Due to popular demand we have added a new date for Lynne Gibson's, How to Look at Art Course here at Farncombe Estate.
Discover how to develop your visual and critical skills by using a strategy for looking at art. This is a simple and flexible approach to analysing and interpreting any piece of art work. The strategy will easily become second nature, giving you the confidence to dispense with the guide books, unplug the headphones and become an active, rather than a passive, viewer!
We will put this strategy into practice by looking at a wide range of art works from across the history of Western art. You will begin to recognize styles and conventions, materials and techniques, and place them within a historical context. Most importantly, you will look with insight and hone your critical skills.
This day school has the simple aim of helping you to achieve a deeper understanding and greater enjoyment of art.
Book early to avoid disappointment by calling Mandy on 0333 456 8580.
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Monday, 21 November 2011
Calling all History Buffs...
Enjoy historic discounts in 2012!
In our drive to run every course in the programme, we need more of you to book at an early stage. Our Early Bird promotion gives you up to 20% off – the earlier you book, the better the deal.
For those of you thaat are interested in History here is a list of the Farncombe History courses which qualify for Early Bird discount in 2012 (January to December.) Click on the links to read all about each course and book your place:
Sir Richard "Ruffian Dick" Burton - Traveller, Adventurer
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire
The Norman Settlement and Saxon Rebellion post 1066
Stalin, the Soviet Union and the Anatomy of Tyranny
Eighteenth Century London
Chatsworth and the Cavendish Family 1550-1850
Competition and Conflict in the Cotswolds
The Olympic Games through the Ages
'All the Queen's Women': the Female World of Elizabeth I
The Landscapes and Buildings of Tudor England
Pilgrimage & Shrines
Courtiers and Courtesans: The World of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn
Mother Countries, Virgin Territories
Wild Hills and Lawless Folk: The Medieval Scottish Border
Early Bird replaces all other offers, including our Book While You’re Here promotion. However, if you put your name down for a course while on a Farncombe weekend, we will call to let you know if you qualify for a discount. To book your Early Bird place, call us on 0333 456 8580. To see all of our 2012 programme, go online at www.farncombeestate.co.uk
GIFT VOUCHERS
A Farncombe Estate study break makes a thoughtful and original Christmas present. You can buy vouchers of any value, or book your loved on a chosen course. Buy online at http://www.farncombeestate.co.uk/about.asp?id=18 or call 0333 456 8580.
In our drive to run every course in the programme, we need more of you to book at an early stage. Our Early Bird promotion gives you up to 20% off – the earlier you book, the better the deal.
For those of you thaat are interested in History here is a list of the Farncombe History courses which qualify for Early Bird discount in 2012 (January to December.) Click on the links to read all about each course and book your place:
Sir Richard "Ruffian Dick" Burton - Traveller, Adventurer
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire
The Norman Settlement and Saxon Rebellion post 1066
Stalin, the Soviet Union and the Anatomy of Tyranny
Eighteenth Century London
Chatsworth and the Cavendish Family 1550-1850
Competition and Conflict in the Cotswolds
The Olympic Games through the Ages
'All the Queen's Women': the Female World of Elizabeth I
The Landscapes and Buildings of Tudor England
Pilgrimage & Shrines
Courtiers and Courtesans: The World of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn
Mother Countries, Virgin Territories
Wild Hills and Lawless Folk: The Medieval Scottish Border
Early Bird replaces all other offers, including our Book While You’re Here promotion. However, if you put your name down for a course while on a Farncombe weekend, we will call to let you know if you qualify for a discount. To book your Early Bird place, call us on 0333 456 8580. To see all of our 2012 programme, go online at www.farncombeestate.co.uk
GIFT VOUCHERS
A Farncombe Estate study break makes a thoughtful and original Christmas present. You can buy vouchers of any value, or book your loved on a chosen course. Buy online at http://www.farncombeestate.co.uk/about.asp?id=18 or call 0333 456 8580.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Everyone Can Sing Again - A voice Workshop
For everyone that has ever been on our Everyone Can Sing: A Voice Workshop with Dan Evans, Farncombe Estate have launched a new reunion course just for you!
Rekindle some of the fun and camaraderie that you experienced on Dan’s popular and successful Everyone Can Sing voice workshop. There will be warm-ups, chanting and a quick reminder of what was previously learned. Then the focus will be on working in syndicate groups, preparing and presenting songs.
