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Starts: 6th July, 2020
Ends: 9th July, 2020
Residential: £405.00
Embroidered Felt Needle Roll
Led by: Annette Bolton
This is an exciting course using felt to make a lovely folder for storing all your sewing equipment, including needles, pins, scissors etc. Felt is extremely versatile and a wonderful medium to...
Starts: 6th July, 2020
Ends: 9th July, 2020
Non-residential: £270.00
Embroidered Felt Needle Roll
Led by: Annette Bolton
This is an exciting course using felt to make a lovely folder for storing all your sewing equipment, including needles, pins, scissors etc. Felt is extremely versatile and a wonderful medium to...
Starts: 6th July, 2020
Ends: 10th July, 2020
Residential: £495.00
Playing in the Presence of God
Led by: Anna Garvie
Playing in the Presence of God is a workshop/retreat where participants are invited to engage in process art as part of their spiritual journey. Playing with unfamiliar materials, outside...
Starts: 6th July, 2020
Ends: 10th July, 2020
Non-residential: £330.00
Playing in the Presence of God
Led by: Anna Garvie
Playing in the Presence of God is a workshop/retreat where participants are invited to engage in process art as part of their spiritual journey. Playing with unfamiliar materials, outside...
Starts: 10th July, 2020
Ends: 12th July, 2020
Residential: £260.00
Just Passing Through
Led by: Sue Brayne
This weekend retreat provides an opportunity to take time out from our hectic world so we can explore our relationship with mortality and the inevitability of our death. Developing an acceptance of...
Starts: 10th July, 2020
Ends: 12th July, 2020
Non-residential: £175.00
Just Passing Through
Led by: Sue Brayne
This weekend retreat provides an opportunity to take time out from our hectic world so we can explore our relationship with mortality and the inevitability of our death. Developing an acceptance of...
Starts: 11th July, 2020
Ends: 11th July, 2020
One day course: £50.00
Mandala – as an expression of the Self
Led by: Catriona Galbraith
Since early times, the circle has commanded a strong fascination for humans. The “Mandala circle”, formed out of our own contemplation and personal reflection, has long been...
Starts: 16th July, 2020
Ends: 16th July, 2020
TLC DAYS: £12.00
TLC Days
These provide people who have retired with an opportunity to have a day out at Ammerdown once a month.
Starts: 7th August, 2020
Ends: 9th August, 2020
Residential: £290.00
Breathe Deep
Led by: Gail & Ian Adams
This weekend will be an opportunity to pause and to breathe deep - to imagine the divine breath Yahweh breathing life in us, and through us, to bring good to the world. Breathe deep...
Starts: 7th August, 2020
Ends: 9th August, 2020
Non-residential: £195.00
Breathe Deep
Led by: Gail & Ian Adams
This weekend will be an opportunity to pause and to breathe deep - to imagine the divine breath Yahweh breathing life in us, and through us, to bring good to the world. Breathe deep...
Starts: 10th August, 2020
Ends: 12th August, 2020
Residential: £275.00
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Led by: Jonathan Gorsky & Sister Therese Fitzgerald
The course will examine violent religious texts, and offer approaches to using them as a resource for understanding violence and conflict in our time. We will see how Jewish and Christian...
Starts: 10th August, 2020
Ends: 12th August, 2020
Non-residential: £185.00
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Led by: Jonathan Gorsky & Sister Therese Fitzgerald
The course will examine violent religious texts, and offer approaches to using them as a resource for understanding violence and conflict in our time. We will see how Jewish and Christian...
Starts: 10th August, 2020
Ends: 14th August, 2020
Residential: £555.00
Individually Guided Retreat
Led by: Sister Felicity Young
The Individually Guided Retreat offers the opportunity for up to six people to spend several days in silence with Sr Felicity Young, an experienced Spiritual Director, who will guide them in their...
Starts: 10th August, 2020
Ends: 14th August, 2020
Non-residential: £350.00
Watercolour based Mixed Media
Led by: Dawn Oliver
On this course we will be using Watercolour as a base or addition to mixed media. We will be covering different textures, techniques, collage and much more. Dawn’s course is suitable for anyone...
