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Scargill House
Kettlewell
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 5HU
01756 761236
Registered charity no. 1127838
Registered company no.
6778628
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Programme of events at Scargill
Scargill House is a holiday, conference and spiritual retreat centre
with a resident community who welcome Christians of all traditions as well anyone
else who would like to come. We provide a safe place to explore faith within the
Christian tradition, with an emphasis on prayer, hospitality, and refreshing,
equipping and challenging churches and individuals. You are welcome to visit
independently, or to bring a group for your own event, or even to spend time
here as a volunteer on the estate (see any ‘working parties’ below).
The following shows our programme of forthcoming events: some of these are for
the day only, some last a week (Monday – Friday) and others are for the weekend.
For prices, please open the PDF on the right. The booking form is also to the right. If you have any queries at all,
please do not hesitate to contact us.
Positively Single?
10 February 2012 to 12 February 2012
Led by Stephanie Couvela (chaplain)
Singleness. Whether we love it or hate it, lots of us live with it – at least for a while. So can we be positively single? This weekend will help us value the good things that being single can bring. It’s a chance simply to enjoy the company of other single people who face the same issues as us. Together we'll rejoice in what's good and face up to what's rubbish; we'll explore living without sex in a sex-obsessed world, and we'll discover whether life in all its fullness can include microwave meals for one.
Booking reference: 06WA12
Rates: Weekend rate
Half-Term Holiday: Back Through the Wardrobe
13 February 2012 to 17 February 2012
Led by Phil & Di Stone + the Scargill Youth Team
More adventures in the world of Narnia! Once again, Scargill House will be transformed into Narnia. Whether you came along to our previous Narnia week or are going to step through the wardrobe here for the first time, children, young people and adults alike will encounter many surprises and familiar characters during this all-age holiday. We will be running a full youth and children’s programme as well as teaching for adults from Phil Stone, with times for all ages to come together as we share fellowship and fun.
Booking reference: 07MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
Feasting & Fasting
20 February 2012 to 24 February 2012
Led by the Scargill Community
From a Pancake Fest through Ash Wednesday and into Lent: a retreat combining fun, reflections, periods of silence, creative activities and worship.
Booking reference: 08MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
Washed up and Ready to Go? The strange story of Jonah, sulkiest of prophets
02 March 2012 to 04 March 2012
Led by Adrian & Bridget Plass
What on earth was Jonah’s problem? He must have had a sparkling career as a spokesman for God. Lots of us would give our eye teeth to be used like that. So why run away when called to Nineveh? Less compassionate than his master? Perhaps. Fed up because none of the devastation he threatened ever actually happened? Maybe. After that impressive hymn of praise from the belly of the fish why end up sulking on a hillside? Why did God persist in using such an awkward character? Do some divine tasks have our names written on them? What can the book of Jonah teach us about our own working relationship with God? We’ll be exploring these and other fascinating questions.
Booking reference: 09WA12
Rates: Weekend rate
Friends' & Companions' Weekend
04 March 2012 to 05 March 2012
Led by Phil & Di Stone + the Scargill Community
We would like to invite our Friends and Companions to either stay on after ‘Washed up and Ready to Go’ or to arrive any time after Sunday lunch to enjoy an update, a celebratory buffet supper and after-dinner entertainment designed especially for you.
The cost for evening dinner on Sunday, bed and breakfast will be a special price of £25.
Booking reference: 09WO12
Rates: Special rate
Growing the Rural Church - a conference
06 March 2012 to 08 March 2012
Led by the Scargill Movement
Guests can choose to attend all three days, or just choose one. Guest speakers will include:
- James Bell (Bishop of Knaresborough), who has responsibility for rural issues throughout the diocese of Ripon & Leeds
- Peter Aiers (Churches Conservation Trust)
- Leslie Morley (rural officer for the Diocese of Ripon & Leeds)
- Elizabeth Clark (rural officer for the York & Hull and Leeds Districts).
There will be afternoon workshops, worship, bible reflection, relaxing evenings...
- Day 1 – Reaching rural communities - both new & long-standing
(Booking ref 10MA12 - either overnight or day-visitor rate)
- Day 2 – Buildings - burden or blessing? How can we use our buildings for mission?
(Booking ref 10MB12 - either overnight or day-visitor rate)
- Day 3 – Enabling participation - empowering the people of God
(Booking ref 10MC12 - either overnight or day-visitor rate).
