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Summer Walking in Wharfedale
Join us for the second of three walking breaks in our 2018 programme. There is a choice each day of either short or longer, more demanding walks with one of our two guides, returning to the welcome and warmth of Parcevall Hall. We usually…
Find out more »Friends of Parcevall Hall Special Celebration Gathering & AGM
The Friends of Parcevall Hall meet for a time of fellowship and sharing together at the Hall. The AGM takes place on Saturday 7th July. Full gathering: £146 Day guest – AGM & lunch: £20 Day guest – AGM, lunch & dinner: £37
Find out more »Knitting, Crochet & Felting Retreat
Leader: Revd Elizabeth Brown Come along for chat and crafting, times of quiet and worship. There will be a swap-shop, rummage bin and informal skills-sharing. You are asked to bring along a work in progress to complete during your stay. Revd Elizabeth Brown…
Find out more »Art Appreciation II – The Pre-Raphaelites: Myth & Medievalism
Tutor: Tim Stimson Later Pre-Raphaelite pictures proved to be the perfect vehicle for the dreams and aspirations of Victorian society. This course will investigate the attitudes to women, men, and relationships through key preoccupations which emerged at the end of the 19th century. For…
Find out more »‘Amazing Grace’: Literature & Faith
Please join us for a Study Day with Joyce Simpson at Parcevall Hall to explore themes of renewal, spiritual friendship and mission in the life journeys of John Newton, William Cowper, and William Wilberforce. A central focus will be the Olney Hymns (1779), the fruit…
Find out more »Recorder Players’ Workshop III
Tutor: Mary Tyers Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at moderate to good 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…
Find out more »Open Quiet Day III
Our Open Quiet Days this year are being led by Cathy Davie. Cathy is a spiritual director, following roles as a town planner, teacher, mother, and clergy spouse. Her facilitation skills include writing materials and teaching spirituality in schools and for lay readers. Through…
Find out more »C S Lewis – Narnia and the Seven Heavens
Tutor: Dr Michael Ward C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia are among his most popular works, but they have often been dismissed as carelessly written, having little imaginative logic and with Biblical themes that blow hot and cold. Michael Ward shows that Lewis secretly structured…
Find out more »Heart & Soul Singing Retreat II
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 has worked as a…
Find out more »Literature Appreciation II – Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Tutor: Hugh Parry The Shakespeare Sonnets remain one of the peaks of poetic achievement. Within their apparently identical and restrictive packaging, they are elegant, witty, raw, ruminative, rousing – sometimes all at once. What do they have to say, and how do they get…
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