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MWiB "Gifts of Promise" Quiet Day 28 November

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METHODIST WOMEN IN BRITAIN
WEST YORKSHIRE DISTRICT

QUIET DAY FOR ADVENT
"GIFTS OF PROMISE"
Leaders: Rev Peter and Mrs Jean Bedford, of Skipton
Wednesday 28 November 2012
10.00am – 3.30pm at
The Briery Retreat Centre
38 Victoria Avenue  ILKLEY LS29 9BW

The Briery is set in spacious grounds on the outskirts of Ilkley, and is described as ‘a place of spiritual renewal where those who come can find God in an atmosphere of love, prayer, healing and peace.’

Travel to Ilkley is by bus from Bradford, Keighley and Skipton and by train from Bradford. A taxi rank is close by the station. Cars following the A65 take the turning up Victoria Avenue (the Skipton side of the town centre) to the Briery.

Cost for the day is £24 including morning coffee, full lunch and afternoon tea.  We do not want anyone to feel excluded because of the cost, and there will be financial assistance available.  

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