Parcevall Hall

Birdwatching for Beginners in Wharfedale
2020-05-04 16:00 - 2020-05-06 15:00 UTC
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
The Birds of Garden, Woodland & Moorland
Leader: Chris Bradshaw
Join us on a relaxed birdwatching break aimed at people new to birdwatching, or those wishing to learn a little more and enjoy commoner birds in a tranquil location. We will have a programme of birdwatching walks around the gardens, Strid Wood, and the moorland of Barden and Grimwith, which will focus on learning how to identify and understand more about the life histories of resident and migrant birds in the area.
There will also be plenty of opportunity to experience one of nature’s most delightful spring events; the dawn chorus.
Chris Bradshaw has been working as a freelance ornithologist and birdwatching tour guide for over 20 years. Although frequently to be found overseas, he runs customised birdwatching trips in the UK and finds great joy in watching and passing on his knowledge of the commoner British birds which first inspired his interest as a child.
Please bring binoculars!

Open Quiet Day II
2020-04-27 10:00 - 16:00
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Leader: Revd Canon Ailsa Newby
“We are an Easter people and alleluia is our song!” Long after most have finished their chocolate eggs, Christians continue to celebrate their Easter faith. A chance to explore what it is to live our lives as Easter people in joy and praise.
Canon Ailsa Newby is Canon Pastor at Ripon Cathedral with responsibility for mission and pastoral care. Ordained in Southwark in 1998, she served in that Diocese in various roles until moving to Ripon Cathedral in the summer of 2017. Part of her ministry has always involved spiritual direction and retreat leading and she is now also serving the Diocese of Leeds as Spirituality and Spiritual Direction Co-ordinator for the Ripon Episcopal Area.
All are welcome. No booking is required, but please bring your own lunch.
Freewill offering

Art Appreciation I
2020-04-21 16:00 - 2020-04-23 16:00
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Cartoonery: English Attitudes
Tutor: Tim Stimson
Many artists have discovered that humour is the key to winning the hearts of the English! Caricature, satire and the cartoon have given pleasure, satisfaction, amusement and relief, whilst drawing down censure and puncturing pomposity across class divides since the 18th century.
From the witty and genteel to the vicious and scurrilous, these pithy encapsulations of the recognisable continue to have relevance today. They are miniature masterpieces, ephemeral yet enduring through time.
From the Georgians; Gillray & Rowlandson, to Punch and Strand cartoonists, Tenniel, Sambourne, Leach and Dickie Doyle and from Thelwell to Scarfe, these virtual drolleries have lost none of their appeal.
Tim’s involvement in art began with the practical. For a number of years he was a professional painter and ceramicist in Scotland and Wales, before returning to university to study literature and the history of art.
For the last 30 years he has been a freelance cultural/art historian, specialising in 17th and 18th century art and society. He now lectures for the University of Cambridge, the WEA, the Arts Fund and the The Arts Society (formerly NADFAS), and presents residential study courses in Britain and Europe. Tim as now completed two lecture tours of Australia, the last in 2016, and presented a lecture for the Hull City of Culture 2017 on T E Ferens, patron of Hull’s newly refurbished gallery.
The second Art Appreciation event in our 2020 programme is from 25-27 August.

Easter Retreat
2020-04-09 16:00 - 2020-04-13 16:00
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Leader: Canon Graham Bettridge
Join us for this most special week of the year. The programme will be led by our Chaplain, Canon Graham Bettridge, taking time to reflect on the significance of Holy Week, and celebrating together the triumph of Easter Day.

Literature Appreciation I
2020-03-30 16:00 - 2020-04-01 16:00
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
CHAUCER
Tutor: Hugh Parry
Chaucer now seems to be treated as the purveyor of rollicking pseudo-Medieval romps, flattened of course into modern English; not a fate which genius deserves. This course will sidestep the favourites beloved of travelling players and setters of school syllabuses, and give a glimpse of his quality through some of his less familiar Canterbury Tales, as well as taking you on a journey to some strange places of the imagination where you will meet duchesses, goddesses, birds, good women – and not so good women.
Hugh Parry has offered adult education classes in literature for over 30 years. Although loyal all his life to Shakespeare, he has over the years given courses on a diverse range of topics, including detective fiction, utopias, ghost stories, Cowper, Swift and R S Thomas.
The second Literature Appreciation retreat in our 2020 programme is from 13 – 15 November.

