Manchester & Salford Ecumenical Whit Walk

Monday, 27th May 2024

The Manchester and Salford Ecumenical Whit Walk will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 27th May. The procession will leave Cathedral Gardens at 10.00am and we will process to St Peter’s Square for an Act of Worship, before returning to Manchester Cathedral. The procession will follow the same route at last year

Please come down to support those taking part during the walks, we look forward to seeing you lining the streets!

Read our news article from the Manchester & Salford Ecumenical Whit Walk 2023

We hope to see you there!

Programme

9.30am  Assemble in Cathedral Gardens (behind Manchester Cathedral)

10.00am  Procession begins at Manchester Cathedral to St Peter's Square, via Deansgate

10.45am  Worship, led by Bishop Matthew Porter in St Peter’s Square

Fundraising

Have you ever wondered how much it costs to put on the Whit Walk?

Here are the 2023 costs:

• Traffic management £3,580
• Hire of sound system £818.40
• Technical support £240
• Insurance £173.61
• Total = £4,290.01

The Whit Walk organising committee is raising money for this year's Manchester & Salford Ecumenical Whit Walk. To help cover the costs, a GoFundMe account has been set up. If you can donate to help to help ensure the Whit Walks continue then head to the GoFundMe here.