WCCP Concertinas at Halsway

Name: WCCP Concertinas at Halsway
Start: 2025-03-21T16:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-23T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Halsway Manor

Friday 21 Mar 4pm — Sunday 23 Mar 4pm, 2025

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Pricing

Full board per person (tuition, activities, all meals & accommodation):

£330 – single occupancy ensuite room/cabin
£285 – sharing an ensuite room/cabin
£285 – single occupancy non-ensuite room
£225 – sharing non-ensuite room

Camping per person (tuition, activities, all meals):

£215

Non Resident (tuition, activities, all meals except breakfast):

£200

We’re always delighted to host West Country Concertina Players at Halsway Manor for their packed concertina workshop weekend for intermediate and advanced level players of all systems. You do not need to be a member of WCCP to come (though you might consider joining them – it’s only £10 annually); the weekend is open to all, though this is a popular weekend and priority will be given to WCCP members through an opportunity to book early.

There will be time to relax in the comfort of Halsway Manor, with evening playing sessions in the bar, plus an informal tutors’ concert on the Saturday evening. There’s also the option to stay an extra night and book for Sunday supper and B&B – the perfect time to relax and unwind after a busy weekend of music and socialising.

The Team

(Biographies to follow shortly)

Barrie Johnson: Concertina Band

Cohen Braithewaite-Kilcoyne: Anglo Concertina

Alastair Anderson: English Concertina

Pam Bishop: Duet Concertina

and

Steve Dickinson: Concertina Care and Maintenance

Steve Dickinson has been making and repairing concertinas since 1975 when he acquired ownership of C Wheatstone & Co from Boosey & Hawkes (British Band Instruments). His work entails manufacture of new Wheatstone instruments, and repair and restoration of all makes of traditionally made concertinas.

Unless otherwise specified, our midweek courses check-in from 4pm on a Monday and check out by 10am on Friday, and our weekend courses check in from 4pm on a Friday and depart on Sunday by 4pm. Dinner on the first night is usually at 6.30pm, and in general, no formal teaching or introductory sessions take place until after this.

Enjoy the area, bring a friend, share a room, & save money

You can book on a course at Halsway and bring a friend who can explore the area while using Halsway as a base for meals and accommodation. Halsway Manor is in the Quantock Hills (England’s first designated National Landscape (formally AONB). We’re just minutes away from the West Somerset Railway (Britain's longest steam railway), a short drive or bus ride from Somerset’s Jurassic coast (ideal for fossil hunting), and surrounded by dramatic scenery and changing landscapes, from the wild hills of Exmoor to the flat expanse of the Somerset Levels.