This was an awesome week, I really, really enjoyed my self. Every evening activity was so much fun and my 3 man quiz team did very well. One of my highlights of the week has to be the karaoke, it was so much fun and the amount of power ballads being sung was awesome.
I wish I could have done better in the table tennis tournament but you a lot are just too good, I didn’t stand a chance.
I really loved getting to know all of you, I loved the atmosphere that was around the place. It was an atmosphere of a loving community. One highlight has to be staying up and chatting in the lounge with you all just having a laugh and joke.
A fried breakfast and swimming has to be the best way in the world to start the day, im gonna so carry that on. Anyway thank you to all of you for making the teams last retreat one to remember and I hope to see some of you again some day.
God bless, Matt
Wow what a fantastic week this was! I can’t believe it went so fast though. I did so much and had so much fun along the way. Starting with a walk to the park and then the big quiz. I thought the quiz was amazing and had a lot of fun again well done to table 2 we were pretty awesome!! I thoroughly enjoyed laser quest on Monday afternoon and running about screaming; a lot of fun to be had by all. I really liked the beetle drive and apologise for those caught on my table with my slow dice rolling techniques. I thought country dancing was amazing and was glad I came back for it and also the wine tasting and trip to Sudbury Hall. Karaoke was a lot of fun and I saw a lot of talent especially on Friday night! You were all so friendly and I really enjoyed talking to you all and getting to know you and im glad I’ll be there next year! Ive had a lot of laughter and jokes and it really was the perfect end to our cheer so thank you for being a part of that. Also big up my fellow scrabble players I had a lot of fun and won 3 times wooop! haha
Take Care and God bless
Sinoia
Yessssssssss Spode, what can I say?! I have absolutely loved having you all up this week because you are all just so incredible!!! Seriously I felt like I was on retreat because you all looked after me so well!
Thankyou for being so kind and loving to all of us, I honestly felt comfortable around all of you, and could spark a conversation out of nothing!
I enjoyed having the opportunity to go out and swim with some of you, I haven’t been swimming since I was about 10 years old! So thankyou very much for that!
And finally, thankyou very much for getting me into table tennis, I’m honestly addicted to it now, despite me not being that good at it!
You’ve been the perfect end to a perfect year…expect me and a few others to pop up next year just to visit 
God bless!
This has been a truly fantastic week and I have loved every moment of it! It was a re4ally great way to finish the year so thank you for all the laughs. I have to say a highlight of the week for me was laser quest, especially since I came first in one of the games! I have so many great memories from this week though! The beetle drive was a lot of fun, and I also very much enjoyed the quiz night. In fact, every single thing that you did was fantastic and really week planned out.
I very much enjoyed chatting to you all on the dinner tables and I also greatly enjoyed playing with all the little ones!
So I look forward to seeing you next year when I will come and visit you at mass! Have a fantastic year!
Take care,
Steph
This has been one of the most enjoyable weeks of my entire year!! Fun filled from start to finish!! You were all so friendly and easy to talk to, just lovely people to spend time with! I really enjoyed the Quiz, it was so much fun and really well presented, and socialising in the Lounge each evening was a great way to end each day, always likely to throw up some great memories. Relaxing was certainly the order of the week, and I loved the chilled out pace of the day, which made it so easy to enjoy! I really enjoyed the amount of Table Tennis we played, it was a great way to chill and have a laugh, and playing in the Final was an absolute pleasure and I wanted to play for ever!! You’ve all been a real pleasure to have up to stay, you brought up such a wonderful atmosphere, so friendly and inviting, ensuring that despite the fact you knew each other so well, we never felt left out and we can’t thank you enough for involving us in everything you did! Thank you for an amazing week that I’ll never forget!! I hope I’ll get the chance to visit next year and I hope you all have a lovely summer!
Don
Yoyoyoyoyo, THE last group that came up to visit the Briars this year were the Spode Family and yo, it has been a siiiick week!
Everything about it has been amazing, the people, the food, the karaoke, the happiness around the place and overall just everything this week has been great.
The Talent show the other night was quality and I loved the exhilirating atmosphere around the place.
Can’t wait to meet all you guys again next year when you come up.
Overall conclusion of the week?……..Top Banana!!
Where do I begin?! From the moment you got here, I could tell it was going to be a mega week, espcially with all the laughs from the moment you started! You made me and the Team feel incredibly welcome, due to the warm atmosphere, loving nature and banterous laughter going around the place, it really was an amazing week.
I can’t thank you enough for really ending my year with a bang, literally in Quasar/Megazone, which was alot, alot of fun! In the pool with the floats was quality and for all the chats and table tennis fun during the day and night, I really feel like I made alot of friends, and that is testament to how warm and loving you are as a family group! I could really tell you were very close, the awesome bear hugs for the sign of peace were certainly an indicator, and that’s a wonderful thing! The variety show was quality, especailly with our two brilliant compares and their helpers, all the acts were really good, and alot of them how me on the floor laughing nearly! Definetly really summed up the week, Mad, fun and funny! Reeeeally enjoyed having you guys here for the whole week, and I was gutted when you left! Same time next year?
Dave x
