Training at the Friary – 2014

Summer 2014 and another stay at Hilfield Friary for a weekend of training in their Recreation Room. As usual the brothers, staff and helpers made our small group welcome. We stayed in the magnificent "Juniper House" with Lesley providing all our meals in the large…

Training at the Friary – 2013

Hilfield August 2013 Once again we headed off to deepest Dorset for our 2013 stay at Hilfield Friary. The weekend was a chance for all clubs to get together and train. Although less people than hoped, we were able to spend nearly 8 hours over…

Training at the Friary

I think all would agree that our training visit to Hilfield Friary was a truely memorable experience. On Saturday and Sunday morning Derek led us through 8 hours of training, from basic stances and techniques to the more complicated. A spirit of cooperation was stressed…