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

Tutor:  Terry Smurthwaite 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

Tutor:  Hugh Parry A weekend sampling poetry by Welsh writers from medieval to modern times. Dafydd ap Gwilym (in translation) to Gillian Clarke, with a doctor or two, a clergyman or two (yes, a Thomas or two, of course!). There may even be a Jones or two. Come and meet the ‘Celtic fringe’ – they are not all

Join us for a companionable three-night walking break. 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

There is the option to come for a day, stay overnight or for the whole Easter Retreat this year.  Please see below for prices. DAY 1 MAUNDY THURSDAY – 18 APRIL The first day of our Easter observances begins at 4pm on Maundy Thursday followed by our shared meal, concluding with the liturgy of the Last

Tutor:  Tim Stimson In the early 19th century in Britain spectacular paintings of epic events in awe-inspiring landscapes competed for popularity with enchantingly diminutive vistas of fairyland; both encapsulating a complex relationship between man, nature and the supernatural. These paintings expressed responses to the tumult following Napoleon’s defeat with images embracing the wild, garden design, ‘Panoramania’, millenarian hysteria and

Leader:  Fr Derek Mills Understanding one of the basic elements of the Christian faith… 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

‘Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest’ Mt 11 v 28 Contemplative Prayer is the expression of the desire to seek stillness amid the rush of life, to find silence amid noise, to listen amid the clamour to speak, to deepen the internal amid the purely external

Leader:  Chris Bradshaw Join us on a relaxed birdwatching break aimed at people new to birdwatching, or those just wishing to enjoy commoner birds in a tranquil location. We will have a programme of short birdwatching walks which focus on learning how to identify and  understand more about the life histories of the commoner resident and migrant birds that occur in the area.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED The Friends of Parcevall Hall meet for a time of worship and fellowship over a three course dinner, served with wine. Dinner: £20 Dinner, bed & breakfast: £65

Tutor:  Mary Tyers 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

Study Day with Joyce Simpson Talks and shared readings, mainly on the lives and works of three poets: John Donne, George Herbert and Henry Vaughan.  What were the pressures shaping the experience of these writers? How do they speak to seekers in the 21st century? In Colloquy with God: Involved with mankind. John Donne:  In Quest of Salvation John