Annual Meeting & Workshop 2011

Ashridge House, Ashridge NT Estate, near Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 1NS

Saturday 4th June 2011

11.00am - 3.00pm

AGENDA

Our Annual Meeting this year is to be held in the magnificent setting of the Ashridge Estate in Hertfordshire. The impressive Ashridge College is the centrepiece of the National Trust Estate and we shall be holding our meeting in the Old Library of the main house.

The programme will include a history tour of the buildings as well as time to enjoy the beautiful grounds – we hope you, your partner and magazine contributors will be able to join us on this special occasion.

Ashridge College has kindly allowed ACE to enjoy their beautiful facilities at a highly discounted rate, and ACE will also be offsetting participant costs from its own resources. This has enabled us to charge a modest fee of £10 per person for the day and this will include a very good lunch as well the history tour and morning and afternoon refreshments. Please feel free to bring your partners and church friends, particularly those who help and support your magazine production. We feel confident that you will be inspired not only by the surroundings, but also the programme content.

Membership of ACE is growing and we feel the annual meeting can play a big part in giving us all a boost as we face the challenge of producing our magazine. It is clear from feedback received that our new Ideas Forum is going to be much valued by ACE members and we shall be referring to this, as well as other ACE initiatives and plans, during a short AGM before lunch.

The agenda for the day is summarised below.  If you’d like any more information please don’t hesitate to get in touch:

Keith Milmer, Chairman (01442 841083) or John Farrow, Vice Chairman (01582 769975).

To see a virtual tour of Ashridge House, for a little taster of this beautiful setting, please click here>

Travel Information

For a map and directions please click here>

Note that the last local part of the journey enters the picturesque deer forest of the Ashridge NT Estate. As you approach Ashridge, signposts indicate that it is a private toll road (tolls are no longer collected!). Please take care when driving over the ramps on this section of road.

By Car:  

By Rail:  

The nearest railway station is Berkhamsted, 4 miles (6 km) from Ashridge. Trains to Berkhamsted depart from Euston Station in central London and the journey time is approximately 35 minutes. Let us know your travel plans and we will try to arrange a shuttle service from the station, which is about 10 mins drive from Ashridge House.

For a route map of London-Midland railways, please click here>

For a a timetable for the London-Berkhamsted service, please click here>

ORGAN RECITAL & CONCERT

The New School of Organ Studies will present a recital in the beautiful Ashridge Chapel, beginning straight after the ACE meeting at 3.00pm, for those who would like to stay for this. Those performing are:
 

Dr David Ponsford, Organist Harpsichordist and Musicologist specialising in the Baroque, and

Simon Ponsford (Counter-Tenor) St George’s Chapel Windsor

The programme will include pieces from J. S. Bach, Henry Purcell, G. F. Handel, William Byrd, Thomas Campion, Thomas Ford, Thomas Tomkins, Philip Rosseter, John Dowland and G.F.Handel.

The recital is free - guests are invited to make a donation in aid of the school

Booking Form>

Recital Programme>