Brochure 2018

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The Nightingale2018 Centre2018 2018 2018 2018 Great Hucklow 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 Welcome to our 2018 brochure. Message from I hope you will find something within these pages to tempt you. the Centre You’ll see that a very wide range of organisations are putting Manager on events of all kinds..

If you know the centre, you’ll be aware that in terms of food and comfort we are really closer to being a good hotel than a “hostel”. You’ll also be aware that we seldom stand still in making improvements. In this last year, amongst other changes, we have fitted new carpeting, developed our rear lobby (in the process improving our security arrange- ments) and we’ve developed further our beautiful gardens.

If you would like to organise your own event here please contact me and I will help you plan this.

Whatever your interests - conferences, cycling, spiritual events, holidays, walking, commercial, training, family get-togethers, school or college programmes - we will make every effort to meet your own particular needs.

Meanwhile we believe our prices are very competitive, like for like. We’ve a wide range of accommodation options so we’ve not quoted prices in the brochure, but these are just a phone call away.

Please do give me a ring to ask me about our range of prices or anything in the brochure.

I look forward to welcoming you to the centre in 2018!

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING PRICES, PLEASE CONTACT Centre Manager - Stella Burney [email protected] The Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, Buxton, SK17 8RH 01298 871218 website: www.thenightingalecentre.org.uk 2 To plan your own walking or cycling break Give Stella a ring and ask if there are any spare weeks, mid-weeks or weekends available. There are discounts in the winter months!

WINTER WALKING WEEKENDS Friday 12th Sunday 14th January AND Friday 19th to Sunday 21st January SUMMER WALKERS WEEKEND Friday 13th to Sunday 15th July Enjoy a good walk in this lovely countryside and afterwards relax in the lounge or sun room, perhaps play some games and enjoy the tasty food. Join in a gentle amble or longer day-walk. Perhaps mix the walking with a visit to one of the many nearby tourist spots. And if you want you can choose to cycle instead, or combine the two!

Ring Stella

Barrow Art Fri 1st to Sun 3rd June Fri 3rd to Sun 5th August

Contact for booking: Stella (see below) Contact for information: [email protected]

Starting the Season! Mon 5th - – botanical drawing & painting th Start your creative season off joining like-minded Wed 7 Feb company enjoying a botanical drawing and painting workshop, either starting a fresh piece of work or continuing with a piece of work you would like to finish. Organiser: Sue Field

Explore New Ground

Enjoy using coloured pencils to explore working on a variety of different paper surfaces including Wed 7th - black or coloured paper, drafting film, Bristol rd board, watercolour paper, pastel paper, etc. Fri 9 March Learn the different techniques to complete a small botanical study on each. Tutor: Sue Vize

Summer Art School Mon 30th July Join like-minded company in this tranquil Peak District location and enjoy a four-night painting holiday with experienced artist and tutor. Suitable for - Fri 3rd Aug all abilities, learn about different artists, try different mediums and have a go at different subjects, choosing to paint inside or out of doors during the week. Tutor: Gabby Hanlon

th Natural History Workshop - botanical in coloured pencil/graphite/ink Wed 17 - Choose from feathers, shells, seaweed, fossils, pebbles, gem stones, th butterflies, bees and bugs in this fascinating workshop. Enjoy working in Fri 19 graphite pencil, coloured pencil or pen and ink with full tuition throughout. October Orgganiser Sue Vize

These enjoyable art courses cater for all abilities and are led by helpful experienced artists in the attractive surroundings of Great Hucklow To book contact Sue Field [email protected] 01433 621420

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING PRICES, PLEASE CONTACT Centre Manager - Stella Burney [email protected] The Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, Buxton, SK17 8RH 01298 871218 website: www.thenightingalecentre.org.uk 4 Unitarian Music Society Conference Friday 10th to Monday 13th August The UMS summer conference attracts young and old from across the UK…and a few from further afield. Here you will find something for all abilities – choral, orchestral, wind-band and smaller groups. This is a friendly extended weekend gathering where everyone is encouraged and supported in their music-making.

Contact for booking: Stella (see below) Further Info: Valerie Walker 1296 613501 [email protected]

Group Weekend Fri 26th – Sun 28th October 2018

In this new and exciting initiative, four Unitarian groups will come together to create a vibrant weekend of sharing and exploring new ways of working together. The Unitarian Earth Spirit Network, National Unitarian Fellowship, The Peace Fellowship, and the Unitarian Renewal Group will offer activities appropriate to the theme

Contact for booking: Stella (see below) For further information: Joan Wilkinson: 01332 814055 or [email protected] .

