Four very special days to celebrate Christmas at enchanting and magical Halsway Manor with Pete & Marj Hendy and Dampier’s Round Featuring Pete & Moira Gutteridge

Four days of non-stop dancing with Pete & Marj Hendy, Chris Turner & Elaine Norman and musicians Peter and Moira Gutteridge of Dampier’s Round

with Chris Turner & Barefoot.

Starts on Friday evening and ends at Lunchtime of Sunday activities for all or none !

Followed by the annual general meeting of Halsway Manor Society

Tutor: Christopher J Halstead

Christopher worked and trained with Richard Wilson in Cambridge and Didier Claudel in France before setting up his own workshop in 1997.

He works as a full time bow maker and repairer in Sheffield and has also been teaching violin bow-making in summer schools for the last ten years

In addition to the cost of tuition and accommodation there will be an extra charge to cover materials such as bow wood billet, semi manufactured frog, bow hair etc and is likely to be between about £140 to £200 and will depend upon the type of bow that you wish to make.

As well as modern bows for the violin family of instruments (i.e. violin, viola, cello, double bass) it is also possible to make a Baroque bow. The type of bow you wish to make will need to be stated on the booking form.

The class size will be limited to a maximum of five in order to ensure good supervision.

English Dances from Home & Abroad are dances published by Playford & Thompson and those choreographed by Roodman, Callens & Wedgebury to the music of Purcell, Handel, Mozart, O’Carolan and Jensen.
Host ray Goodswen, musician Bristol Players

We invite you to come and enjoy our gathering for 12th Night. Extend your seasonal celebration with 12th Night Revels by dancing and singing and other activities including winter customs, exploring the new library collections with Ted & Pat Morse and Alan & Christine Corkett

Musical instrumnet bow making:

Look out for more details soon

Tutor Neville Gardner has been teaching violin-making for the last nine years at evening classes run by Hillingdon Adult Education. This weekend is run in response to demands by students to have a good length of time at the workbench. As well as the usual string family of instruments support can also be given for making a Rebec. Class size is limited in order to ensure good support to students.

Halsway Manor Society has taken the opportunity to offer a week’s folk activity based summer holiday available to residents in the Manor and with camping in the Water Gardens.

Due to a change cancellation, an opportunity arose for this last minute weekend to be added to the programme of events at a special price of £75.

We invite you to come and enjoy a new Halsway experience, a fun April weekend package of dances and workshops.

The Zesty Contra House Party weekend will be filled with activities for both dancers and musicians. We’ve not yet finalised the details of the programme but you can expect a weekend designed to extend your dance horizons as well as to entertain you.

Day workshops help you to become a better dancer. Each evening offers a contradance – your chance to get in the groove and have fun dancing.

Musicians may join in alongside Sick Shift in the Open Band slots. Music will be available well in advance. Late sessions in the bar.

Following the successful sell out for Pipers 2008, booking has already opened for Pipers 09. The 2008 staff have agreed to return so expect to greet Pauline Cato, Rob Say, Chris Evans and Francis Wood. Additional staff may also be invited.

Reserve your place by phoning the Manor on 01984 618274.

Booking forms and full prices will be available shortly after Easter.

A follow up to last years very successful event. The aim of this weekend is to have a leisurely look at some of the dances and tunes that are published in the book called “The Playford Ball – 103 Early English Country Dances” by Kate Van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer.

Dancers will be encouraged to each bring one or two of the dances that they feel confident to explain to the others.

Some time will also be spent on deciding what makes dances successful and how a new dance could be created.

Musicians attending the weekend will be able to practise the tunes separately

This is an opportunity to enjoy a weekend break at the Manor and learn how to make a stained glass panel.

Tutor. Marigold Gorick will present a comprehensive course to enable you to go home with your own stained glass panel. Marigold is an experienced stained glass teacher and artist.

This repeat venture is part of our programme of expansion at Halsway Manor. All materials and tools will be supplied but there will be an additional charge for materials, dependant on the size of your panel (10 pence per square inch of panel).

a new Halsway experience.
a fun May mid-week package of dancing, singing, music and customs with Ted & Pat Morse and Alan & Christine Corkett

This favourite annual weekend event, will be again knackering but provide opportunities to relax and explore the local area of scenic beauty with the firm knowledge that the Yetties will be close at hand should you feel the need to burst into song or dance, perform party pieces, even stand on your head!

This year our relaxing holiday week is presented with a Dorset Theme.

We will need you to be prepared to sing, dance to keep the momentum going for four days and retain your sense of humour too! (It’s a holiday - remember!)

Halsway Manor presents a unique opportunity to dance with the exiting North American band CROWFOOT.

Ken and Sarah look forward to welcoming you all again to the next Irish Set dancing event at Halsway.

Staff
Ken Lamport
Sarah Loweth
Maggie Daniel
Pendragon Ceili Band

Tutor Neville Gardner has been teaching violin-making for the last nine years at evening classes run by Hillingdon Adult Education. This weekend is run in response to demands by students to have a good length of time at the workbench. As well as the usual string family of instruments support can also be given for making a Rebec. Class size is limited in order to ensure good support to students.