Winter Walking in Wharfedale
2020-03-23 16:00 - 2020-03-26 15:00
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
The first of three walking breaks at Parcevall Hall in 2020.
Wharfedale offers a wealth of landscapes; wild moorland, limestone uplands, wooded valleys and gentle farmland, with the uninterrupted beauty of Upper Wharfedale laid out before you from the hilltops.
New routes are added each year, and we offer a choice each day of either short or longer walks, with one of our guides, returning to the welcome and warmth of Parcevall Hall. Packed lunches are provided, but if at any time you would rather take a strollaround the grounds, lunch can be served for you in the dining room.
Our Chaplain, Canon Graham Bettridge, will be on hand to provide spiritual leadership for those who wish to participate.
The dates of our other walking events this year are 14 – 17 June and 28 September – 1 October.

Recorder Players' Workshop I*
2020-03-10 16:00 - 2020-03-12 16:00
Tutor: Ruth Burbidge
Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at experienced adult players who ideally offer two instruments and are able to swap between them.
The ability to hold your own part in a group and good sight-reading skills are key. Expect a wide range of interesting music and technique tuition, as required. Contact Pauline Welch on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com for further details. Bookings should be made through the Hall.
Ruth’s musical training includes three years at the Royal Academy of Music, and after several years’ teaching, a year at Trinity College of Music. Well known for her accompanying and tutoring skills, she is experienced in conducting small groups, chamber groups and orchestras throughout the UK. Ruth visits the USA each year to join the faculty on a workshop in Connecticut.
*There is the option to stay for an additional day for this workshop, with sessions led by Pauline Welch, departing at 3pm on 13th March. The cost for this option is £263.

Friends of Parcevall Hall Eucharist & Lunch
2020-03-04 11:00 - 15:00, 2019-10-03 11:00 - 15:00
The Friends of Parcevall Hall meet for a time of worship and fellowship together over lunch.
Coffee and biscuits will be served from 10.30am.

Lent Retreat
2020-02-25 16:00 - 2020-02-28 15:00
Leader: Revd Christine Shedd
Picking up on her love of gardening and gardens, Christine will look at Biblical gardens and guide us in contemplation of the created world of which we are a part, and how we live in that world.
There are many parallels between our spiritual lives and the natural world; pruning, weeding, cherishing, tending and flourishing, all especially important during Lent.
Christine served as a Reader and later as a priest in our own Diocese. She served as Chaplain for the Mothers;’ Union and Warden of Readers. She has now retired to Huddersfield where is is Widows’ Officer and Chaplain to the Mirfield Air Cadet Squadron. Her hobbies include reading, knitting, family history, walking, the countryside and gardening.

Heart & Soul Singing Retreat
2020-02-21 16:00 - 2020-02-23 16:00
Tutor: Kelly Hodgson
Combine singing in harmony with rest, nurture and inspiration. No previous singing experience, or the ability to read music, is required. A varied repertoire of songs and rounds are sensitively taught using call and response.
Keely Hodgson is a composer and natural voice practitioner. She has worked as a music specialist in primary and special school settings, and leads a number of community singing groups, including Ben Rhydding Community Choir. She organises local monthly events of music and the spoken work. Keely is committed to sharing the sense of well-being and soulful connection that singing with others can bring, and helping those who have not sung before to discover their unique voice.

Clergy Reading Week
2020-02-10 10:00 - 2020-02-13 10:00
Leader: Revd Canon Stephen Treasure
An opportunity to take time away from the parish to read, reflect, walk, chat, rest and sleep. You are invited to bring along books of your own choice of a theological or spiritual nature. All who are present share with the group which books they have chosen and why. This often leads to conversations with each other during the retreat about books of mutual interest.
After that introduction, apart from meal and prayer times, the remainder of this retreat is relaxed and unstructured – a time of refreshment for body, mind and soul in a place of beauty and peace. The cost can be paid from your CMD retreat grant. If you have not been to this event before, and would like to know more, please contact the Revd Canon Stephen Treasure who is the event coordinator. For bookings, please contact Parcevall Hall.

Open Quiet Day I
2020-01-27 10:00 - 16:00
Leader: Revd Nicholas Mercer
Into the silent land
Reverend Nicholas Mercer was ordained in 2011 after twenty-five years as a solicitor. After a curacy in Dorset and three years as a school chaplain, he was appointed as the Rector of Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley in the Falkland Islands, which included South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and British Antarctica.
During his tenure, he conducted a service at the whalers’ station in South Georgia where he preached on the ‘silent land’. This retreat day explores what it might mean to enter the silent land and how God may be encountered in the silence.
All are welcome. No booking is required, but please bring your own lunch.
Freewill offering

Christmas Houseparty & Retreat
2019-12-23 16:00 - 2019-12-27 11:00
Spend a traditional Christmas in the warm and welcoming surroundings of Parcevall Hall. Home-cooked food, traditional games and times for reflection shared in good company, all help us to rediscover the true meaning of Christmas in this special celebration.