Booking reference: 10MA12, 10MB12, 10MC12
Rates: Overnight
or day-visitor
Working holiday
09 March 2012 to 11 March 2012
Led by Lisa & Hugh Chadwick-Firman
Restoration of Scargill’s ancient woodland and management of glades.
Booking reference: 10WA12
Rates: Working holiday
The Life You’ve Always Wanted?
12 March 2012 to 16 March 2012
Led by Stephanie Couvela & Jolyon Trickey
Sometimes it feels as if our ordinary, everyday busy-ness gets in the way of our spiritual life. But what if there were no difference between the ordinary and the spiritual? Can we be close to Jesus right in the middle of an ordinary day? Because ordinary days are all we have! Using John Ortberg’s course An Ordinary Day with Jesus, this encouraging, practical and challenging week will help us to make the ordinary extraordinary. That doesn't necessarily mean doing new things: it means doing the things we already do, but in new ways. Together we’ll learn some simple, concrete disciplines that all of us can practice to help us to live the life we’ve always wanted – one day at a time.
Stephanie Couvela is our chaplain and Jolyon Trickey is rector of Holy Trinity and Trendlewood, Nailsea.
Booking reference: 11MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
To Love and to Laugh – Getting the most out of your marriage
16 March 2012 to 18 March 2012
Led by Patrick & Sue Baker
At Scargill, you'll find time and a safe place to nurture your love for each other. Sessions will cover:
- Knowing me, knowing you – deepening communication
- War and peace – resolving conflict
- Good sex and the languages of love
All this, plus time to spend together in private, fun (obligatory) and forgiveness (if needed).
Booking reference: 11WA12
Rates: Weekend rate
Being with Jesus in the Wilderness
24 March 2012
Led by Phil Stone
This one-day Lent retreat lets you take time out to enjoy teaching interspersed with silence on the beautiful Scargill Estate. Presented in partnership with the Retreat Association.
Booking reference: 12WA12
Rates: Day rate
He Opened Wide His Arms
26 March 2012 to 30 March 2012
Led by Dave Runcorn
Space to journey afresh to the foot of the cross: renewing love, deepening understanding and learning to see the world through the eyes of Christ crucified. Having worked as a parish priest, a Lee Abbey chaplain and in theological training and development, David Runcorn is now a full-time ‘free range priest’ - writing, speaking, offering spiritual direction and working as a consultant and trainer in areas of spiritual formation, vocational development and Christian ministry. Published works include Choice, Desire and the Will of God and Spirituality Workbook – a guide for pilgrims, seekers and explorers. Dave lives in Derby with his wife Jackie, two teenage boys, a dog and three chickens.
Booking reference: 13MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
Easter with the Scargill Community
04 April 2012 to 10 April 2012
Led by the Scargill Community
Easter is at the heart of the mystery and, amazingly, the mystery can be solved by anyone who is determined to solve the mystery of the heart. We shall be looking, as so many generations of believers have done, at the pattern of good news embedded in a story that tells how one life ended, and then, by the greatest miracle of all time, began once more, but with no risk of a second death. Jesus showed us that there cannot be an Easter Sunday without a Good Friday and a tremblingly tentative Saturday. No resurrection without death. No heaven without the possibility of separation from God. No perfection without suffering. Join us as we explore the heart of the mystery. Who knows what we shall find?
Includes a full children’s and youth programme and lots of Easter surprises!
Booking reference: 14MA12
Rates: Easter week rate
Woodland Working Holiday
10 April 2012 to 14 April 2012
Led by the Estate Team
Help manage Scargill’s wonderful estate. Tasks likely to include control of invasive species and drystone walling.
Booking reference: 15MA12
Rates: Working holiday rate
In the Zone (youth event)
12 April 2012 to 14 April 2012
Led by Susie Mapledoram + the Scargill Youth Team
Exploring the Bible - with a difference! A weekend suitable for individuals or whole youth groups. During our time together, we'll experience fresh ways to delve into the many themes and characters within the Bible, making them relevant to our lives today in both individual and proactive ways. No theological training necessary! All the resources designed for and prepared during the weekend will be made available to take home.
Booking reference: 15MB12
Rates: Weekend rate
Sculpture, Prayer and Scripture
20 April 2012 to 22 April 2012
Led by Toddy & Liz Hoare
Having trained as a sculptor and on retiring from full-time rural parish ministry, Toddy continues his ministry through a selection of his sculptures to prompt a look at scripture and biblical truth. His work is there to make people think, explore scripture and find its relevance today on many issues and in their own private devotion. His wife Liz, who the tutor at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, in Spirituality, Prayer & Mission, will look at different styles of prayer and different approaches to Bible study.
Booking reference: 16WA12
Rates: Weekend rate + cost for materials
Enjoying and Caring for God’s Creation
23 April 2012 to 27 April 2012
Led by A Rocha UK
A Rocha’s worldwide work is a fantastic example of how caring for creation can deepen our Christian faith and witness powerfully to others. Through talks, discussions and walking through the wonderful countryside surrounding Scargill, we'll explore how God speaks to us through his word and his world, ministering through birds, flowers and landscapes, deepening our relationship with God and challenging our values and lifestyles.
Booking reference: 17MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
Photography
30 April 2012 to 04 May 2012
Led by Mike Peak & Ian Cresswell
Take the opportunity to explore this area of outstanding natural beauty with your camera and capture some memorable images. Mike and Ian are experienced and enthusiastic photographers who will be on hand to help you find subjects for your camera and to help you technically enhance them.
Booking reference: 18MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
Walking the Dales' Industrial Heritage
14 May 2012 to 18 May 2012
Led by Mike Weighell, supported by Richard Smithurst
We will be walking around many of the industrial sites around the Dales, from the lead-mining areas around Grassington (Wharfedale) and Gunnerside (Swaledale) to the many water mills and old railways in Wensleydale. Mike’s walks will be 8-10 miles each day with some steep climbs and rough moorland walking. Richard will be leading gentler walks.
Booking reference: 20MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
BRF Day: A Question of Trust: Confidence lost and found
16 May 2012
Led by Adrian & Bridget Plass
Can we really trust God? What happens when he lets us down? Does he? How can he, when he’s perfect? Let’s do our best to honestly explore issues of trust as we encounter Jesus at challenging points in his life. There will be plenty of quiet times to relax and pray in the beautiful surroundings of Scargill House.
Booking reference: 20MB12
Rates: Day-rate
Renew, Refresh, Restore
18 May 2012 to 20 May 2012
Led by the Scargill Community
Enough is enough. There comes a point where we just have to take a break from daily routine and allow our minds and bodies to simply be somewhere else. Take the opportunity this weekend to create a space in your life and allow God to fill it with anything that is good for you. Worship and teaching will be offered, but it is purely optional. Do as much or as little as suits you. The community would love to look after you and make your time with us an enjoyable and profitable experience. Come and relax. It’ll do you good.
Booking reference: 20WA12
Rates: Weekend rate
Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holy Mess
21 May 2012 to 25 May 2012
Led by Adrian & Bridget Plass
Christian living has never been straightforward. God is unpredictable. Things rarely work out as we expect. Just as well, when you see how Christian organisations become harmless and hopeless when over-tidied. Spiritual muddle and mayhem from Acts will throw light on this issue as we actively celebrate the glorious mess of Christ’s kingdom in this world. Do you dance? Act? Done any writing? Play an instrument or sing? Want to have a go at painting? Good at watching other people doing things? We’ll spend the week throwing together a divinely chaotic service for Thursday evening. We’re going to learn such a lot, have such fun, and make such a terrible mess...
Booking reference: 21MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
God of the Ordinary
29 May 2012
Led by Di Stone
So many of us forget to look for God in the normal things of our day-to-day lives. Di will be helping us concentrate on what's really important, and how it can positively affect our relationship with a God who was prepared to become very small indeed in order to reach us and rescue us.
Booking reference: 22MA12
Rates: Day rate
A Hunger to Belong
01 June 2012 to 03 June 2012
Led by Phil Stone & Adrian Plass
A hunger to belong is one of the deepest, most persistent appetites known to man. A place to fill that is specially ours. A person or group of people that will make us feel safe and welcome because they love and value us. How blessed we are if we have these things! Some of us have never experienced community in any genuine sense - or used to feel that we did belong, but now we are lost. Does talk about the Body of Christ mean anything? Is there a community of love that really can accommodate oddments, aliens and outsiders? The Holy Spirit will be here helping us to get our hearts and heads around the things that Jesus and Paul have to say about it all. We might be surprised...