This is an introductory family history course for those people starting Family History.

The course will be a mix of tuition, internet research, visits and time for individually supported research. The emphasis is on participation in a supportive and friendly atmosphere within the lovely surroundings of Halsway Manor and the Quantock Hills.

As Pat Shaw did a lot to unite the dancing communities on both sides of the Atlantic it seemed appropriate to use his work as a starting point and then see how it has been developed in England by Alan Davies and the U.S.A. by Gary Roodman.

Tutors:
Henri & Jacqui Morgenstein
Alan Davies
Gary Roodman
Peter & Susan Swann

The weekend will start with an informal playing on the Friday and then more formal teaching sessions during Saturday and on Sunday morning.

Workshops will include music covering a wide range of capabilities and there will be time for specialist study on the violin with Aidan and accordion with Rod. and will cover music for Barn Dances, Playford-style dances, Ritual dance and just for listening.

Tutors:
Rod Stradling
Aidan Broadbridge
Hosts
Alan Corkett
Christine Corkett
Ron Rudd

Christmas Dinner/Dance

Pete Hendy with the "Keytones Duo"
Dinner / Dance £18
Dinner / Dance plus Bed & Breakfast £45

BOOKING NOW OPEN:

This is an opportunity to enjoy a weekend break at the Manor and learn how to make a stained glass panel.

Marigold Gorick will present a comprehensive course to enable you to go home with your own stained glass panel. Marigold is an experienced stained glass teacher and artist.

This is a new venture that is part of our programme of expansion at Halsway Manor.

BOOKING NOW OPEN

A welcome repeat of this favourite event with tutors Cyril & Doreen Jones; Ron Coxall; Rod & Frances Stradling

For the last five years at Halsway Cyril and Ron have provided an exciting and varied programme of dances from the Playford era to the present day and as always Rod & Frances excelled themselves with their inspiring music.

Early booking advised

BOOKING NOW OPEN

A new event: Four days of light hearted country dancing, gentle walking, snoozing, music making, serious gossiping, eating and drinking with a little bit of maypole, sword dance, singing and optional croquet lead by Halsway favourites Chris Turner & Elaine Norman John & Mary Brock.

BOOKING NOW OPEN

Although the format has been changed to a long weekend to make the event more attractive and the travelling easier but many the traditional aspects have been retained. This long time favourite event returns to Halsway for another year.

Tutors: Margaret Thomas; Alan Davies; Peter & Susan Swann

Once again Halsway Manor Society invites you to join our annual "Burns Night" celebration weekend.

During the Weekend the dancing in the workshops will be adapted to suit the levels of ability required. There will be a minimum of step and technique teaching and the emphasis will be on the enjoyment of each other's company as we learn dances together

BOOKING NOW OPEN

The course aims to provide a wide and varied programme, sufficient to stretch even the most demanding dancers whilst still being fun and enjoyable.

Tutors:

Ray Goodswen
Frances Oates
Moira Gutteridge
Peter Gutteridge

Booking Now Open
STAFF: Lisa Greenleaf; Rodney & Elvie Miller; Meg Winters

booking now open

The Walking and Dancing week has taken place annually since 1997. Halsway Manor is pleased to host the event again in 2008 and welcome back last year’s leaders.

This event has been fully booked every year, long before the discount price closing date. To avoid disappointment please book early.

training week with Faustus includes concerts and a Schools day. Further details to follow

Booking now open
This 2 day course offers tuition at different levels to a wide range of abilities.

‘For the Furthur Improvement of Dancing’
A Weekend of English Country Dance and Music with Andrew Shaw, Paul Hutchinson – Accordion and John Hymas – Violin

details and bookings:
Mrs D Jones 0151 336 4755
http://www.battilana.ndo.co.uk/FurthurImprovementWeekend.htm

Fri 8th to Mon 11th fEBRUARY 2008
Madding Crowd WEEKEND
further information
Gordon Thick
02380 265378
http://www.maddingcrowd.org/

We are repeating and expanding this event by popular demand. In addition to Saturday workshop & party dance with B/B, the new package includes Sunday morning work-shops and finishes with Sunday lunch. Numbers will be limited

The dates of the 2008 Family History Course have been changed to Mon 18th Feb to Fri 22nd Feb 2008

Food allergies affect the lives of thousands of people every year. Everybody would like to eat a healthy diet but some are unable to because of their body’s intolerance to certain foods.

The producers that are attending our Food Fair will be displaying a vast range of products which can help to fill that gap for those with special dietary requirements.

A visit to the Food Fair could improve your daily well being and hopefully change your lifestyle.

The aim of this weekend is to have a leisurely look at some of the dances and tunes that are published in the book called “The Playford Ball – 103 Early English Country Dances” by Kate Van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer.

