News
Here you’ll find a selection of posts and resources relating to the events and activities we offer.
Preparations for the carol concert are underway
Choristers are warming up and practising their scales in preparation for this year’s Carol Concert
Entertain with ease this Christmas
If you want to entertain in style during the festive season, impress your guests with a stunning but effortless menu.
Recollection for women event, shared thoughts
Lillian Yen Yen Walker attended the recollection on 8th November. Here are her reflections on the day.
Student retreat weekend report November
Last weekend Thornycroft hosted a retreat for 10 women students from 8th to 10th November. Here are some reflections on that weekend.
Some thoughts and sayings by St John Henry Newman about education
To accompany his lecture Dr Paul Shrimpton, provided us with the some thoughts and sayings from the writings of St John Henry Newman.
November recipes
Because any time is a good time to think of healthy, speedy meals I am sharing with you a very popular fish dish which will be ready in 30 minutes. Pan-fried sea bass, served with a roasted ratatouille and sauce Vierge followed by salted chocolate & almond torte.
The lost tools of learning
Mr Roy Peachey presented this lecture at the Visions of education conference in which he argued that we should be following the educational model outlined by Dorothy L Sayers in her essay, “The Lost Tools of Learning”. Like Newman, Sayers was a proponent of a Liberal Education.
Education, in the large sense: Newman’s vision of education
Dr Paul Shrimpton presented this lecture at the Visions of education conference. He is an expert in the educational ideas and practice of St John Henry Newman. He was an integral part of the canonisation of St John Henry Newman, speaking at the Irish College in Rome and producing the exhibition on the saint, which he then guided Prince Charles around.
Autumn cookery school recipes
Seasonal cooking: “The Autumn menu” was the theme of our first Cookery class this term. Marinated mushroom with rosemary and feta served with crusty bread and caramelised pork fillets with sweet & sour sauce.