The prefix ‘com’ stems from the Latin to mean ‘with’, pan from the Latin ‘pane’ or ‘bread’. In the Latin-speaking world, your companions were the individuals that you broke bread with and with whom you shared a common table. Wellesley Tudor Pole chose the word ‘companion’ for those who were to work together to safeguard the Chalice Well property. Rarely has companionship…
At this time of year, we would normally be opening the doors of our retreat house to our Companions, after our winter deep clean. Just to say that we are thinking of you, we miss you and as the new retreat manager here I look forward to welcoming you as soon as we are able.[…]Read more…
We would like to thank all of you who voted for us and contributed to Chalice Well winning Retreat Centre of the Year in the Kindred Spirit Awards 2020. We feel honoured to be recognised in this way, especially when there are so many wonderful retreat centres to choose from. Alongside this exciting news, it[…]Read more…
Last Thursday morning, the 23rd, I met Penny, one of our gardeners, in the Garden and asked if she needed help. ‘You could do some weeding’, she suggested, so I set to, uprooting yellow poppies in the flower beds that flank the stone path leading to the Well, trimming them as I went and adding[…]Read more…
