October 2023 - wardenship - lists.quaker.eu.org

Communion wine at meeting
by Clare Barnett 08 Nov '23

08 Nov '23

Hi all, We have a standard clause in our lettings policy, as I am sure many meetings do, saying no alcohol. We have had an enquiry from a group of clergy who wish to hold a gathering at the meeting house and as part of this hold communion. They wanted it know if it would be possible for them to use the communion wine in the ceremony. At business meeting today no one seemed to have any objections to this, but we said we would explore further what other meetings do. It feels like it is something which probably doesn't arise very often but I wondered if anyone had any thoughts or indeed any meetings have a letting policy which doesn't say that alcohol is prohibited? Kind Regards Clare Barnett Premises committee, Hartshill Local Meeting

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Next Meeting House Matters session
by Oliver Waterhouse 16 Oct '23

16 Oct '23

Oliver Waterhouse Quaker Life Hello everyone, I hope that you are all very well. There is going to be a Meeting House Matters online discussion this week on Wednesday, 18 October at 2pm. This time, following on from the experience of some meeting last week, we will be looking at cancelling a regular booking and what we might do if we receive a request from an organisation that we are not sure whether we can accept a booking from. We will also start to have a think about Warm Spaces and what we can do to prepare for the winter and supporting people in our community or locality that are in hardship. Join the meeting using these Zoom details: * Join Zoom Meeting: https://quaker.zoom.us/j/81586087624?pwd=VHk3MW9sTHJUVDdsMFlTMUN3WEpmUT09 * Meeting ID: 815 8608 7624 * Passcode: WT-online I look forward to seeing you if you can join. In friendship, Oliver Oliver Waterhouse (he/him) Quaker Life Team Leader, Local and Area Governance Quakers in Britain 020 7663 1007 (Direct) oliverw(a)quaker.org.uk<mailto:oliverw@quaker.org.uk> | www.quaker.org.uk<http://www.quaker.org.uk/> Follow Quakers in Britain on Twitter<http://twitter.com/BritishQuakers>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BritishQuakers>, YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/quakersinbritain>, and Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/britishquakers/>. CLERKS OF TRUSTEES: Please send TARA documents to supportmeetings(a)quaker.org.uk<mailto:supportmeetings@quaker.org.uk> All Quakers in Britain staff can be contacted using their usual email addresses or phone numbers. They may be working from home, in Friends House (London), in the Yorkshire Centre (Leeds) or at a base local to them. The Quaker Centre Bookshop and Café<https://www.friendshouse.co.uk/quaker-centre/> (Friends House, London) are open to the public. If you would like to support our work, you can give online at www.quaker.org.uk/donate. Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Registered charity number 1127633 | Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ ________________________________ Quakers say: Religion is about the whole of life.

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Meeting Houses and Israel / Palestine conflict
by Oliver Waterhouse 11 Oct '23

11 Oct '23

Dear Friends, The current escalation in conflict in Israel / Palestine is an important issue to many groups that book meeting spaces at Quaker Meeting Houses. However, not all these groups will share the Quaker position on nonviolence, and it is worth being particularly vigilant over the purpose of new bookings, or how existing bookings might be used differently to normal. [Image] This week, Central Manchester Meeting had a problem with a booking from an organisation they would generally do business with. On this occasion, when the publicity for the event appeared it was clearly not in in line with Quaker values and posed a reputational risk to the meeting. They were able to move swiftly and cancel the booking because it was outside their booking policy. If you think you have an existing booking that might have its purpose changed, or a new hirer that concerns you please check this with your trustees as soon as you can. Trustees can help decide whether the hirer can be agreed or the booking go ahead. In friendship, Oliver Oliver Waterhouse (he/him) Quaker Life Team Leader, Local and Area Governance Quakers in Britain 020 7663 1007 (Direct) oliverw(a)quaker.org.uk<mailto:oliverw@quaker.org.uk> | www.quaker.org.uk<http://www.quaker.org.uk/> Follow Quakers in Britain on Twitter<http://twitter.com/BritishQuakers>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BritishQuakers>, YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/quakersinbritain>, and Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/britishquakers/>. CLERKS OF TRUSTEES: Please send TARA documents to supportmeetings(a)quaker.org.uk<mailto:supportmeetings@quaker.org.uk> All Quakers in Britain staff can be contacted using their usual email addresses or phone numbers. They may be working from home, in Friends House (London), in the Yorkshire Centre (Leeds) or at a base local to them. The Quaker Centre Bookshop and Café<https://www.friendshouse.co.uk/quaker-centre/> (Friends House, London) are open to the public. If you would like to support our work, you can give online at www.quaker.org.uk/donate. Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Registered charity number 1127633 | Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ ________________________________ Quakers say: Religion is about the whole of life.