Booking reference: 22WA12
Rates: Weekend rate
Watercolour Painting
01 June 2012 to 03 June 2012
Led by Jane Gamble
Jane Gamble ia a professional landscape painter who has exhibited and sold paintings not only throughout the UK but also as far away as New Zealand and the USA. She will show you how to enjoy painting landscape in watercolours and how to paint from life. We will learn how to mix and apply colour; how to really look hard at what we’re painting; and how to effectively cover the paper. Most of all, you will see just how wonderful it is to transfer something of the world around us onto paper. The sense of achievement will make you want to cheer!
Booking reference: 22WB12
Rates: Weekend rate
Half-term all-age holiday: The Dangerous Book for Everyone
04 June 2012 to 08 June 2012
Led by Dave Hopwood
An adventurous romp through lots of biblical characters and their experiences, looking at how their bloopers, mistakes and successes relate to ours. There will be a full youth and children’s programme.
Dave Hopwood is an author and freelance Bible communicator, dedicated to bringing the Good Book to anyone and everyone through contemporary media and relevant language. Until recently Dave and his wife Lynn were part of the Lee Abbey community in Devon.
Booking reference: 23MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
Wildlife Walks
04 June 2012 to 08 June 2012
Led by Lisa & Hugh Chadwick-Firman
From the windswept heather moorlands down to the tranquil riverside meadows, Wharfedale is exceptionally rich in wildlife. On a series of gentle walks, we will explore several nearby nature reserves and get close to the wildlife that makes Scargill and Wharfedale so special.
Booking reference: 23MB12
Rates: Mid-week rate
Reflective Listening
13 June 2012
Led by Jo Penn & Patrick Baker
Come and join us in the peaceful and beautiful surroundings of the Yorkshire Dales, an ideal place for taking time to listen to God and to ourselves. Join us to learn what helps to open a reflective space for others to speak into, so that they may discern what God is saying to them through the events of their lives. Let us learn to listen with the heart of God. (Jo and Patrick are both trained spiritual advisors.)
Booking reference: 24MA12
Rates: Day rate
I’m a Church Leader - Get Me Out of Here!
18 June 2012 to 22 June 2011
Led by Phil Stone & Stephanie Couvela
When you're a church leader, you can feel like you're running on empty - the problems are mounting up, everyone seems to want something, and no one's got your back. We can't solve all your problems, but we can give you a few days to rest, recharge, and rediscover your first love. Within the programme there'll be the chance to speak one-to-one with someone who's been there too (and lived to tell the tale), as well as some Bible reflections and practical advice.
Booking reference: 25MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
Praying for Healing
22 June 2012 to 24 June 2012
Led by Bishop Graham Dow + team
Just as Jesus entrusted his followers with sharing the gospel and healing the sick, so it is good today for all Christian disciples to find confidence to offer prayer for healing. Expect to receive a careful prayer ministry and to learn simple skills in offering healing prayer to others. Insights about praying for physical healing and inner healing will be shared. Bishop Graham has been leading these weekends for over 20 years.
Booking reference: 25WA12
Rates: Weekend rate
From Sheep’s Back to Yours
22 June 2012 to 24 June 2012
Led by Sue Woodcock
A weekend with countrywoman Sue Woodcock: local speaker, rare-sheep breeder and Yorkshire Post columnist. Try your hand at a range of activities including spinning, knitting, felting, rug-making and outdoor activities such as dry stone walling.
Booking reference: 25WB12
Rates: Weekend rate
Renew, Refresh, Restore
06 July 2012 to 08 July 2012
Led by the Scargill Community
Enough is enough. There comes a point where we just have to take a break from daily routine and allow our minds and bodies to simply be somewhere else. Take the opportunity this weekend to create a space in your life and allow God to fill it with anything that is good for you. Worship and teaching will be offered, but it is purely optional. Do as much or as little as suits you. The community would love to look after you and make your time with us an enjoyable and profitable experience. Come and relax. It’ll do you good!
Booking reference: 27WA12
Rates: Weekend rate
Working Holiday
06 July 2012 to 08 July 2012
Led by Hugh & Lisa Chadwick-Firman
Enjoy Scargill’s wonderful wildlife and help control the spread of bracken. Also includes an evening bat walk.
