Last weekend several of us from the benefice attended a weekend Retreat at Buckfast Abbey.  For those who don’t know Buckfast, it is a working Benedictine Monastery set in a beautiful wooded valley beside the River Dart.  It is a very tranquil place with beautiful grounds including a recently added award winning Millenium Garden, an Exhibition Centre, restaurant and a good book shop.   It’s only an hour’s drive from Taunton and makes a good day out!