Course Leader:  Carolyn Merry & Martina Hunt

Course Date:  Friday 17 - Sunday 19 July

Course Options:

Residential - £427 Non Residential - £293

Early Bird:

Residential - £407 Non Residential - £273

(EB Deadline 17/04/26)

Course Timings:  Please arrive for 10am, course ends at 4pm

Course Code:  R1226

Course Information:

In an age of increasing polarisation & violence in our world, many of us feel in despair about what we can do other than ‘fight or flight’. This residential course invites you to join us in exploring nonviolence – both as a spiritual practice which can provide the roots to nourish us in such times, but also as a way to help transform our world to be more just, peaceful, & loving.

We will take an interactive approach & provide input, resources, group work & individual reflection time as well as opportunity for worship, & walks in the forest adjoining the centre.  

This course is ideal for faith leaders, community activists & those seeking to deepen & broaden their faith-based approach to life & social justice.

Note, for those booking the residential course who have previously undertaken the introductory session, there will be a small discount. Please let us know when booking.

Course Leader Information:

Carolyn became the Leader of The Ammerdown Centre in 2025 from being Director of Place for Hope. She has been fascinated about the concept of peace since childhood & spent over 25 years working in the humanitarian, international development & peacebuilding sectors around the world. Her passion for nonviolence & peacemaking in its most holistic sense, is deeply rooted in her Christian faith & experiences around the world living & working beside people with different faiths, cultures, beliefs, worldviews & life experiences. Carolyn has qualifications in International Development, Human Rights Law & Advocacy & Conflict Transformation, & is an accredited mediator.

Martina has a passion for justice, peacemaking and nonviolence and brings many years of experience of developing, delivering and evaluating training and development programmes in the international, charity and academic sectors, including facilitating conflict transformation workshops with faith and community groups around the UK. Martina is also a qualified Florist and Spiritual Director, who facilitates retreats and workshops that interweaves themes of faith, nature and peace.