May 2025 - wardenship - lists.quaker.eu.org

toilet signage
by Wendrie Heywood June 18, 2025

June 18, 2025

Hello Friends, Was asked if any meeting house is thinking of changing their signs for toilet facilities either in response to the ECHR guidelines or the recent statement on toilet facilities by Paul Parker at Yearly Meeting. You can read that statement of policy at that link <https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/statement-of-policy-on-provision-of-tra…> . The client who asked has a small building with two signposted bathrooms and one accessible, and has been planning a refurbishment for … [View More]

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Assistant Warden job vacancy in Winchester
by Anna Stewart May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025

Dear Friends, Winchester Quaker Meeting House is looking for an Assistant Warden to join its small but tight-knit team, ideally by early August. There might also be the possibility of a residency in the building for the successful applicant. For more details, please visit winchesterquakers.org.uk/jobs [image: Assistant Warden FB post (1).png] Best wishes, Anna -- Anna Stewart, Warden Friends' Meeting House 16 Colebrook Street Winchester SO23 9LH 01962 864184

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Rookhow quarterly mailing
by Rookhow May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

Hi everyone *Retreat Away Fund - Round 9* [image: Due North 1T.jpg] *18 more groups *have been awarded *£11,500* funding under the Retreat Away Fund for a subsidised stay at Rookhow. This is twice as many as in Round 8! The groups are: - Due North <https://duenorthevents.com/> with the Muslim Women's Council <https://www.muslimwomenscouncil.org.uk/>* (women from West Cumbria and Yorkshire)* - Springfield Domestic Abuse Support <https://springfieldsupport.… [View More]

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Notes following Meeting House Matters - Winchester and online - 1 May 2025
by Oliver Waterhouse May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

Hello everyone, We had a really good session at Winchester Meeting House on Thursday, 1 May. See attached two documents from the event. There is a set of notes from the in-person and online sessions and a slide presentation from part of the in-person session. You will see in the notes there is some narrative that goes alongside the slides. Our next event is also going to be held in person at Cardiff Quaker Meeting House on Thursday, 12 June. As we are trying to do each time there will be a … [View More]

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Intruder policy
by Walthamstow Quakers May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

Hello all you lovely people, Do any of you have a policy on what to do if you get an unwanted intruder in the building? We have a very brief one but it pretty much amounts to hide and phone the cops. There are very few rooms within the building that anyone could lock themselves in. Also, with the best will in the world, without having someone in the foyer from 8am to 10pm daily checking who is coming in, it is impossible to prevent anyone from coming in who shouldn't be here. Any help is … [View More]

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Re: Intruder policy
by Office May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

Hello, Here in Oxford we have staff on duty 9am - 10pm Monday to Friday and when we have bookings at weekends. Evening and weekend shifts are covered by our much valued occasional staff. We have a number of 'uninvited' folk who come in and occasionally some who are difficult, aggressive or very demanding. A number have mental health issues. It can be really hard. We have a lone worker WhatsApp group which staff sign in and out of and which is monitored by managers. We have training … [View More]

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