Fourteen members of the
National Committee had a lovely weekend from Friday 29th until Sunday 1st
October staying at Chester Retreat House in the Cathedral Close. Our
accommodation and meeting rooms were spacious and pleasant with an informal
family feel to it. For me, it was a delightful mix of socialising and chatting
over drinks in a historic pub, participating in the Myers Briggs workshops to
discover my personality type, visiting family and sight-seeing and working
through the business side of the weekend. It was a real pleasure having time to
chat with other members of the committee and sharing experiences in a way that's
impossible during an ordinary committee meeting. It was also very special
attending the 8 o'clock Prayer Book Service in the Cathedral, sitting in the
choir stalls.
The only real damper to
the weekend was a very slow, crowded journey home. Why does British Rail always
do engineering works when I want to travel? BR always manage to arrange the
timings of buses so that you just miss your train! Thank you to those who
arranged the weekend.. Come to Sussex next time. We, Southerners, will make the
committee welcome!
