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2016 Retreat – Cynghordy

November 30, 2016March 3, 2017wrekinwriters

For our 2016 retreat we headed down the beautiful Heart of Wales railway line to the isolated hamlet of Cynghordy.

Wrekin Writers on retreat at the Cynghordy Estate, Cynghordy, Ca
Our first meal in our new retreat!

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RetreatsAngeline Wheeler, Bryan Vaughan, Darren Bailey, Diane Perry, Gilli Lovegrove, Maria Speck, Michelle Ross, Mike White, Simon Whaley, Sue Ross, Suki White, Vicki Beeby

2015 Retreat – Castell Courtyard

November 22, 2015November 22, 2015wrekinwriters

For our 2015 retreat we didn’t travel far. In fact, we only just crossed the border into Wales and the beautiful Tanant Valley.

All good retreats involve midnight walks
All good retreats involve midnight walks

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RetreatsBryan Vaughan, Darren Bailey, Diane Perry, John Dyson, Julie Phillips, Mike White, Mollie Bolt, Simon Whaley, Sue Ross, Suki White, Vicki Beeby

2014 Retreat – Back to Plas Colwyn

December 14, 2014November 12, 2015wrekinwriters

For our 2014 retreat we retreated back to Plas Colwyn, in the relative civilisation of Beddgelert and all of its amenities (we mean procrastination opportunities).

We got sidetracked to Portmeirion on our way in ...

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RetreatsBrenda Carter, Bryan Vaughan, Darren Bailey, Diane Perry, Julie Phillips, Mike White, Mollie Bolt, Simon Whaley, Sue Ross, Suki White

2013 (Back to) Llanfendigaid

January 21, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

We’d heard on the grapevine (okay, it was the Internet) that Llanfendigaid had been refurbished, so we couldn’t resist the opportunity of going back to this Welsh coastal property for another retreat.

It's written in the sands!
It’s written in the sands!

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RetreatsBryan Vaughan, Darren Bailey, Diane Perry, Mike White, Mollie Bolt, Simon Whaley, Sue Ross, Suki White, Vicki Beeby

2012 – Beddgelert

January 21, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters
Our House - Plas Colwyn
Our House – Plas Colwyn

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RetreatsBryan Vaughan, Darren Bailey, Diane Perry, Julie Phillips, Lesley Silvester, Mike White, Mollie Bolt, Simon Whaley, Sue Ross, Suki White, Vicki Beeby

2011 – Cwmtydu

January 21, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

The sea! The sea! In 2011 the Welsh coast came calling again, but this time, a little further south than we’d been before … to the secluded cove of Cwmtydu.

Park House, Cwmtydu, Ceredigion, Wales.
Park House, Cwmtydu, Ceredigion, Wales.

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RetreatsBryan Vaughan, Catherine Proffitt, Darren Bailey, Diane Perry, Lesley Silvester, Lilian Parker, Mike White, Mollie Bolt, Simon Whaley, Suki White

2010 – Crogen

January 20, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

The 2010 retreat took place in Gwynedd, when, a bit reminiscent of last year, there’d been a lot of rain …

CrogenCoachHouse 001-1

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RetreatsAngeline Wheeler, Beverley Woodhead, Bryan Vaughan, Darren Bailey, Diane Perry, Julie Phillips, Mike White, Mollie Bolt, Simon Whaley, Sue Ross, Suki White

2010 Crogen Retreat Video

January 20, 2014January 22, 2014wrekinwriters

It’s quite worrying what some writers will do when they know they’re being videoed!

Retreats, Videos

2009 – Lake Vyrnwy

January 20, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

In 2009, the group ventured into a new region of Wales for a retreat. Lake Vyrnwy. There’s a big reservoir there, because it rains a lot.

Here it is ... Eunant House.
Here it is … Eunant House.

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RetreatsBeverley Woodhead, Bryan Vaughan, Darren Bailey, Diane Perry, Fiona Stevenson, Mike White, Sue Ross, Suki White

2009 Lake Vyrnwy Videos

January 20, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

A tuneful lot on retreat this year…

(there’s more …)

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Retreats, VideosBryan Vaughan, Darren Bailey, Diane Perry, Fiona Stevenson, Mike White, Suki White

2008 – Llanfendigaid

January 20, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

In 2008 we returned to the Welsh coast, just north of Tywyn, to a large house called Llanfendigaid, which we would return to in the future!

A little residence for the weekend.
A little residence for the weekend.

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RetreatsAngeline Wheeler, Beverley Woodhead, Bryan Vaughan, Diane Perry, Julie Phillips, Mike White, Mollie Bolt, Simon Whaley, Sue Horder-Mason, Sue Ross, Suki White

2006 – Castell Cidwm

January 20, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

In 2006 we headed off to what was once the Marquis of Anglesey’s Fishing Lodge, beside it’s own private lake (useful if the property was a fishing lodge), within sight of Snowdon. We all fell in love with the location of Castell Cidwm.

Here it is! Castell Cidwm.
Here it is! Castell Cidwm.

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RetreatsDiane Perry, Jenny Kiernan, Jill Thomas, Mike White, Simon Whaley, Sue Horder-Mason, Suki White

2005 – Builth Wells

January 19, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

The 2005 Wrekin Writer Retreat headed a little further north from our 2004 retreat, into mid-Wales for our 2005 retreat at Builth Wells.

The Builth Wells Retreat venue!
The Builth Wells Retreat venue!

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RetreatsDiane Perry, Jenny Kiernan, Mike White, Simon Whaley, Sue Horder-Mason, Suki White

2004 – Upper Swansea Valley

January 19, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

In 2004, with more and more Wrekin Writers retreating, we headed south, for a change, to the Upper Swansea Valley, for a property at the end of a two-mile single-track lane …

Welcome to the Upper Swansea Valley!
Welcome to the Upper Swansea Valley!

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RetreatsBeverley Woodhead, Bob Johnstone, Diane Perry, Janet Johnstone, Mike White, Sue Diment, Sue Horder-Mason

2003 – Mostyn

January 19, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

For 2003 we hit the Welsh coast again (spotting a pattern here, are you?), but this time we headed north to the town of Mostyn.

This was our biggest property to date ...
This was our biggest property to date …

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RetreatsAngie Cullum, Beverley Woodhead, Sue Diment, Sue Horder-Mason, Trevor Cullum

2002 – Tywyn

January 19, 2014wrekinwriters

By 2002, the Wrekin Writer Retreats were becoming established, requiring bigger and more ‘interesting’ properties, so in 2002 we headed off to the Welsh coastal of Tywyn.

It had an imposing feel to it.
It had an imposing feel to it.

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2001 – Barmouth

January 19, 2014January 28, 2014wrekinwriters

In 2001, six of us headed across to the Welsh coast, to Barmouth …

An inspirational Welsh cottage
An inspirational Welsh cottage

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RetreatsSue Horder-Mason

2000 – Llanbrynmair

January 19, 2014January 19, 2014wrekinwriters

The first Wrekin Writer Retreat involved four writers, staying in a property in Llanbrynmair, in mid-Wales … and became the first of many.

A modern bungalow, but one that had strange noises in the night ... including someone knocking on the door in the early hours of the morning.
A modern bungalow, but one that had strange noises in the night … including someone knocking on the door in the early hours of the morning.

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