Dan will again deploy his positive reinforcement process, which develops confidence and bonds groups. This is an opportunity, not only to enjoy this especially positive ambience but also, should you wish, to gently challenge yourself and further develop your confidence with singing.
You need to have attended one of Dan’s Everyone Can Sing classes to book on this reunion.
Rekindle some of the fun and camaraderie that you experienced on Dan’s popular and successful Everyone Can Sing voice workshop. There will be warm-ups, chanting and a quick reminder of what was previously learned. Then the focus will be on working in syndicate groups, preparing and presenting songs.
Dan will again deploy his positive reinforcement process, which develops confidence and bonds groups. This is an opportunity, not only to enjoy this especially positive ambience but also, should you wish, to gently challenge yourself and further develop your confidence with singing.
You need to have attended one of Dan’s Everyone Can Sing classes to book on this reunion.
Friday, 7 October 2011
What goes on in Room 617 at Cotswold Conference Centre?
A War Hero remembered at Farncombe Estate
Military heroes past and present were honoured in a moving ceremony at Cotswold Conference Centre, Broadway, yesterday [Thursday.]
Maudslay Court, a new £3.5m Cotswold-stone building constructed at Farncombe Estate, was officially opened by Victoria Trevelyan, niece of the Dam Busters’ hero Henry Maudslay. The Maudslay family lived on the Estate during WW2 when Henry was tragically killed in raids on six German hydroelectric dams.
To commemorate the connection with 617 Squadron, the Dam Busters’ unit of which Henry Maudslay was B Flight Commander, a plaque was also unveiled by Wing Commander Keith Taylor, currently Officer Commanding 617 Squadron.
“This beautiful building has given us a fantastic opportunity to honour an earlier resident of the Estate,” said Cotswold Conference Centre’s MD Mark Philip-Sørensen. “We would like to thank the Maudslay family and Wing Commander Taylor for making our opening ceremony so special.”
The large new wing of 32 en-suite bedrooms, constructed by skilled local tradesmen, boasts a number of ecological features, including a ground-source heat pump and solar panels. The Cotswold stone building even has its own tower.
One deluxe room - Number 617 – is themed with prints that tell the Dam Busters story, including a picture of the Lancaster Bombers in action in May 1943.
Emotional tribute
The Grand Ceremony began with the Celebration Reed and Brass Band of Hampton playing stirring renditions of the Dam Busters theme and the RAF March Past, while 80 guests and staff assembled in Maudslay Court.
The historic afternoon was completed with traditional afternoon tea – in the Estate’s dining room decorated with gingham and bunting, to the strains of Vera Lynn.
Keith Taylor spoke about 617 Squadron’s heroic history, including recent tours of Afghanistan and Libya, while Victoria Trevelyan gave an emotional tribute to Henry Maudslay, the uncle she never knew. She presented Farncombe Estate with a rarely-seen portrait of her uncle – Henry had been just 21 when he died on his return from the Dam Busters’ raid.
In the 1954 film The Dam Busters, Henry Maudslay’s role was played by actor Richard Thorp, later known as Alan Turner in “Emmerdale”. A remake of the film, with a script by Stephen Fry, is expected to premiere soon.
Military heroes past and present were honoured in a moving ceremony at Cotswold Conference Centre, Broadway, yesterday [Thursday.]
Maudslay Court, a new £3.5m Cotswold-stone building constructed at Farncombe Estate, was officially opened by Victoria Trevelyan, niece of the Dam Busters’ hero Henry Maudslay. The Maudslay family lived on the Estate during WW2 when Henry was tragically killed in raids on six German hydroelectric dams.
To commemorate the connection with 617 Squadron, the Dam Busters’ unit of which Henry Maudslay was B Flight Commander, a plaque was also unveiled by Wing Commander Keith Taylor, currently Officer Commanding 617 Squadron.
“This beautiful building has given us a fantastic opportunity to honour an earlier resident of the Estate,” said Cotswold Conference Centre’s MD Mark Philip-Sørensen. “We would like to thank the Maudslay family and Wing Commander Taylor for making our opening ceremony so special.”
The large new wing of 32 en-suite bedrooms, constructed by skilled local tradesmen, boasts a number of ecological features, including a ground-source heat pump and solar panels. The Cotswold stone building even has its own tower.
