Twentieth-sixth torchlight procession in which around 1,200 people walk from Clayton Sports Ground to Lincoln Cathedral to remember someone they have lost and support St Barnabas Hospice.
St Barnabas Hospice holds its Torchlight Procession on Tuesday 17 November, starting at Clayton Sports Ground on Lee Road. It's now in its 26th year, and the hospice describes it as the most poignant event in its calendar. Around 1,200 people walk together to remember someone they've lost, and the evening begins with a symbolic transfer of light: a flaming torch is carried by runners from the hospice's Lincoln Inpatient Unit on Nettleham Road to Clayton Sports Ground, where it lights the procession torches.
From there, the procession is led by the RAF Waddington Pipe Band on a route of about 1.6 miles through Bailgate to Lincoln Cathedral, passing the Inpatient Unit along the way. At the Cathedral, the Tree of Life is illuminated and supporters tie messages of love around its branches. The hospice also sends a personalised card and a memory tag to those taking part. If you can't make it in person, there's a Virtual Torch option for £10, which lets you follow the evening from home while a hospice nurse carries a torch in your loved one's honour. Afterwards, the Cathedral and the Church of St Mary Magdalene stay open for reflection, with the hospice Wellbeing Team on hand to offer support.
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The evening runs from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM, with the procession itself leaving at 7:30 PM. Tickets are £16 for an adult with a torch (age 18+) or a lantern (age 16+), and £10 for adult entry only (age 16+). For children, it's £11 with a lantern (age 3-15) and £5 for entry only (age 0-15). All proceeds go to St Barnabas Hospice.