Genie Family Weekend Fri 27nd to Sun 29th July Contact for booking and further information: Minna Moffatt-Feldman [email protected]

THE SILENT EYE ANNUAL WORKSHOP Fri 20th to Sun 22nd April A journey in spiritual psychology in which everyone is welcome to come and play a role in a 5-act Elizabethan drama illustrating the keys to our inner natures. Scripts are provided; no memorisation is necessary! More information and brochures at: https://thesilenteye.co.uk/2017/06/15/an-encounter-with-death/ Or email. [email protected].

FRIENDS OF THE NIGHTINGALE CENTRE Our help in lots of different ways - telling people about the Centre, fundraising for the Centre, helping with some of the Centre “jobs”, recruiting more “ helping at Open Days, providing photos, contributing to Centre development plans, and/or making a regular financial contribution. Our “Friends” receive Newsletters on the Centre’s developments and many through their regular contributions earn entitlement to £5 off a chosen weekend/week stay each year. Over many years our have helped us to make ongoing improvements and ensure the Centre will still be here to serve future generations.

To become a “friend” or find out more please speak to Stella or any member of staff

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING PRICES, PLEASE CONTACT Centre Manager - Stella Burney [email protected] The Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, Buxton, SK17 8RH 01298 871218 website: www.thenightingalecentre.org.uk 6 Hucklow Summer School Sat 18th to Sat 25th August . How, Then, Shall We Live? Living, Dying, and Considering our Legacy A week together to consider what constitutes a good, moral, and flourishing life and how we can live faithfully in challenging times. We will think about the concept of a ‘good death’, how we might best prepare for our own end, and how the knowledge of our own mortality might shape our way of living right now. Finally we will consider the notion of what we might want our individual and collective legacy to be. Newcomers are particularly welcome! Contact for booking and information: Jane Blackall [email protected]

NOTTINGHAM AND DERBYSHIRE QUAKERS

Fri 11th to Sun 13th May Contact for booking and for further information: Elspeth Bailey [email protected]

FAMILY FEDERATION FOR WORLD PEACE & UNITY Friday 26th to Sun 28th January The purpose of the Family Federation is to foster a ‘culture of heart’ where all people can live together peaceably, consigning the barriers of race, reli- gion, culture and nationality to the history books. Now is the time for us to live in harmony with each other and with the natural world

Contact: Tom O’Connell [email protected]

Fri 21st to Sun 23rd September

Meeting to celebrate our place on the living Earth and seek to understand how we can live in harmony with the Earth. Further information & bookings via the website at www.greenspirit.org.uk or contact Hilary Norton 0208 470 3365 [email protected] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING PRICES, PLEASE CONTACT Centre Manager - Stella Burney [email protected] The Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, Buxton, SK17 8RH 01298 871218 website: www.thenightingalecentre.org.uk 7 Unitarian Women’s Group Conference

Fri 19th to Sun 21st October Empty Pockets How the negative impacts of austerity measures have fallen disproportionately on women, and how we can respond to it. This is a weekend where women learn from each other, share with each other, & nurture each other, and we would love you to be there with us.

Contact for booking: Stella Burney (see below) Contact for further info: Margaret Robinson [email protected]

Frodsham Crafters Thu 8th to Sun 8th April Friends, food, fun, fresh ideas - it’s got to be Frodsham Crafters! Bookings: Stella (see below) Contact: Gwyneth Roper [email protected]

Ministerial Fellowship Conference Mon 10th to Thu 13th September Contact for booking and information: Maud Robinson 07802 603 480 [email protected]

Unitarian Association of Lay Ministry 23rd to 25th November Not Just a Hymn Sandwich! We love our traditional four-hymn sandwich but sometimes we want to interact with people on a deeper level. How can we engage the five senses in a different but meaningful way? Discover things others have tried. We look at ways of engaging all our senses in our services. Experience various ways of enhancing your services with practical sessions, tutorials, and discussions. Meet many like-minded people and share stories, ideas and social time. You will go home inspired and refreshed. . Contact for booking: Stella (see below) More information – Sheena McKinnon [email protected]