Quietly Contemplating Christmas
2019-12-18 16:00 - 2019-12-20 15:00
These two days are an opportunity to enjoy simple pleasures, peace, calm and nourishment before the busyness of Christmas. Between times of relaxation and fellowship, we will look at the December night sky with astronomer Martin Lunn. All will be invited to spend an afternoon in discussion and contemplation. Wholesome food and a warm welcome are assured.

Advent Retreat
2019-12-10 16:00 - 2019-12-13 15:00
Leader: Canon Adrian Botwright
Advent is all about the ‘not just yet’. Unlike Christmas, Easter, Pentecost or Ascension, we’re not busy celebrating something which has already happened, rather we’re there before it all happens; we’re waiting, calm, open, poised – and this gives Advent a very different and rather special feel. This retreat will try to help us enjoy to the full these days of ‘not yet’; to set aside the trivial things which too often dominate our lives; to develop an attitude of waiting on God, and to dare to be surprised, challenged and thrilled by what may happen at the end of Advent.
Canon Adrian Botwright was Rector of Holy Trinity in Skipton for almost 20 years. He now lives in Thirsk and focuses on leading retreats, quiet days, offering spiritual direction and serving as Chaplain in various places, including four weeks each year on Bardsey Island. He enjoys hugely music, poetry, walking, trains, a campervan, and scuba diving.

Recorder Players’ Workshop V
2019-12-06 16:00 - 2019-12-08 15:00
Tutor: Ruth Burbidge
Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at experienced adult players who ideally offer two instruments and are able to swap between them. You should have the ability to hold your own part in a group as well as good sight-reading skills. Expect a wide variety of interesting music and technique tuition, as required. Contact Pauline on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com for further details. Bookings should be made through the Hall.
Ruth’s musical training includes three years at the Royal Academy of Music, and after several years’ teaching, a year at Trinity College of Music. Well known for her accompanying and tutoring skills, she is experienced in conducting small groups, chamber groups and orchestras throughout the UK. Ruth visits the USA each year to join the faculty on a workshop in Connecticut.

Friends of Parcevall Hall Eucharist & Christmas Lunch
2019-12-05 11:00 - 15:00
The Friends of Parcevall Hall meet for a time of worship and fellowship together over a traditional Christmas Lunch. Coffee and biscuits will be served from 10.30am.

Christmas Houseparty - space available
2019-11-29 08:00 - 17:00
We have had a cancellation for our very popular Christmas Houseparty, and there is now one upstairs room available for one person, or two people sharing.
The Houseparty runs from 23rd – 27th December. If you are interested, please contact the office on 01756 720213.

Christmas Houseparty - 1 space available
2019-11-29 08:00 - 17:00
We have had a cancellation for the Christmas Houseparty, 23rd – 27th December, so there is space for one or two people sharing an upstairs room.
If you would like to book, please contact the office on 01756 720213

Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer Retreat II
2019-10-25 16:00 - 2019-10-27 15:00
‘Be still and know that I am God’ Ps 46 v 10
This retreat follows the format of the earlier one in April, but with a different Witness. After meeting and welcoming both old and new friends and having our first excellent Parcevall Hall meal together, we will later in the evening have Compline after which the silence will begin. It is possible to go into silence personally before then if you wish. The Witness will tell us the plan for and theme of the retreat.
Silence continues until just before lunch on the final day. The extended periods of silence between the hour-long contemplative exercises gives each person time and space to be in God’s presence, to be guided or simply to rest in Him from the busyness of life, and be refreshed. There will be opportunity for personal private short interviews with the Witness. All are welcome.
For more information on the Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer visit www.contemplative-prayer.org.uk. For questions, enquiries and to book, please contact Sue Davies on 01924 255129 or email susandavies367@gmail.com

Recorder Players’ Workshop IV
2019-10-15 16:00 - 2019-10-17 15:00
Tutor: Sandra Foxall
Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at experienced adult players who ideally offer
two instruments and are able to swap between them. You should have the ability to hold your own part in a group as well as good sight-reading skills. Expect a wide variety of interesting music and technique tuition, as required. Contact Pauline on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com for further details. Bookings should be made through the Hall.
Sandra Foxall has been Musical Director of the Cleveland branch of the Society of Recorder Players since 1979, and has been on the panel of Visiting Conductors since 1996. She regularly conducts at national festivals and has tutored on playing days and residential courses. She has also directed teachers’ courses. From 1988 to 2012 Sandra was the Administrator of the Recorder Summer School and from 1999, a course tutor.