One deluxe room - Number 617 – is themed with prints that tell the Dam Busters story, including a picture of the Lancaster Bombers in action in May 1943.
Emotional tribute
The Grand Ceremony began with the Celebration Reed and Brass Band of Hampton playing stirring renditions of the Dam Busters theme and the RAF March Past, while 80 guests and staff assembled in Maudslay Court.
The historic afternoon was completed with traditional afternoon tea – in the Estate’s dining room decorated with gingham and bunting, to the strains of Vera Lynn.
Keith Taylor spoke about 617 Squadron’s heroic history, including recent tours of Afghanistan and Libya, while Victoria Trevelyan gave an emotional tribute to Henry Maudslay, the uncle she never knew. She presented Farncombe Estate with a rarely-seen portrait of her uncle – Henry had been just 21 when he died on his return from the Dam Busters’ raid.
In the 1954 film The Dam Busters, Henry Maudslay’s role was played by actor Richard Thorp, later known as Alan Turner in “Emmerdale”. A remake of the film, with a script by Stephen Fry, is expected to premiere soon.
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Simon de Montfort Day School
A day of discussion and exploration with historians and archaeologists.
On Saturday 8th October, Farncombe Estate is proud to host
Lords, Halls and Chronicles: A Thirteenth Century Miscellany.
This is your chance to listen and contribute to a panel of medieval historians and archaeologists on the politics and society of ‘long thirteenth century’ England.
This day of historical delving, organised by heritage charity The Simon de Montfort Society, will concentrate on the secular elite. Topics include How to win friends and influence people; models of lordship in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and Entertainment in the Gentry Household.
Medieval experts Professor Peter Coss (Cardiff University), Professor David Carpenter (Kings College, London), Professor Tom James (University of Winchester) and Dr John Hunt (University of Birmingham) will draw on published and unpublished research to discuss the material world of the elite and royalty. The day will also feature the discovery of The Pershore Flores Historiarum, a previously-unrecognised Worcestershire chronicle of this period.
Fees for the day (10am to 4.15pm), including morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea, are £40 for members of the Simon de Montfort Society and £45 for non-members.
To book your place, please send a cheque payable to ‘The Simon de Montfort Society' to the Hon Treasurer, Mr T Paul Jenkins, 4 The Mews, Head Street, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 1DA. Please say if you have any dietary requirements.
This is an event organised directly by the Simon de Montfort Society. Queries should be directed to David Snowden on 01386 421747.
On Saturday 8th October, Farncombe Estate is proud to host
Lords, Halls and Chronicles: A Thirteenth Century Miscellany.
This is your chance to listen and contribute to a panel of medieval historians and archaeologists on the politics and society of ‘long thirteenth century’ England.
This day of historical delving, organised by heritage charity The Simon de Montfort Society, will concentrate on the secular elite. Topics include How to win friends and influence people; models of lordship in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and Entertainment in the Gentry Household.
Medieval experts Professor Peter Coss (Cardiff University), Professor David Carpenter (Kings College, London), Professor Tom James (University of Winchester) and Dr John Hunt (University of Birmingham) will draw on published and unpublished research to discuss the material world of the elite and royalty. The day will also feature the discovery of The Pershore Flores Historiarum, a previously-unrecognised Worcestershire chronicle of this period.
Fees for the day (10am to 4.15pm), including morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea, are £40 for members of the Simon de Montfort Society and £45 for non-members.
To book your place, please send a cheque payable to ‘The Simon de Montfort Society' to the Hon Treasurer, Mr T Paul Jenkins, 4 The Mews, Head Street, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 1DA. Please say if you have any dietary requirements.
This is an event organised directly by the Simon de Montfort Society. Queries should be directed to David Snowden on 01386 421747.
Friday, 16 September 2011
Farncombe Estate wins Cotswold Leisure Break of the Year
Farncombe Estate, the Broadway venue which runs a wide variety of weekend leisure and study courses, has been named Cotswold Leisure Break of the Year 2011. The Business Achievement award is judged by an independent panel of judges from the newspaper London & Home Counties Today,
“Throughout the year, the Directors at London & Home Counties Today select organisations that have best demonstrated a proven ability to go that extra mile in not only meeting but exceeding the needs of their clients,” said Senior Editor
Joshua Holtom. “In line with this philosophy, it gives us pleasure to announce that Farncombe Estate has been selected to receive this year’s award.
