On Saturday June 15th, we had the joy of welcoming around 40 visitors for our Open day.
Camilla Boon, from the Chalford Parish Local History Group gave a talk on the history of the house in the morning and in the afternoon. In fact, Camilla wrote a chapter on the early history of our building for the History Group’s latest book - Hilltop & Valley - Stories from Chalford Parish & Eastcombe published in 2023. Sr Mary Philippa also gave an introduction about our life as Bernardines. Both presentations were well appreciated.
Several sisters and friends had baked delicious oat cookies and muffins for the occasion. We had put together 2 displays about our life, our roots and our hospitality. We also gave little tours round the house, including our refectory.
A big thank you to our friends who helped out on the day and with all the preparations!
