The St Catherine’s Trust
for Traditional Catholic Education
Traditio et Veritas
2008 Summer School, for ages 11-18
in association with
The Traditional Catholic Family Alliance

Sunday 27th July to Sunday 3rd August 2008

Ardingly College, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex

Chaplain: Fr Andrew Southwell

The School will include:
  • Daily Mass in the traditional rite
  • Daily Rosary and Sung Compline
  • Catechesis
  • Lessons in Catholic History and Literature
  • Lessons in Gregorian Chant
  • Creative and Outdoor Activities
  • Outings to places of Catholic interest, this year including a private tour of Arundel Castle, with Sung Mass in the private chapel

The staff this year will include Mrs Daphne McLeod, Chairman of Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, and Sister Valerie Walker OP, who is based in Cambridge and has for many years conducted study sessions on the writings of St Thomas Aquinas.
Full board will be included.
Accommodation will be in single or twin bedrooms.

We shall be carrying on the practice of last year’s School, of securing sponsorship from Catholic charities and a donation, rather a fee, from participating families.

St Catherine’s Trust is non-profit-making, and all our staff are unpaid volunteers. The full cost per student of running the School is likely to be in the region of £250, principally for the accommodation. Rather than asking for a fee to cover this, we recommend a donation from participating families in accordance with their means. This can be given to the Trust by Gift Aid.

Our aim is that no one should be put off attending the School on grounds of cost.

Those who can afford to make a larger donation to the Summer School, please do so! The more money we raise in donations, the more students we can accept.

Further details will be added to this page as they become available.

Deadline for applications: 25th June 2008

Arrivals and Departures
(Provisional timings)

Arrivals: Registration is from 4pm to 5pm on Sunday 27th July, with Sung Mass at 5.15pm (to which parents and others are welcome).
Departures: On Sunday 3rd August, students may be joined for Sung Mass and lunch by those who have come to pick them up. Mass will start at 11.30am and end at about 1pm; lunch will be at 1.30pm. Departures may be at the end of Mass, or after lunch (2.00-2.30pm). Numbers for this lunch should be made known to us at the time of registration at the start of the school.

Travel Information

Ardingly College is located in the village of Ardingly, just north of Haywards Heath in Sussex.
By road: From the M25, take the M23 towards Brighton. Come off at Junction 10 and take the A264 towards East Grinstead. After about two miles turn right onto the B2028 (signposted Lindfield or Haywards Heath) and follow this for about six miles into Ardingly village. Look out for the Post Office on the right and take the next right 100 yds later (this turning is signposted for Ardingly College). Continue for another three quarters of a mile and you will see the College on the right.
By rail: The nearest railway station is Haywards Heath (served by direct trains from London Victoria, London Bridge, London Kings Cross Thameslink and Gatwick Airport). The College is a 10-15 minute taxi ride from the station, or we can pick up / drop off people from the station if necessary. Please let us know in advance if you will require this. Contact telephone number on the day: 07913 481014. Train times: www.nationalrail.co.uk.

For further information please contact:
John Tennant, Secretary, St Catherine’s Trust,
c/o St Bede’s Presbytery, 58 Thornton Road,
London SW12 OLF.
Tel: 07913 481014, e-mail: info@stcatherinestrust.org

The St Catherine’s Trust is a Registered Charity, no. 1110417.