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Zoom Payments
by William Waddilove 30 Mar '24

30 Mar '24

Please has anyone managed to set up a direct from the meeting bank account to pay the annual Zoom charge? We have not succeeded. Up to now it has been paid on a personal credit card and claimed back. We would like to do it directly. They don't seem to have a procedure that we have located yet! I seems to be only either a credit card or a Paypal account William Waddilove On behalf of the Treasurer of Coventry Meeting

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cheerio from Pickering
by Wardens PickeringFMH 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

Dear Friends Alison and I have completed our time as wardens at Pickering at the end of March. So after 20 years I just wanted to thank all the lovely people who are part of the wardens community around Britain for their support and loving care over the last 20 years, and especially Oliver for all his guidance in recent years and thru the covid times. And bizarrely our little Meeting in North Yorkshire has more active Friends now than when we moved to Yorkshire from Birmingham! Service to Friends, and local communities, through stewardship of our buildings continues to be one of the great gifts of service we can give whether we are paid employees, volunteers, concerned Friends and many other roles. It has been a pleasure to be part of this group. Take good care of yourselves Friends and hopefully the next wardens at Pickering - Jon and Neil will feel a part of the same community in friendship John Lawson co warden Pickering Quaker Meeting

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Notes from Meeting House Matter on 22 March
by Oliver Waterhouse 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

Ollie Waterhouse Quaker Life Hello everyone, I am attaching the notes from our discussion on animals this week. The next Meeting House Matters is going to be in person at Bradford-on-Avon Local Meeting on Tuesday, 16 April. If you would like to come in person please book online in advance so we have an idea of how many people to expect. * https://forms.quaker.org.uk/mhm-24/ There will be a blended session at 2-3.30pm which will be on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Everyone is welcome to attend online. Please don't book to join online, just turn up. The planning team and I look forward to seeing you next time. In friendship, Ollie 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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Card payments for donations and for room hire etc
by Lancaster Quakers 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

Dear Friends I know that this subject has come up in the past, but I wondered whether the discussions had moved on and whether anyone has actually gone ahead to use a card payment system. Friends in Lancaster are considering the benefits vs costs, but at the moment the discussion is only about donations. I know that a lot of our building users would really welcome the option of paying by card. Although I doubt having a card reader would increase our income from room hire, it would definitely be a positive change in terms of the users' experience. I'd particularly welcome comments from Friends and Meetings who are using a card payment system already, but any other observations or comments would also be really helpful. I have a Finance Committee meeting tonight (Tuesday 26th) (my first one since arriving here six months ago!), and have just been told ten minutes ago that this is an item we will be considering. I'm sure this is just the beginning of the conversations here, so any comments would be welcome, whenever you have the chance. All the best Tasha Natasha Heny Warden Lancaster Quaker Meeting House lancasterquakers(a)gmail.com 01524 62971 <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Lancaster+Quaker+Meeting…> (My days off are Friday and Saturdays, and I work flexible hours between 08:45-19:30 Sunday to Thursday.)

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Meeting House Matters - Friday, 22 March - 10.30am
by Oliver Waterhouse 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Ollie Waterhouse Quaker Life Hello everyone, There is going to be a Meeting House Matters online discussion on Friday, 22 March at 10.30am. Come and join the session where we will be thinking about animals who come to our premises. It may be that your meeting welcomes animals to come to worship, or your meeting may have a policy about accessibility or wellbeing animals. Does your meeting house have bats, bees or other animals that may be considered pests and that there are legal duties to consider. Come along and bring your experiences with you. We will try to spend the time as a whole group but depending on numbers may split into smaller groups to explore the topic and share back. To join the session please use the Zoom details below: * Join Zoom Meeting: https://quaker.zoom.us/j/81586087624?pwd=aYxukeWCrw0Z80E9OuxIuJuZvXr8do.1 * Meeting ID: 815 8608 7624 * Passcode: MHM-online Don't forget that there are in person Meeting House Matters event on 16 April (Bradford-on-Avon), 25 June (Lancaster) and 19 November (venue TBC, near London). Book to come to an in person event here, https://forms.quaker.org.uk/mhm-24/. I look forward to seeing you on Friday if you can join. In friendship, Ollie 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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Terminating a contract with PHS
by steffi colbert 16 Mar '24

16 Mar '24

Hi, I have been asked by Premises Committee to enquire if any other Meetings have had difficulties terminating a contract with PHS. This Meeting has decided to sell the Meeting House and are having difficulty getting out of the contract without paying termination charges. Steffi and Richard Colbert, currently wardens of Bournemouth Meeting House. Sent from my iPhone

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Meeting House Matters in-person events in 2024
by Oliver Waterhouse 15 Mar '24

15 Mar '24

[A blue Quaker 'Q' logo with black text] Quaker Life Meeting House Matters in-person events in 2024 Hello Friends, Quaker Life is going to hold three in-person Meeting House Matters events in 2024. Meeting House Matters is a network of support for employees, workers and Friends involved in running and managing Quaker premises. Quaker Life sees this as a key method of sharing support, guidance a good practice amongst the community of wardens, managers in our premises. The in person events in 2024 are as follows: * Tuesday, 16 April in Bradford-on-Avon * Tuesday, 25 June in Lancaster * Tuesday, 19 November (South East venue TBA) All in-person events run from 10am (start at 10.30) to 4pm. To book please use our online form, https://forms.quaker.org.uk/mhm-24/. There is no cost to attend but you will need to bring lunch for yourself and make your own way to and from the venue. This year we have an overall theme of sustainability. This will be explore in the broadest terms looking at the sustainability of our communities and buildings to being more sustainable in our practice around energy use, the environment and how we use and manage our buildings. Each event also has a blended session bringing in people online for some shared learning. There is a specific session delivered in this slot which may or may not be directly connected to the overall theme. We very much look forward to welcoming Friends from across the yearly meeting to Meeting House Matters. Please share this with Friends in your community who it may be of interest to. A reminder of the booking link. https://forms.quaker.org.uk/mhm-24/ In friendship, Ollie, on behalf of The Meeting House Matters planning team. 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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Energy providers
by Warden 05 Mar '24

05 Mar '24

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