“Our completely independent Award Programme recognises business excellence across a wide range of disciplines and the Business Achievement Award is recognised both locally and nationally.”
Farncombe Estate is set in 370 acres of private parkland, with stunning panoramic views over the Vale of Evesham towards the Malverns. Inspector Morse author Colin Dexter said on a recent visit: “This is one of the most beautiful views in the whole country.”
But not everyone is aware of that inside Farncombe’s eight dedicated training rooms, hundreds of weekend leisure courses are taking place every year.
The range of subjects on offer is exceptional. You can learn about astronomy, Tchaikovsky or the history of the Olympic Games. Feeling brainy? This is your chance to dabble in philosophy, consider the Golden Age of Dutch Painting or write travel stories.
For the practically-inclined there is a wealth of craft courses, including painting Atmospheric Snow Scenes and Chinese Brush Painting. You can learn how to Get the Best from Your Digital Camera, decorate Cupcakes or dance the tango.
“We are delighted to win this award, which reflects our commitment to customer care and the many hours of work that go on behind the scenes,” says Farncombe programme manager Mandy Morrison.
Since the Centre opened its doors in 2003, it has attracted thousands of visitors from around the world.
Popular programmes include Everyone Can Sing and Go Gospel. Students can learn to be a Guitar Hero or play Bodhrán, an Irish drum.
2011 has been an exciting year for Farncombe. A new £3.5 million bedroom courtyard has been built in line with the company’s green policy. Now it has 89 en-suite bedrooms which attract B&B guests and special interest groups, from walkers to musicians.
“This award ranks Farncombe Estate amongst the best in its field,” says Joshua Holtom, “as well as acting as a seal of approval to prospective clients.”
“Throughout the year, the Directors at London & Home Counties Today select organisations that have best demonstrated a proven ability to go that extra mile in not only meeting but exceeding the needs of their clients,” said Senior Editor
Joshua Holtom. “In line with this philosophy, it gives us pleasure to announce that Farncombe Estate has been selected to receive this year’s award.
“Our completely independent Award Programme recognises business excellence across a wide range of disciplines and the Business Achievement Award is recognised both locally and nationally.”
Farncombe Estate is set in 370 acres of private parkland, with stunning panoramic views over the Vale of Evesham towards the Malverns. Inspector Morse author Colin Dexter said on a recent visit: “This is one of the most beautiful views in the whole country.”
But not everyone is aware of that inside Farncombe’s eight dedicated training rooms, hundreds of weekend leisure courses are taking place every year.
The range of subjects on offer is exceptional. You can learn about astronomy, Tchaikovsky or the history of the Olympic Games. Feeling brainy? This is your chance to dabble in philosophy, consider the Golden Age of Dutch Painting or write travel stories.
For the practically-inclined there is a wealth of craft courses, including painting Atmospheric Snow Scenes and Chinese Brush Painting. You can learn how to Get the Best from Your Digital Camera, decorate Cupcakes or dance the tango.
“We are delighted to win this award, which reflects our commitment to customer care and the many hours of work that go on behind the scenes,” says Farncombe programme manager Mandy Morrison.
Since the Centre opened its doors in 2003, it has attracted thousands of visitors from around the world.
Popular programmes include Everyone Can Sing and Go Gospel. Students can learn to be a Guitar Hero or play Bodhrán, an Irish drum.
2011 has been an exciting year for Farncombe. A new £3.5 million bedroom courtyard has been built in line with the company’s green policy. Now it has 89 en-suite bedrooms which attract B&B guests and special interest groups, from walkers to musicians.
“This award ranks Farncombe Estate amongst the best in its field,” says Joshua Holtom, “as well as acting as a seal of approval to prospective clients.”
Monday, 12 September 2011
Our Creative Cupcakes for Christmas Course has arrived!
So what would you like to be tucking into this Christmas -the same old traditional Christmas cake with an iced top and a little Santa, or a box of 12 handmade cupcakes, with a wonderful Christmas theme,and a really modern approach to design? If the answer is cupcakes, then we have the perfect workshop for you. You will be presented with a tray of 12 freshly baked cupcakes for you to decorate during the course of the day with step by step instructions all the way. There will be cupcakes shaped like Christmas baubles, Christmas Puddings, Christmas trees, and much more. You will learn many skills during the course of the day, all materials are provided in with the course fee - you just need to bring an apron and have fun!
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