Come along for the weekend to learn how to reach out to your local community and let them know about Unitarianism. We will look at creating publicity plans, videos, websites, and electronic newsletters. Come along to learn, meet fellow Unitarians and share your knowledge and ideas. Take some time out to develop ideas for your own local Unitarian community. No experience necessary, just enthusiasm. Contact for information: Louise Rogers [email protected]

Christmas Lights Weekend Fri 30th November to Sun 2nd December

Christmas Lunches Sat 1st December and Sun 2nd December Contact for booking: Stella Burney (see below)

LEAP 2nd weekend meeting of LEAP Leading 1st to 3rd June 2018

Enabling For those who attended the weekend in 2017 Affirming People For more information email: [email protected] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING PRICES, PLEASE CONTACT Centre Manager - Stella Burney [email protected] The Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, Buxton, SK17 8RH 01298 871218 website: www.thenightingalecentre.org.uk 9 Newcomers welcome! SOCIETY (Family-friendly!) Conference 2018

Friday 4th to Sunday 7th May Storytelling Led by Jennifer Rowland, we’ll be looking at aspects of stories and storytelling from all around the world to your own family history. There’ll be chance for a walk and even to help make a Story Quilt. On the Saturday a Youth Programme leader will be present to run fun sessions for child visitors. Contact for info: Joan Partington [email protected] 01228 670565 Contact for booking: Stella (see below) U Monday 16th July to Friday 20th July

Another chance to share good fellowship while exploring a wide range of interests together,

Enquiries and booking: Marjorie Walker 01506 493612 07718 106732

Centre Shop Our Centre stocks beautiful Unitarian & non-Unitarian jewellery - lovely presents for your friends or yourself. We also have a Children’s “Corner Shop” where little mementos can be purchased. There are plants for sale - and “Tunnel Teds” purchasable to support our poly-tunnel development, growing our own fresh food. For further info contact Stella Burney (see below)

JUNIOR WEEKEND Fri 2nd to Sun 4th March For 7 to 11 year olds Fri 5th to Sun 7th October

INTER WEEKENDS Fri 16th to Sun 18th March For 11 to 14 year olds Fri 16th to Sun 18th November

Fri 16th to Sun 18th March SENIOR WEEKENDS Fri 16th to Sun 18th November For 14 to 17 year olds

Mon 6th to Fri 10th August FDA - FUN DAYS AWAY For 12 to 17 year olds (to be confirmed)

A great event for people of all ages, family focused but open to all. Enjoy days of intergen- erational activities that allow us explore Unitari- anism through play, creativity, exploration and Unifest personal beliefs. Dates to be confirmed. Info via Lorna Barry 01273 844940

For more information about any of these youth events please contact [email protected]

Kingswood Chapel Weekend Fri 9th to Sun 11th February Contact for info: Rev Ant Howe 01564 823278 [email protected]

For your Congregation or District…

Chapels Fellowship Weekend NEW! Friday 8th to Sunday 10th June This is a chance for members of different congregations to stay the weekend at Hucklow, enjoy the centre’s hospitality, explore the local area and make new friends with people from other congregations. This is an ideal opportunity for members of small congregations to link with the wider movement in a relaxed and friendly environment.

COME AND GO YOU PLEASE YOU PLEASE

Quite often we have space at the Centre alongside organised groups. It’s a chance for families, couples, individuals, or small groups of friends to stay and do their own thing. To check availability: Ring Stella (see below)

Enjoy a local walk, visit Castleton, Bakewell or Matlock or one of the other many tourist gems nearby. Perhaps borrow one of our Local Village Trail maps. There are places nearby ideal for families, for young as well as older guests. It’s wonderfully relaxing just pottering around the centre itself, but here are a few of the other nearby destinations . . . Ring the Centre to book YOUR 2018 stay!

Stanage Edge Go Ape

Buxton Chatsworth House Swimming Pool

Chestnut Otter & Gulliver’s Kingdon Owl Reserve

Donkey Village Eyam Museum

Buxton Opera Treak Cliff Cavern House

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING PRICES, PLEASE CONTACT Centre Manager - Stella Burney [email protected] The Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, Buxton, SK17 8RH 01298 871218 website: www.thenightingalecentre.org.uk 13 How to get to the Nightingale Centre Centrally situated and accessible by private or public transport

Great Hucklow is situated just off the B6049, north of the A623 (Stockport to Chesterfield road), near Tideswell. From Chesterfield take the A619. From Manchester and Stockport take the A6. From Sheffield take the A625. For Sat BY CAR Nav use SK17 8RH. There is ample free parking at the Centre. Note that the car park is at the rear of the centre and accessed via the entrance opposite the Old Chapel.

