING TO THE STREETS...

...with a splendid May Procession in South London,down Southwark Street by the Borough Market at London Bridge, and along the busy Borough High Street...singing "Ave Ave Maria..." with children scattering flowers before a statue of Mary held aloft by four strong chaps...all rather marvellous, our singing carried by loudspeakers, and the message brought home to all passers-by with small leaflets asking "What's going on?" and the simple explanation that we are honouring Christ's mother Mary in this month of May and  inviting people to join us...

There is something about doing this sort of thing in this particular corner of London, so rich in history, that gives it an added zest. It was along this route that Henry V's victorious army marched as they entered London after Agincourt, stopping at the bottom of the Borough High street to sing a Te Deum and then heading down to cross London Bridge and enter the city.   It was along this route that pilgrims set off for Canterbury again and again over the centuries, gathering at the George Inn or at the Tabard to eat before heading off down towards Kent...