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Re: 2024 price increases?
by Central Warden 03 Oct '23

03 Oct '23

We made an estimate of energy price increases, cleaning and other costs, put it to Local Meeting for discernment and settled on +15% across the board. Charles and Faustina Joint Wardens at Central Meeting Please note that we both work part time, to cover Weekdays and Sundays. t. 01173297503 m. 07410411444 Central Bristol Quaker Meeting House, Champion Square, River Street, Bristol, BS2 9DB central.warden(a)bristolquakers.org.uk www.bristolquakers.org.uk/central/ On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 5:45 PM John Arnison via wardenship < wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Arnison <sirhenry100(a)icloud.com> > To: Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House <office(a)equaker.org.uk> > Cc: Quaker Wardenship Support <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:28:14 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Re: 2024 price increases? > Hello Everyone, > > John Arnison from Roundhay meeting, we have put our prices up,we used the > finger in the air method, not very scientific I know and it was only an > extra £2 on the original price. > > Best > > John > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 30 Sep 2023, at 17:14, Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House < > office(a)equaker.org.uk> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > Are any of you planning to put up your room hire charges in 2024? > > > > What data will you use to guide this increase? Consumer price inflation > index? Bank of England interest rates? Standing charges for electricity > increase? > > > > Or the not very scientific method of "stick a finger in the air and > guess which way the wind might blow"? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Miranda Girdlestone > > > > Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House > > > > -- > > Quaker Meeting House Tel: 0131 225 4825 > > 7 Victoria Terrace Email: office(a)equaker.org.uk > > Edinburgh EH1 2JL what3words.com/cloud.renew.sport > > > > Scottish Charity No. SCO19165 > > Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain: South East Scotland > Area Meeting > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wardenship mailing list -- wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to wardenship-leave(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Arnison via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > To: Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House <office(a)equaker.org.uk> > Cc: Quaker Wardenship Support <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org>, John > Arnison <sirhenry100(a)icloud.com> > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:28:14 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Re: 2024 price increases? > _______________________________________________ > wardenship mailing list -- wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wardenship-leave(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > -- *bristolquakers.org.uk* <http://bristolquakers.org.uk> Bristol Area Quaker Meeting is registered at Companies House as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation No CE011904 and is Registered Charity No 1175435 Registered Office: Horfield Quaker Meeting House, 300 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8PD

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Meeting House Matters notes from 15 September
by Oliver Waterhouse 03 Oct '23

03 Oct '23

Oliver Waterhouse Quaker Life Hello everyone, This time we held an open session for anyone to bring a topic along to. The next online session will be on Wednesday, 18 October at 2:00pm. The joining details are below and will also be shared again by email nearer the time. * Join Zoom Meeting: https://quaker.zoom.us/j/81586087624?pwd=VHk3MW9sTHJUVDdsMFlTMUN3WEpmUT09 * Meeting ID: 815 8608 7624 * Passcode: WT-online Notes New fire safety guidance came into force on 1 October 2023 www.gov.uk/government/news/new-fire-safety-guidance-comes-into-force-on-1-o…<http://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-fire-safety-guidance-comes-into-force…> Legionella There is a section in the Meeting House handbook template<https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/meeting-house-handbook-template> on legionella. You should be careful if you have water that stands, in a tank or a (dead end) pipe, for a period of more than about a week. You need to be careful if your premises has a system such as a shower that creates steam from water, or an air conditioning unit that allows water to sit and stagnate near something warm, which in turn can create water vapour. Legionella is present in all water but is only dangerous when present in vapour form and when the water is not warm enough to kill the bacteria. The bacteria will begin to die off at 50°C and needs to be at around 60°C to kill it rapidly. Flushing the water system frequently (weekly if the building is not being used regularly) should be part of the checks on the building and the process should be noted in the building risk assessment. Paying for taxis for people to attend worship Should meetings pay for taxis to attend worship? Could the fare for the cab be paid from the collection plate? Yes, meetings do have the option to pay for taxis for people to attend worship. If a Friends requires the support of a taxi to attend worship a LM or AM business meeting could write a minute to agree to them being collected and to pay for the cab for them. [A cash voucher with a number of squares Description automatically generated]Could it be paid for from the collection? If everyone who donates to the collection knows that it might be used for that purpose then yes, if the meeting has agreed for it to happen. A good system to ensure that all of the money that has been donated is accounted for needs to be put into place. A petty cash voucher like the one in the image could be used for this to keep track of any cash used to pay for taxis or other items that might be required. Making the most of donations You can also claim Gift Aid on small anonymous donations through the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS). This applies to individual donations of up to £20 that are given in cash. See below for information for treasurers on GASDS. * Information about the scheme, https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/gasds-info-sheet-2019-1 * GASDS recording sheet, https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/gasds-recording-2019-at-meeting-1 Topics for 2024 * Fire safety and the introduction of the new guidelines. * Hallmaster: update on heating controls as well as building entry security. * Working for a local or area meeting. What are the employment / appointment processes within AMs and how we all fit in together. * Building surveys and inspections. In friendship, Oliver Oliver Waterhouse (he/him) Quaker Life Team Leader, Local and Area Governance Quakers in Britain 020 7663 1007 (Direct) oliverw(a)quaker.org.uk<mailto:oliverw@quaker.org.uk> | www.quaker.org.uk<http://www.quaker.org.uk/> Follow Quakers in Britain on Twitter<http://twitter.com/BritishQuakers>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BritishQuakers>, YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/quakersinbritain>, and Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/britishquakers/>. CLERKS OF TRUSTEES: Please send TARA documents to supportmeetings(a)quaker.org.uk<mailto:supportmeetings@quaker.org.uk> All Quakers in Britain staff can be contacted using their usual email addresses or phone numbers. They may be working from home, in Friends House (London), in the Yorkshire Centre (Leeds) or at a base local to them. The Quaker Centre Bookshop and Café<https://www.friendshouse.co.uk/quaker-centre/> (Friends House, London) are open to the public. If you would like to support our work, you can give online at www.quaker.org.uk/donate. Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Registered charity number 1127633 | Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ ________________________________ Quakers say: Religion is about the whole of life.

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2024 price increases?
by Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House 03 Oct '23

03 Oct '23

Hello, Are any of you planning to put up your room hire charges in 2024? What data will you use to guide this increase? Consumer price inflation index? Bank of England interest rates? Standing charges for electricity increase? Or the not very scientific method of "stick a finger in the air and guess which way the wind might blow"? Many thanks, Miranda Girdlestone Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House -- Quaker Meeting House Tel: 0131 225 4825 7 Victoria Terrace Email: office(a)equaker.org.uk Edinburgh EH1 2JL what3words.com/cloud.renew.sport Scottish Charity No. SCO19165 Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain: South East Scotland Area Meeting

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Re: 2024 price increases?
by Gavin Mendham 01 Oct '23

01 Oct '23

Hello Friends I keep an eye on the rate of inflation. It looks like its going to be 6.5% for 2023. So I am likely to recommend an increase of about that to our hirers if Local Meeting agrees. It gives me an explanation for our hirers. Gavin Mendham Wilmslow Meeting Premises On Sat, 30 Sep 2023, 17:44 John Arnison via wardenship, < wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Arnison <sirhenry100(a)icloud.com> > To: Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House <office(a)equaker.org.uk> > Cc: Quaker Wardenship Support <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:28:14 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Re: 2024 price increases? > Hello Everyone, > > John Arnison from Roundhay meeting, we have put our prices up,we used the > finger in the air method, not very scientific I know and it was only an > extra £2 on the original price. > > Best > > John > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 30 Sep 2023, at 17:14, Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House < > office(a)equaker.org.uk> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > Are any of you planning to put up your room hire charges in 2024? > > > > What data will you use to guide this increase? Consumer price inflation > index? Bank of England interest rates? Standing charges for electricity > increase? > > > > Or the not very scientific method of "stick a finger in the air and > guess which way the wind might blow"? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Miranda Girdlestone > > > > Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House > > > > -- > > Quaker Meeting House Tel: 0131 225 4825 > > 7 Victoria Terrace Email: office(a)equaker.org.uk > > Edinburgh EH1 2JL what3words.com/cloud.renew.sport > > > > Scottish Charity No. SCO19165 > > Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain: South East Scotland > Area Meeting > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wardenship mailing list -- wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to wardenship-leave(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Arnison via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > To: Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House <office(a)equaker.org.uk> > Cc: Quaker Wardenship Support <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org>, John > Arnison <sirhenry100(a)icloud.com> > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:28:14 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Re: 2024 price increases? > _______________________________________________ > wardenship mailing list -- wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wardenship-leave(a)lists.quaker.eu.org >

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