Open Quiet Day IV - Do I have to say that?
2019-10-14 10:00 - 16:00
Leader: Canon Adrian Botwright
Handling positively some of the odd or tricky things we find ourselves saying in church…
Our Open Quiet Days this year offer the opportunity to think deeply about challenging questions and dilemmas faced by all people of faith, but perhaps seldom spoken about.
No booking is required, but please bring your own lunch.
Freewill offering

Heart & Soul Singing Retreat II
2019-10-11 16:00 - 2019-10-13 15:00
Tutor: Keely Hodgson
Combine singing in harmony with rest, nurture and inspiration. No previous singing experience, or the ability to read music, is required. A varied repertoire of songs and rounds are sensitively taught using call and response.
Keely Hodgson is a composer and natural voice practitioner. She has worked as a music specialist in primary and special school settings and leads a number of community singing groups, including Ben Rhydding Community Choir. She is committed to sharing the joy of singing with others and helping those who have not sung before to discover their unique voice.

Autumn Rambling in Wharfedale
2019-10-07 16:00 - 2019-10-10 15:00
Join us for the last of our three-night walking breaks this year. There is a choice each day of either short or longer, more demanding walks with one of our guides, returning to the welcome and warmth of Parcevall Hall. We usually end with a guided walk suitable for all on the final day. Our Chaplain, Graham Bettridge, will be on hand to provide spiritual leadership for those who wish to participate.
For more detailed information, please click here to read our guidance notes.
You can download and print off our flyer with details of all 3 of our walking breaks by clicking here .

Knitting, Crochet & Felting Retreat
2019-09-18 16:00 - 2019-09-20 15:00
Leader: Revd Elizabeth Brown
Come along for chat and crafting, times of quiet and worship. There will be a swap-shop, rummage bin and information skills-sharing.
Revd Elizabeth Brown serves as a Hospital Chaplain in the Northumbria NHS Trust and is an experienced workshop and retreat leader. This will be Elizabeth’s second retreat at Parcevall Hall. If you would like more information about the workshop, please contact Revd Elizabeth Brown (lizzieegg@hotmail.co.uk or on 01670 515556). Further details are also available on our website. Bookings should be made through Parcevall Hall.

Literature Appreciation - Shakespeare’s Extras
2019-08-30 16:00 - 2019-09-01 15:00
Tutor: Hugh Parry
This course is a celebration of the extraordinary generosity with which Shakespeare treated the minor actors in his company who did the bitpart chores. Even in a few lines he could create cameos which would be a privilege to play, either illuminated by flashes of wonderful poetry or given narrative significance far beyond their apparently meagre word-count. Hugh Parry has offered adult education classes in literature for over 30 years.
Although loyal all his life to Shakespeare, he has over the years given courses on a diverse range of topics, including detective fiction, utopias, ghost stories, Cowper, Swift and R S Thomas.

Recorder Players’ Workshop III
2019-08-16 16:00 - 2019-08-18 15:00
Tutor: Margaret Shearing
Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at experienced adult players who ideally offer two instruments and are able to swapbetween them. You should have the ability to hold your own part in a group as well as good sight-reading skills. Expect a wide variety of interesting music and technique tuition, as required. Contact Pauline on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com for further details. Bookings should be made through the Hall.
Margaret is an experienced recorder teacher, performer and conductor. She founded and played in the ELEVEN Recorder Chamber Orchestra. She conducts playdays as well as SRP branches and national festivals. She is a member of Tutti Flutti, led by Philip Thorby and plays in Recorders Incorporated conducted by Tom Beets. She regularly attends courses by Bart Spanhove, Tom Beets, Philip Thorby and others.

Art Appreciation II - Klimt & the Golden Age of Vienna
2019-08-06 16:00 - 2019-08-08 15:00
Tutor: Tim Stimson
Klimt, as the leader of the Vienna Secession, began his career adorning the new buildings of the Ringstrasse, yet at the height of his fame his works became increasingly controversial, especially his images of the Femme Fatale; yet he also painted sensitive
landscapes and portraits, and complex allegories. Above all his works are gloriously decorative and exuberant.
This course locates Klimt within the social milieu of Vienna and investigates his idiosyncratic art and life. Tim’s involvement in art began with the practical. For a number of years he was a professional painter/ceramicist in Scotland and Wales, before returning to university to study literature and the history of art, then training to teach adults.
For the last 30 years he has been a freelance cultural/art historian, specialising in 17th and 19th century art and society. He now lectures for the University of Cambridge, the WEA, the Art Fund and The Arts Society (previously NADFAS), and presents residential study courses in Britain and Europe. Tim has now completed two lecture tours of Australia, the last in 2016, and presented a lecture for Hull City of Culture 2017 on T E Ferens, patron of Hull’s newly refurbished gallery.

Open Quiet Day III - Do I have to do that?
2019-08-05 10:00 - 16:00
Leader: Canon Adrian Botwright
Handling positively the desire not to kneel down to pray but rather go for a walk!
Our Open Quiet Days this year offer the opportunity to think deeply about challenging questions and dilemmas faced by all people of faith, but perhaps seldom spoken about.
No booking is required, but please bring your own lunch.
Freewill offering