From Manchester and Stockport there is a regular service to Buxton. From the east the connection is via Chesterfield or Sheffield (15 miles) or Hope (4 BY TRAIN miles) Connections can be made by bus (see below) or taxI (see below).

There are regular bus services running through the village. Timetables vary according to the season. Please check availability via Traveline East Midlands BY BUS 0871 200 2233 or the useful website www.travelineeastmidlands.co.uk

Taxis are usually available at Sheffield, Chesterfield and Buxton stations. From Hope station (4 miles from the Centre) taxis for both ways need to be TAXIS booked in advance. Pennys Taxis (07917 710771) have proved useful in the past or you could contact 2Nice Taxis (01298 212352 or 07917 710771 - they can transport able or disabled people).

31 August Family event 12-14 Jan Winter Walking 1 25-27 May Headington Runners - 2nd Sept 19-21 Jan Winter Walking 2 25 May - 1st Family event 10-13 Ministers’ Conference June September 26 - 28 Jan Family Federation 1-3 June Barrow Art 21-23 Green Spirit for World Peace September 5-7 Feb Fieldbreaks 1-3 June LEAP 23-25 Executive Committee September 9-11 Feb Kingswood 20-22 June All Saints One 28-30 Unitarian Society for Chapel September Psychical Studies 2-4 March NYP Juniors 22-24 June Genie Networks 5-7 NYP Juniors October 7-9 March Fieldbreaks 27-29 June All Saints Two 17-19 Oct Fieldbreaks

9-11 March SUBUD 9-13 July Ministry in th 19-21 Unitarian Womens Making October Group 16-18 March NYP Inters & 13-15 July Summer Walkers 26-28 Group Renewal W/E NYP Seniors October 5-8 April Frodsham 13-15 July Chinese Wand 2-9 Zenways Sesshin Crafters November 6-8 April Intastitch 16-20 July Unitarian Discovery 9-11 Zenways Gathering Holiday November 13-15 April Rosicrucians 20-22 July Woven Chords 16-18 NYP Inters & Seniors November 20-22 April The Silent Eye 27-29 July Genie Family 23-25 Unitarian Association of Consciousness November for Lay Ministry 21-22 April Peak District 30 July - 3 Fieldbreaks 1 Dec Christmas lunches Rangers Aug 30 April - Glossop Art 3-5 August Barrow Art 30 Nov - Christmas Lights 3rd May 2nd Dec Weekend 4-7 May FOY Society 6-10 August Fun Days Away (to be confirmed) 8-10 May Chuter Ede 10-13 August Unitarian Music Society 11-13 May Notts & Derby 18-25 August Hucklow Summer + 7 schools and other chapel & Quakers School commercial events 18-20 May SUBUD 28-31 August Mid Week Break + 15 Send a Child to Hucklow holidays (see below) and… there may be space during the year to fit in your own group alongside the programme published above - just ask Stella (see below) Send a Child to Hucklow “Send a Child to Hucklow” Fund enables holidays at the centre for groups of disadvantaged children having no regard to religious, political, racial and other considerations. Donations help us welcome more groups of children to the centre each year. You can donate via www.sendachildtohucklow.org.uk or, for more informat -ion, please contact Rev Ernest Baker 0114 2661070. He’d love to hear from you.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING PRICES, PLEASE CONTACT Centre Manager - Stella Burney [email protected] The Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, Buxton, SK17 8RH 01298 871218 website: www.thenightingalecentre.org.uk 15 Opportunities to book your own event The Nightingale Centre is booked by a very wide range of organisations. But we do still have some weeks, weekends or mid-weeks free, especially, but not only, in winter months (when there is a discount!). And we sometimes have space alongside other groups using the centre at all times of the year.

Perhaps the school for which you are a Governor is looking for a field study venue. Or perhaps a group of friends is looking for somewhere to stay in this lovely part of Derbyshire - a chance to visit attractive towns, villages and stately homes, or to take a walk or two in the local countryside.

Perhaps you have a family occasion to celebrate, or your congregation wants to book a holiday together. Or your organisation needs to under- take a review, provide training or hold an AGM away from base. Or you want to organise a retreat, away from it all. All good reasons to Give Stella a ring (or email) and ask about Availability!

Thank you to John Hewerdine and all others for our photographs