Starts: 10th August, 2020
Ends: 14th August, 2020
Residential: £520.00
Watercolour based Mixed Media
Led by: Dawn Oliver
On this course we will be using Watercolour as a base or addition to mixed media. We will be covering different textures, techniques, collage and much more. Dawn’s course is suitable for anyone...
Starts: 14th August, 2020
Ends: 16th August, 2020
Residential: £260.00
Mindfulness for Doctors
Led by: Gwen Adshead and Emma Went
This retreat offers doctors from any specialty or grade a chance to practise mindfulness in a group with other doctors. This retreat is run by two doctors who have a long-standing interest in...
Starts: 14th August, 2020
Ends: 16th August, 2020
Non-residential: £175.00
Mindfulness for Doctors
Led by: Gwen Adshead and Emma Went
This retreat offers doctors from any specialty or grade a chance to practise mindfulness in a group with other doctors. This retreat is run by two doctors who have a long-standing interest in...
Starts: 14th August, 2020
Ends: 16th August, 2020
Residential: £260.00
The Healing Power of Vocal Sound
Led by: James d’Angelo
This course will be centred on producing various kinds of pulsating toning using vowels, consonants and seed syllables for this purpose. Such sounds are both external and internal so...
Starts: 14th August, 2020
Ends: 16th August, 2020
Non-residential: £175.00
The Healing Power of Vocal Sound
Led by: James d’Angelo
This course will be centred on producing various kinds of pulsating toning using vowels, consonants and seed syllables for this purpose. Such sounds are both external and internal so...
Starts: 21st August, 2020
Ends: 27th August, 2020
Non-residential: £465.00
Bobbin Lace
Led by: Pompi Parry
Bobbin lace making is fun, creative, absorbing and stimulating especially when like-minded students come together to extend their knowledge and learn new skills. Pompi Parry loves to share her...
Starts: 21st August, 2020
Ends: 27th August, 2020
Residential: £695.00
Bobbin Lace
Led by: Pompi Parry
Bobbin lace making is fun, creative, absorbing and stimulating especially when like-minded students come together to extend their knowledge and learn new skills. Pompi Parry loves to share her...
Starts: 22nd August, 2020
Ends: 22nd August, 2020
One day course: £50.00
Quiet Day
Led by: Christine Clinch & Narinder Tegally
Hopefully, we will meet in sunshine! Certainly, we will gather in the beauty and peace of Ammerdown. A time to stop and be still, to remember and give thanks. We gather together in the quiet space of...
Starts: 24th August, 2020
Ends: 28th August, 2020
Residential: £520.00
Returning Jesus to his Jewish Context
Led by: Prof. Sr. Maureena Fritz, nds, Ph.D
Supersessionism asserts that the new covenant through Jesus Christ supersedes the Mosaic Covenant of God. Interpretations of such texts have led to disastrous results for the Jews. Since...
Starts: 24th August, 2020
Ends: 28th August, 2020
Non-residential: £350.00
Returning Jesus to his Jewish Context
Led by: Prof. Sr. Maureena Fritz, nds, Ph.D
Supersessionism asserts that the new covenant through Jesus Christ supersedes the Mosaic Covenant of God. Interpretations of such texts have led to disastrous results for the Jews. Since...
Starts: 5th September, 2020
Ends: 5th September, 2020
One day course: £50.00
Mindfulness
Led by: Veronica Sheasby
A perfect introduction to the Mindfulness for anyone facing difficult challenges in their life, would like to improve their well-being generally, or is simply curious about why the benefits of...
Starts: 7th September, 2020
Ends: 11th September, 2020
Residential: £520.00
Chinese Brush Painting – Aquatic China
Led by: Julia Martin
Aquatic life provides a wealth of interesting subjects to discover and paint. We will cover the ‘essentials’ for beginners, and participants will learn through demonstration and...
Starts: 7th September, 2020
Ends: 11th September, 2020
Non-residential: £350.00
Chinese Brush Painting – Aquatic China
Led by: Julia Martin
Aquatic life provides a wealth of interesting subjects to discover and paint. We will cover the ‘essentials’ for beginners, and participants will learn through demonstration and...
Starts: 8th September, 2020
Ends: 8th September, 2020
Refreshing Days for Carers: £25.00
Refreshing Days for Carers
Those who care for others need themselves to be nurtured and cared for. These days are designed to do just that.
Starts: 10th September, 2020
Ends: 10th September, 2020
TLC DAYS: £12.00
TLC Days
These provide people who have retired with an opportunity to have a day out at Ammerdown once a month.
Starts: 12th September, 2020
Ends: 12th September, 2020
One day course: £50.00
White Discomfort and Black Lives Matter
Led by: Jayme R. Reaves & Azariah France-Williams
How might white people better understand their privilege? How can we understand whiteness and white fragility and become better equipped to address and dismantle systemic...
Starts: 2nd October, 2020
Ends: 4th October, 2020
Residential: £330.00
Spiritual Gifts and the Enneagram: Subtypes and Soul
Led by: Karen Webb
Within each of the nine types are three subtypes: self-preservation, social belonging, and one-to-one relationship. Our personality's most unconscious strategies are the greatest barrier to...
Starts: 2nd October, 2020
Ends: 4th October, 2020
Non-residential: £220.00
Spiritual Gifts and the Enneagram: Subtypes and Soul
Led by: Karen Webb
Within each of the nine types are three subtypes: self-preservation, social belonging, and one-to-one relationship. Our personality's most unconscious strategies are the greatest barrier to...
Starts: 3rd October, 2020
Ends: 3rd October, 2020
One day course: £50.00
Talking about Grief and Loss
Led by: Sue Brayne
Grief and loss are part of the human condition. Yet many of us struggle to cope with the profound personal and spiritual crises that loss and grief bring into our lives, the mental and emotional...
Starts: 6th October, 2020
Ends: 6th October, 2020
Refreshing Days for Carers: £25.00
Refreshing Days for Carers
Those who care for others need themselves to be nurtured and cared for. These days are designed to do just that.
Starts: 12th October, 2020
Ends: 14th October, 2020
Residential: £275.00
Silver Jewellery
Led by: Pauline Payne
An opportunity to learn traditional silversmithing techniques such as saw piercing, soldering and polishing so you can develop your own ideas into beautiful pieces of jewellery. Suitable for complete...
Starts: 12th October, 2020
Ends: 14th October, 2020
Non-residential: £185.00
Silver Jewellery
Led by: Pauline Payne
An opportunity to learn traditional silversmithing techniques such as saw piercing, soldering and polishing so you can develop your own ideas into beautiful pieces of jewellery. Suitable for complete...
Starts: 12th October, 2020
Ends: 15th October, 2020
Residential: £420.00
Exploring the Imagination
Led by: John Bell
For some people it is a bogus reality, for others a source of delight, but what was God's purpose in bestowing those made in God's image with imagination? In this retreat we will look both at...
Starts: 12th October, 2020
Ends: 15th October, 2020
Non-residential: £280.00
Exploring the Imagination
Led by: John Bell
For some people it is a bogus reality, for others a source of delight, but what was God's purpose in bestowing those made in God's image with imagination? In this retreat we will look both at...
Starts: 19th October, 2020
Ends: 23rd October, 2020
Residential: £520.00
Autumn Break
Led by: Gwyneth Evans & Lynn Douglas
This week is designed for seniors looking for an accessible place to rest, recuperate and recharge. Ammerdown provides comfortable bedrooms, beautiful gardens and the opportunity to enjoy delicious...
Starts: 19th October, 2020
Ends: 23rd October, 2020
Residential: £520.00
Calligraphy for All
Led by: Josie Brown
This course, across 5 days, will introduce beginners to the art of writing beautifully – covering the basics of using a broad-edge pen, using colour, principles of layout and design and also...
