21st May 2020
While the Charterhouse is closed to the public, some of the Brothers are kindly taking on some of the day-to-day gardening jobs on our seven-acre site, as none of the gardening team are currently there. Good for distraction, good for mental and for physical health! And just lovely to watch the garden... continue
11th May 2020
On Friday to commemorate VE Day – and to lift our spirits – we held a BBQ in the gardens for the Brothers. We kept a safe distance apart, and wore our masks except for eating. And we gathered and shared our war stories and memories of that day – 8th May 75 years ago. […]... continue
6th May 2020
This is the second in our series of thoughts, stories and reflections by the Brothers in times of lockdown. When staff return to the Charterhouse after a weekend, they often ask Brothers, ‘have you had a nice weekend?’ Our response tends to be, ‘every day is the weekend for us’. We are, for the... continue
1st May 2020
Master of the Charterhouse, Ann Kenrick, lives on the site, and although everyone now is keeping at a safe distance she still sees and chats with the Brothers as they exercise and come down to pick up their meals – everyone wearing their masks. Here she catches up with Brother Walter and asks... continue
