Author: Matthew Cashmore

adventure | Faith, Hope, Love

Blessing of the Bikes, 2026
ByMatthew Cashmore June 7, 2026June 8, 2026

One of the highlights of the year was launching the Blessing of the Bikes in the Diocese of Exeter. Seeing so many riders come together—many meeting for the first time—reminded me why I have always loved this ministry. I ran this event in London when I was the Chair of the famous ’59 Club –…

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adventure | From The Road | Two Holy Bikers

Maps & Planning
ByMatthew Cashmore June 9, 2025June 12, 2026

No trip really starts until you’ve bought the maps and started drawing lines on them. Google Maps is all well and good, but there’s nothing like getting a huge map out on the table and highlighting interesting places… It’s only then that a route starts to take shape. No planning day is complete without a…

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Cassock & Collar on the Continent
ByMatthew Cashmore April 15, 2025June 9, 2026

Well, it looks like it’s really happening (leave pending). The Rev’d Dan Beesley and myself will be heading off in August 2026 on a huge pilgrimage around the Marian Shrines of Europe. We plan on visiting all the major shrines and a good number of the smaller ones. The pilgrimage will cover just under 8000m…

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Faith, Hope, Love | work

A sad goodbye, and a joyful hello.
ByMatthew Cashmore January 7, 2024January 6, 2024

Moving on is never easy. But when God calls us to a new place we must answer. Today we have announced that I have been appointed Vicar of Bovey Tracey St John with Heathfield, & Team Vicar in the Newton Abbot Team Ministry with special responsibility for the parish of St Luke, Milber in the…

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Big Agnes Wyoming Trail 2 Review
ByMatthew Cashmore October 21, 2023December 15, 2025

Last year I headed out on the motorbike across north Wales with the intention of camping in the wild, or at least a so-called ‘wild camp site’. I loaded up the bike with my tried and tested Tatonka Narvik 2 and Exped Downmat and hit the road. The set up has worked really well for…

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Helinox High Cot One
ByMatthew Cashmore June 12, 2023June 7, 2026

I’m just back from a few days off road riding on Salisbury Plain. It’s been an age since I was last there – and when I was last there I was rough camping wherever I could find a space. Always happy to find a hedge, but most often I would find a place to pitch…

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adventure | From The Road | Inspire Me

My life on two wheels, so far.
ByMatthew Cashmore May 23, 2023May 24, 2023

I’ve been riding motorbikes since I was 17. I know that those of you who have come to know me over the last five years or so may be surprised to discover that before I became a Priest my socials (and indeed this blog) was wall to wall bikes and adventure travel. I vary rarely…

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adventure | General Ramblings | Reviews | Reviews, Gear

TCX Blend 2 WP Urban Bike Boots Review
ByMatthew Cashmore February 19, 2023February 19, 2024

It feels like an age since I last wrote a review on this blog about actual bike stuff… but I’ve been so impressed with a pair of boots that I have to sit and share why I think they’re so good. I bought these TCX boots whilst my new Aprilia was having its first service….

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New bike, new rides.
ByMatthew Cashmore June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

As I watched my XT660 be taken away on the back of a trailer in 2016 I instantly knew I’d made a dreadful mistake. I wasn’t riding like I had been – that was mainly because my son had been born at the end of 2012 and my time at home was suddenly far more…

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Talks

Thomas Merton
ByMatthew Cashmore September 25, 2020

by Father Sam McNally-Cross Bibliography Thomas Merton: The Inner Experience, notes on Contemplation Contemplation in a world of action Spiritual Direction and Meditation & what is contemplation New seeds of Contemplation Thomas Merton – Contemplation. What does it mean to be a contemplative in a world that prizes business and activity. Thomas Merton is a…

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