Starts: 19th October, 2020
Ends: 23rd October, 2020
Non-residential: £350.00
Calligraphy for All
Led by: Josie Brown
This course, across 5 days, will introduce beginners to the art of writing beautifully – covering the basics of using a broad-edge pen, using colour, principles of layout and design and also...
Starts: 22nd October, 2020
Ends: 22nd October, 2020
TLC DAYS: £12.00
TLC Days
These provide people who have retired with an opportunity to have a day out at Ammerdown once a month.
Starts: 24th October, 2020
Ends: 24th October, 2020
One day course: £50.00
Quiet Day
Led by: Jan & Andy Ladhams
This Quiet Day is focused on Jesus’s words: I am the Way, exploring the themes of peace, living freely and lightly. This is an opportunity to take time out from busy lives to pray, reflect,...
Starts: 24th October, 2020
Ends: 24th October, 2020
One day course: £50.00
How to Write Poems that Matter
Led by: Rosie Jackson
‘Poetry can tell us what human beings are. It can tell us why we stumble and fall and how, miraculously, we can stand up.’ Maya Angelou Through inspiring examples and exciting...
Starts: 26th October, 2020
Ends: 30th October, 2020
Residential: £520.00
Writing Your Own Memoir
Led by: Rosie Jackson
Writing your memoir can be a wonderfully fulfilling and healing process. Whether it is for yourself, your children or grandchildren, for publication or self-publishing, a memoir helps make...
Starts: 26th October, 2020
Ends: 30th October, 2020
Non-residential: £350.00
Writing Your Own Memoir
Led by: Rosie Jackson
Writing your memoir can be a wonderfully fulfilling and healing process. Whether it is for yourself, your children or grandchildren, for publication or self-publishing, a memoir helps make...
Starts: 26th October, 2020
Ends: 29th October, 2020
Residential: £405.00
Embroidered Wild Flower Garland
Led by: Annette Bolton
The variety of wild flowers is immense, wild pansy, daisies, cornflowers, buttercups etc, it will be a real delight choosing which flowers you will embroider for your garland. This circular garland...
Starts: 26th October, 2020
Ends: 29th October, 2020
Non-residential: £270.00
Embroidered Wild Flower Garland
Led by: Annette Bolton
The variety of wild flowers is immense, wild pansy, daisies, cornflowers, buttercups etc, it will be a real delight choosing which flowers you will embroider for your garland. This circular garland...
Starts: 30th October, 2020
Ends: 1st November, 2020
Residential: £260.00
Saints Alive
Led by: Margaret Silf
Celebrate All Saintsdifferently this year, in the company of some unlikely and unexpected saints. Meet the B-team who stood alongside Jesus when the A-team betrayed, denied and deserted him. Discover...
Starts: 30th October, 2020
Ends: 1st November, 2020
Non-residential: £175.00
Saints Alive
Led by: Margaret Silf
Celebrate All Saintsdifferently this year, in the company of some unlikely and unexpected saints. Meet the B-team who stood alongside Jesus when the A-team betrayed, denied and deserted him. Discover...
Starts: 30th October, 2020
Ends: 1st November, 2020
Residential: £290.00
Stained Glass Window Workshop
Led by: Sarah Finch
Teaching people of all abilities, including beginners, how to make a stained-glass window/piece and ensuring that everyone leaves with a hand-made masterpiece, Sarah Finch will help you to master the...
Starts: 30th October, 2020
Ends: 1st November, 2020
Non-residential: £205.00
Stained Glass Window Workshop
Led by: Sarah Finch
Teaching people of all abilities, including beginners, how to make a stained-glass window/piece and ensuring that everyone leaves with a hand-made masterpiece, Sarah Finch will help you to master the...
Starts: 30th October, 2020
Ends: 1st November, 2020
Non-residential: £175.00
Poetry of Autumn and Winter
Led by: Sue Glanville
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin Does poetry make your heart sing? Are you drawn to silent...
Starts: 30th October, 2020
Ends: 1st November, 2020
Residential: £260.00
Poetry of Autumn and Winter
Led by: Sue Glanville
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin Does poetry make your heart sing? Are you drawn to silent...
Starts: 2nd November, 2020
Ends: 6th November, 2020
Residential: £520.00
Calm in the Chaos
Led by: Margaret Silf
We are living our lives amid stormy and turbulent circumstances, both personally and collectively, and we long for ‘the peace that the world cannot give’. During this week we will reflect...
Starts: 2nd November, 2020
Ends: 6th November, 2020
Non-residential: £350.00
Calm in the Chaos
Led by: Margaret Silf
We are living our lives amid stormy and turbulent circumstances, both personally and collectively, and we long for ‘the peace that the world cannot give’. During this week we will reflect...
Starts: 6th November, 2020
Ends: 8th November, 2020
Non-residential: £190.00
Stitched Textiles
Led by: Siân Martin
This weekend workshop is suitable for experienced textile artists and is part of a continuous series of weekends (two weekends per year) to help participants develop confidence and an adventurous...
Starts: 6th November, 2020
Ends: 8th November, 2020
Residential: £280.00
Stitched Textiles
Led by: Siân Martin
This weekend workshop is suitable for experienced textile artists and is part of a continuous series of weekends (two weekends per year) to help participants develop confidence and an adventurous...
Starts: 12th November, 2020
Ends: 12th November, 2020
TLC DAYS: £12.00
TLC Days
These provide people who have retired with an opportunity to have a day out at Ammerdown once a month.
Starts: 21st November, 2020
Ends: 21st November, 2020
One day course: £50.00
Printing for Christmas
Led by: Barbara Butler
Art tutor Barbara Butler plans to get you into the Christmas spirit through this fun one-day workshop. Barbara will show you how to create hand-made decorations, gift labels, cards,...
Starts: 23rd November, 2020
Ends: 23rd November, 2020
One day course: £60.00
Christmas Sugar Craft Workshop
Led by: Kerry Hemms
In this class we will be making sugar flowers for your Christmas cake, including a holly wreath, berries and Christmas roses.
Starts: 24th November, 2020
Ends: 24th November, 2020
One day course: £80.00
Christmas Chocolate Workshop
Led by: Lisa Clarke
Learn the art of working with chocolate to produce a selection of professional handmade chocolates. Take home everything that you make. Finish your day with a tutored chocolate tasting. Spoil your...
Starts: 29th November, 2020
Ends: 4th December, 2020
Residential: £650.00
Finding Fulfilment: Living Fully
Led by: Jacqueline Evans, Jill & Antonio Benet
“I am one with the Source insofar as I act as a source by making everything I have received flow again,” Raimon Panikkar. In this retreat, we will be looking at how we can join...
Starts: 29th November, 2020
Ends: 4th December, 2020
Non-residential: £435.00
Finding Fulfilment: Living Fully
Led by: Jacqueline Evans, Jill & Antonio Benet
“I am one with the Source insofar as I act as a source by making everything I have received flow again,” Raimon Panikkar. In this retreat, we will be looking at how we can join...
Starts: 1st December, 2020
Ends: 1st December, 2020
Refreshing Days for Carers: £25.00
Refreshing Days for Carers
Those who care for others need themselves to be nurtured and cared for. These days are designed to do just that.
Starts: 4th December, 2020
Ends: 6th December, 2020
Residential: £260.00
Making Personalised Christmas Cards
Led by: Dawn Oliver
On this course we will be creating personalised Christmas Cards for special people in your life. We will use a wide range of techniques and mediums. Bring your own materials and Dawn will also supply...
Starts: 4th December, 2020
Ends: 6th December, 2020
Non-residential: £175.00
Making Personalised Christmas Cards
Led by: Dawn Oliver
On this course we will be creating personalised Christmas Cards for special people in your life. We will use a wide range of techniques and mediums. Bring your own materials and Dawn will also supply...
Starts: 22nd December, 2020
Ends: 27th December, 2020
Residential: £650.00
Christmas House Party
Ammerdown is the perfect place to celebrate Christmas: good company, delicious, home-cooked food, beautiful surroundings. As soon as you walk in and see the Christmas tree and our welcoming staff,...