Dancers will be encouraged to each bring one or two of the dances that they feel confident to explain to the others. There will be a dance co-ordinator and also a musician available to play for the dance workshop.


Musicians who attend the weekend will be able to practise the tunes separately and be supported by Peter and Susan Swann who will be co-ordinating the music workshop. Whilst the dancers practise the dances the musicians will be practising the tunes.

with Frances Oates and Barefoot

Staff: Pete and Marj Hendy, Santa Claus, Joyce and Philip Rowe with David Bradley

English Dances from Home & Abroad are dances published by Playford & Thompson and those choreographed by Roodman, Callens & Wedgebury to the music of Purcell, Handel, Mozart, O’Carolan and Jensen.

Tutors: Ray Goodswen, David Roberts, Hilary Hudson & Alan Corkett

Following the success of the Irish Dance Ceili in February 2006 & the October 2006 weekend, we are delighted to welcome back Ken and Sarah to Halsway Manor to host a second fun packed weekend of Irish Dance and Music to include Workshops, Ceilis, Guided walks, impromptu sessions and delicious food!

For the less energetic why not just come and relax in lovely rural surroundings to meet and make friends, old and new.
Hosts are Ken Lamport & Sarah Loweth
Tutor Vicky Salway and Music Pendragon & Eight Foot Four

Tutor Neville Gardner has been teaching violin-making for the last nine years at evening classes run by Hillingdon Adult Education. This weekend is run in response to demands by students to have a good length of time at the workbench. As well as the usual string family of instruments support can also be given for making a Rebec. Class size is limited in order to ensure good support to students.

With Ron Coxall, Kellys Eye and hosted by Coral Charles

This favourite annual weekend event, will be again knackering but provide opportunities to relax and explore the local area of scenic beauty with the firm knowledge that the Yetties will be close at hand should you feel the need to burst into song or dance, perform party pieces, even stand on your head!

Downloadable booking form attached

Unfortunately we have had to cancel the February course. See the web site for more details

The theme for the weekend will be to emphasise the difference between merely getting through dance figures and using dance technique to achieve a greater degree of satisfaction in the whole experience. In particular, the workshops will aim to encourage this.

Photos of the 2007 12th Night mini weekend are now onlione. Make a diary date for 5th and 6th January 2008. Booking will open later this year.

Learn to play for dancing ? Come and join a band ? Play with others for fun ? At these sessions we welcome anyone who wishes to join in and play. admission £2

This is a family history course for those people interested in finding out about their roots in Somerset or Devon. The course will be a mix of tuition, internet research, visits and time for individual supported research. The emphasis is on participation. It is intended to be an enjoyable course, as we do appreciate that many people come to learn and get the most out of their visit to Halsway Manor and take away fond memories of the whole experience.

Tutors: Pauline Cato (advanced ) Chris Evans & Rob Say (intermediate) Francis Wood (beginners)

Tutor Neville Gardner has been teaching violin-making for the last nine years at evening classes run by Hillingdon Adult Education. This weekend is run in response to demands by students to have a good length of time at the workbench. As well as the usual string family of instruments support can also be given for making a Rebec. Class size is limited in order to ensure good support to students.

Tutors: Mike & Mary Wilson-Jones, David Fleming-Williams, Christine Oxtoby, Judith Muir. There is a very varied programme. Mornings are mostly dance sessions with Mike or guest callers; afternoons are always free. Activities can include organised walks on the Quantocks or to the coast for those that want; and a skittles match at one of the local pubs one lunchtime is always on the agenda.

Tutors: Ray Goodswen, Frances Oates, Maggie Fletcher & Mollie Konigsberger.

Booking now open for Spring Contra 2007 with John and Hilary Turner and Gareth Kiddier and Linda Game (English Contra Dance Band. Download a booking form or make a telephone booking 01984 618274

Tutors: Rod Stradling, Aidan Broadbridge, Alan Corkett, Christine Corkett, Ron Rudd. The weekend will start with an informal playing on the Friday and then more formal teaching sessions during Saturday and on Sunday morning.

Tutors: Cyril & Doreen Jones with Ron Coxall and Rod & Frances Stradling Cyril and Ron provide an exciting and varied programme while Rod & Frances excell themselves with their inspiring music. Workshops each morning, an optional late afternoon session and a full evening of dancing after dinner, not to be missed

Tutors: Alan & Christine Corkett, Roger Conway (Walk Leader), Yvette Staelens (Folk Song Researcher)

This week is designed to be more of a relaxing event than the popular annual weekend the yetties present every February at halsway which can be knackering. You will need your sense of humour at all times and be prepared to sing, dance to keep the momentum going for several days

Tutors: Michael Barraclough, Rhonda Hotop, Holly Norton, Bobbie Thomas. The weekend will be filled with activities to suit both dancers and musicians. Each evening there will be a contra dance. Each day there will be workshops on improvisation and more stretching contras. For musicians there will be a workshop with the opportunity to play for dancing later in the weekend.