BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1768@anukampaproject.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250524T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250524T180000 DTSTAMP:20250522T132507Z URL:https://anukampaproject.org/events/anukampa-grove-afternoon-retreat-ma y-2025/ SUMMARY:Anukampa Grove Afternoon Retreat May 2025 (with Ven Canda & Special guest Ajahn Nitho) DESCRIPTION:Join us at our beautiful new monastery for a relaxed day of meditation\, discussion and tea with Dhamma friends!\n\n \;\n\nWe would like to invite you to practice with us in the tranquil Anukampa Grove Bhikkhuni Monastery\, which is just 5 miles from Oxford\, from 14:30 until 18:00pm. Please arrive and settle in quietly at 14:00\, so we can start with some Dhamma teaching at 14:30.\n\nThis retreat is offered on a donation basis and we gratefully receive all contributions to our running and other expenses at your discernment.\n\n \;\n\nIMPORTANT:\n\n1. Numbers are limited to fifteen\, so please book this early to express your interest.\n2. Anukampa Grove is located in Boars Hill\, Oxford. Be sure that you can make this trip before applying. You can check your journey ahead by google map\, entering Boars Hill\, Oxford if you plan to drive. If you are coming by public transport\, it is 5 miles from Oxford railway station\, about 50 mins including bus ride and 35 mins walking\, OR\, 30 mins taxi ride from the train station to the monastery. We will let you know the exact location\, which bus to take\, also will send you a lift and share spreadsheet so participants can arrange to share a ride if they wish.\n3. Parking space is limited to 8 cars\, and it is illegal to park on the street. If you must drive\, please ensure you book and receive approval for parking in advance.\n4. We will reply once we have gauged numbers and send you complete information at that time\, including our precise location\, what to bring\, etc. Please do not contact us beforehand\, as we do not have enough admin support to reply individually!\n5. If you need to cancel after registering\, please make sure you let us know so we can release your space.\n6. If you decide to apply for the waiting list\, please ensure you are available to be called at short notice in case of any cancellations. We keep our waiting list small\, so if you are no longer available\, please email us to withdraw your name from the list. This will help us avoid unnecessary calls.\n\n~ Thank you for your consideration ~\n\n \;\n\nWe are really excited to see you here!\n\n \;\nSupporting Anukampa\n \;\n\nAnukampa Grove Bhikkhuni Monastery provides the only opportunity where\, for the very first time in the UK\, women can train towards full bhikkhuni ordination and the monastery runs entirely on voluntary donations. We welcome you to donate towards our running costs and the Sangha's requisites after the retreat\, or via our website here.\n\n \;\n\nNOTE\n\n1. After submitting your registration\, within five minutes you should receive an email confirming that we have received it. Please check your junk mail inbox if you do not receive it. We advise you to add our email address bookings@anukampaproject.org as a contact\, to prevent our emails going into your junk folder.\n\n \;\n\n2. If you do not receive it within an hour\, please contact us at bookings@anukampaproject.org. Please be aware that emails that we send to non-Gmail\, Hotmail or Outlook email account outside the UK (e.g. .pl\; .gmx etc)\, are often rejected as 'undelivered' for unknown reasons. Please therefore contact us from a Gmail\, Hotmail or Outlook email account where at all possible\, to save disappointment.\n\n \;\n\nHealth and community care: Please do not attend if you feel ill (e.g. if you have any symptoms of Covid or any other viral infections).\n\n \;\n\n~ IMPORTANT !! ~  To ensure you see our most up-to-date page and bookings availability\, YOU MUST REFRESH your browser by pressing F5 OR click the ↺ reload sign on the address bar.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://anukampaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2 024/07/Anukampa-Grove.jpg CATEGORIES:2025 LOCATION:Anukampa Grove\, Boars Hill\, Oxford\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Boars Hill\, Oxford\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Anukampa Grove:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR