The Association for Promoting Retreats (APR) has made a number of bursaries available to support teachers and headteachers in Church of England schools in making a retreat at any APR member retreat house, which includes this Centre. If this is applicable to you or someone you know, then please find one of our retreats that you would like to come to and contact us (bradwell@othona.org) to apply for the bursary. You can get up to 50% of the retreat cost covered (up to a maximum of £150). Please see the attached poster for more details- APR bursaries for Teachers.
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by Bradwell Office
Wednesday 9th April 2025
Our new warden, David Jenkins, has arrived at Othona this week. It's a real pleasure to meet him and we wish him well for the future here. Here is a short piece of bio from hi:
I will leave my home in the Netherlands where I have lived for the last 13 years to come and join you in Othona. During my time in the Netherlands I have worked as a Carpenter and Teacher of Art and Design. Prior to moving to Holland I worked as Teacher for many years in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk and greatly enjoyed inspiring and working with young people. I have 3 beautiful children of my own who are now 18, 20 and 22 and ever more independent. It feels very much like my time to follow a path which feels more in tune with who I am as I turn 55.
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by Bradwell Office
Thursday 27th March 2025
Last Weekend there was a wonderful memorial service here at Othona in St Peters Chapel for David "Dave" James, who had been part of the community for around 70 years. Over 100 people came to give thanks for his life and celebrate a life well-lived. If you were unable to make the service then you can watch it on this youtube link, which was filmed by Malcolm and Callum Hardy:
by Bradwell Office
Monday 10th March 2025
Othona appeared on BBC Politics East on Sunday, in a short feature about renewable energy. If you want to see the clip please click on the link below. It is about 9:50 minutes into the programme:
by Bradwell Office
Wednesday 26th February 2025
The Chair's notes for the latest Trustee residential meeting, held in Othona West Dorset, are now available to read. Click on the link below to access these:
Chair's notes- Trustee weekend 14- 16 February
Links to all the Trustees documents can be found on our website:
https://www.othonaessex.org.uk/i-want/committee-trustees-and-publications
by Bradwell Office
Monday 13th January 2025
David Albert Llewellyn James ‘Dave’ passed away on Sunday 29th December, aged 83 years. In his dying Othona lost a long-standing member of the family and a beloved and dear friend. Dave passed in an ambulance on the journey to hospital, accompanied by his wife, Terry.
Dave first came to Othona in 1955, at the age of 14, just after he went blind. He said that Othona was life-changing for him, because no one ever treated him like he was blind “I had to do my chores like everyone else: whether emptying the slop bucket or washing up.” After that first experience at Othona, Dave never stopped coming, sometimes three or four times a year until very recently, when travelling became more difficult.
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by Bradwell Office
Thursday 14th November 2024
Othona is featured in an article on Essex Live about the refusal of planning permission for our wind turbine, please take a look:
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/grid-essex-community-next-huge-9713057
by Bradwell Office
Tuesday 22nd October 2024
Could you be chair of Othona's trustees? Please take some time to listen to our previous chair, Clare Gough, describe her experience of the role:
https://youtu.be/yYBwxA-DNHo?si=SRKmA99PF8MoKQMB
Full details of the role and how to apply can be found on the Reach website:
by Bradwell Office
Saturday 28th September 2024
Here are the minutes from the last Bradwell Centre Open Meeting held at Bradwell on the 17th August 2024:
You can view all the committee and Trustee documents on our website:
https://www.othonaessex.org.uk/i-want/committee-trustees-and-publications
This includes all the Village View articles written mainly by Community member, Ruth Bull. The October version is already there to view:
by Bradwell Office
Saturday 21st September 2024
It was lovely to see many of you at the Othona AGM this morning (21st September). If you were unable to attend and wish to read any of the reports from the meeting or watch the videos presented then please go to our Trustee document page: