The Next Chapter:

So, here’s the story of the Coat so far.

In its first chapter, it was dreamt and created on the walk to Glasgow. In the second chapter, the Coat spent a year visiting communities around Britain by invitation, travelling mainly by train.  What emerged during that period was that the Coat’s natural mode of travel is to walk.  So now, it returns to the life of a troubadour pilgrim, heading down the East side of the country having walked up the West. And a new chapter lies open before us, waiting to be written.

In July 2023, the Coat began this new chapter with a walk from GLASGOW, where the gates to the Blue Zone stood, to EDINBURGH where it took its place in an exhibition at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

It now continues its journey through the land, through a series of walks, carried on the backs of individuals who step into the role of pilgrim.

To see the current route and find out more please see our Now page.

To explore the full schedule for the next chapter, please look HERE.

It is this journey that will launch The Coat of Hopes on its onward travels through the land.  And, as such, it is an invitation for all to experience, wear, and sing with the Coat. As well as a space for people to explore the possibility of becoming, and to develop their way of being a ‘Coat Guardian’ themselves as the Coat travels on indefinitely.

This whole journey, from Glasgow to Edinburgh (Leg 01) and then from Edinburgh onward to York (Leg 02), The Next Chapter of the Coat’s life, will only be made possible by the willingness of many new pilgrims to walk with and share the Coat.