Updates on pilgrimage and BLMA news will be posted here.
We are very sad to report the death of Sara on 30th June 2022. She was a consultant anaesthetist by training, in part doing her training in the Southeast and later becoming a consultant in Middlesborough. She had a…
Dr De Franciscis hosted a meeting entitled "Lourdes Guerit Le Monde" on Saturday 12th February, which approximately 300 delegates attended, either in person or on zoom. A number of speakers offered their views including Mgr Antoine Herouard, Mgr Olivier Ribadeau…
The Lourdes Sanctuary regularly updates the Health Charter that they have developed to combat Covid-19. We have incorporated a link to the English language version, which can be found on the Coronavirus page.
In response to the clear need for quality training for all lay helpers on pilgrimages, the BLMA council and members have developed a training package that can be delivered online for pilgrimages. It is intended to lay a basic foundation,…
We have developed a new area for BLMA members only, where further information and resources can be accessed. There is also one specifically for Council members. These pages are currently in evolution, and will develop further over the next few…
At our AGM this morning, we welcomed two new Council members, Scott Johnson, a nurse from the Edinburgh Diocesan pilgrimage and Liz Joy, a nurse with Hexham and Newcastle. Congratulations to both of them. Joe O'Dwyer stepped down as Vice-Chair,…
We have updated the links to draft policies on the clinical pages. These are now generic, so can be more easily adapted for your use, should you so wish. Please feel free to download these for your own use as…
Here we are at Newcastle this morning for the annual conference. It promises to be a very interesting and informative meeting. Everyone has their own experiences of pilgrimage planning during a pandemic to share, and we have interesting speakers.
The Lourdes Sanctuary Website has published an update on their health measures. It can be seen here
We are excited to inform you of our upcoming BLMA conference 2021! The conference will be held in Newcastle the weekend 12-14th November- please save the date! During the conference we will be launching the new exciting BLMA Care Training Package for…
The BMLA wishes to express its thanks to Mgr Xavier D'Arodes who has for the past seven years been vice-rector of the sanctuary but is now leaving. Mgr Xavier has been a good friend to the English speaking pilgrimages and…
Monsignor Tony Duffy died peacefully in the early hours of the morning of Wednesday 12 May following a period illness - fortified by the rites of Holy Mother Church. Archbishop Cushley said: "Mgr Tony was a much-loved figure in…
Joe O'Dwyer and Jane Pateman have an article published in the January edition of the Bulletin on Pilgrimage Medicine for COVID-19. This was based in part on the findings from November's Virtual Conference, so may thanks to all of those…
This years virtual AGM was held immediately prior to our conference. There were a number of changes to Council during the year, we said goodbye and thank you to Dr. John Roper and to Dr. Jane Pateman. Jane agreed to…
The virtual BLMA conference on 31st October was a great success with over 60 delegates from all around the mainland UK. Paula, Hamilton and Joe made an amazing administrative team, so a special thanks goes to them for their hard…
We have learnt today, (1st March), that in view of the increased risk posed by Coronavirus, HCPT have reluctantly cancelled their pilgrimage to Lourdes at Easter. Several other UK pilgrimages are contemplating doing the same and UNITALSI, the Italian pilgrimage…
It is with great sadness that we have to report the death on 22nd December 2019 of Canon Gerry Breen, of the Birmingham Archdiocese. He was a great supporter of the BLMA, acting for some years as our chaplain, until…
With only a week to go before the Dundee meeting, the programme is now available here
Thanks to an eagle-eyed Association member, we have realised that the incorrect constitution had been posted to the website. This was for the previous LMA (doctors) organisation. We have now updated the constitution to the correct version. Many apologies for…
This years Annual conference will take place in Dundee at the Invercarse Hotel, 371 Perth Road, Dundee, DD2 1PG from Friday 1st November to Sunday 3rd November. This is the weekend prior to the Lourdes Pilgrimage Directors meeting. We have…
We are delighted to launch our brand new website, made with the help of Webfactory.co.uk. It is accessible both from laptops and mobile devices, and we hope will provide lots of interest and information for our members. Please take the…
The Council have approved a change to the meeting calendar, with the next meeting now scheduled to be in November 2019 rather than January 2020. This is for two reasons; Firstly, the meeting at the end of January is at the…
A new and updated constitution is in place for 2019, to reflect the multidisciplinary nature of our organisation. It was approved at the AGM, and is available to view on this website.
17th October, 2022
We are very sad to report the death of Sara on 30th June 2022. She…
12th February, 2022
The Lourdes Sanctuary regularly updates the Health Charter that they have developed to combat Covid-19.…
12th February, 2022
Dr De Franciscis hosted a meeting entitled "Lourdes Guerit Le Monde" on Saturday 12th February,…