Booking reference: 27WW12
Rates: Working holiday rate
CARM Retreat: Painting for Worship & Prayer
09 July 2012 to 13 July 2012
Led by Jock & Margaret Stein
Jock is a retired Church of Scotland minister. He will be leading the prayer part of the retreat and supporting the two separate strands of the programme. The painting side will be led by Margaret Stein (Dip Edinburgh College of Art) enjoys teaching and encouraging artists of any standard, in any medium. There will be ample opportunities to creatively respond to the beauty of your surroundings here at Scargill.
Booking reference: 28MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
CARM Retreat: Music for Worship & Prayer
09 July 2012 to 13 July 2012
Led by Douglas Kerr
Experience and understand how music helps us to worship God. Primarily for instrumentalists (at least grade 3 standard) and singers - but those who simply enjoy listening to music in a variety of styles will be welcome and catered for.
Booking reference: 28MB12
Rates: Mid-week rate
What about the Wounded?
13 July 2012 to 15 July 2012
Led by the Scargill Community pastoral team
Remember the REM song Everybody Hurts? It’s true - we all do at some time, whether or not we have faith. It can be difficult to find a place or a language that will adequately and safely contain shapeless pain. Bullied by the church, disappointed with God, fed up with our own shame and failure, devastated by the loss of someone we love, dealing with emotional or physical suffering... there are so many different wounds to be tended. Come for a bit of a laugh -and a bit of a cry, if that helps. We have no answers, but God might.
Booking reference: 28WA12
Rates: Weekend rate
Exploring our Railway History
16 July 2012 to 20 July 2012
Led by Mike & Janet Peak
Enjoy the local scenery while travelling on the Wensleydale Railway and the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Discover the history of railways at the York Railway Museum. Evening programme includes an after-dinner talk by Stephen Weatherley, author of Marcher Railways – railways of Wrexham and Oswestry.
Booking reference: 29MA12
Rates: Railway holiday rate
A Pearl of Great Price: a journey of discovery about self, God and others
16 July 2012 to 20 July 2012
Led by Carla Moss & Su Parker
Carla and Su will lead you through a series of sessions using creativity and coaching to inspire you to make - whatever your artistic expression. No previous creativity experience is required, nor is a profession in creativity a hindrance! Everyone is welcome. There will be time and space to explore and opportunities to work together and individually.
Booking reference: 29MB12
Rates: Mid-week rate
Sole Surviving
30 July 2012 to 03 August 2012
Led by Scargill Youth Team + bushcraft experts
Fed up of sleeping under canvas? Ever wanted to know how to truly rough it in the wild? Join us as we gain a grounding in bushcraft and survival techniques by a trained professional, and put it into practice in the relative safety of the Scargill estate. Come along for what promises to be an inspiring weekend of living, eating and growing together.
Booking reference: 31MA12
Rates: Mid-week rate
Summerfest 1 - live summer abundantly!
04 August 2012 to 08 August 2012
Led by the Scargill Community
Our summer extravaganza welcomes absolutely everyone, whatever your age or budget (you can even bring your tent). You'll enjoy our packed day-time programme plus our rich mix of teaching and worship. Summerfest features a fabulous mix of visiting artists, concerts, children's and youth work, creative workshops, bible teaching, chat shows, late-night extras, chapel services and outdoor activities. Summerfest will be happening during the Olympics so you can expect this theme to run through our programme.
Once again, there are three holidays to choose from. Book early to avoid disappointment!
- The final day of each holiday will finish after lunch, giving a chance for a final morning session and coffee followed by holy communion.
- Lunches are not included, but our on-site lunchtime cafe is a popular choice.
- Your options include camping OR accommodation in the house on a half-board basis.
- Day-tickets are available.
- Parent/s and their children booking together before 1 June 2012 will receive a 10% discount (cannot be used in conjunction with the 10% single-parent discount).
Booking reference: 31WA12
Rates: Summerfest
Summerfest 2 - live summer abundantly!
09 August 2012 to 13 August 2012
Led by the Scargill Community
All details as for week one.
Booking reference: 32MA12
Rates: Summerfest
Summerfest 3 - live summer abundantly!
14 August 2012 to 18 August 2012
Led by the Scargill Community
All details as for week one.
Booking reference: 33MA12
Rates: Summerfest
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