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

Omnidirectional boundary microphone
by Martin Lacey Aug. 7, 2025

Aug. 7, 2025

Bit of a technical question: I'm in the process of assembling a loop amplifier system in our second largest room and am looking for a suitable OMNIDIRECTIONAL boundary microphone to site on a table in the middle of the room to pick up speech. The furthest point from the table would be around 8M and the lead from the mic to the amplifier needs to be 4M long. I'd be interested in other Meetings experience and feedback before spending money. Oh, and the budget is tight, so a readily available second hand unit would be preferable. -- Kind regards, Martin Lacey, Meeting House Manager Norwich Quaker Meeting House Upper Goat Lane, Norwich NR2 1EW t: 01603 624854 m:07857 167322 Weekdays 9 - 1 norwichquakers.org.uk <https://www.norwichquakers.org.uk/>

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Warden Maternity Cover: to live in, or not to live in?
by Anna Stewart Aug. 5, 2025

Aug. 5, 2025

Dear Friends, I'm looking for some advice about maternity cover, please! I have been the resident warden at Winchester Quaker Meeting House since October 2023, but with a baby due in January 2026, the flat will need a new occupant (or two). We have options when it comes to finding someone to live here, but I'm curious... if you were – or indeed are – open to 1-year fixed-term wardenship opportunities, would a residency as part of a contract make it more appealing, or less so? Many thanks, Anna -- Anna Stewart, Warden Friends' Meeting House 16 Colebrook Street Winchester SO23 9LH 01962 864184

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WiFi choices
by Nick July 28, 2025

July 28, 2025

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How do you all structure your hire charges?
by Westminster Wardens July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

Dear all, I'd love to know what structures you use for hire charges, please, and what advantages or problems you have with the systems you use. At Westminster, the building is open for hire between 7 am and 10 pm. We have ten hireable rooms (one out of commission at the mo), and loads and loads of different hirers, and so for ease of admin we have generally offered hires in three ways: - Three big ground floor rooms are offered by session: morning, afternoon and evening. You hire the whole session, regardless of how long your event is. - Five smaller rooms are offered by the day or half-day: 7 am to 3 pm/3 pm to 10 pm. - Two rooms are hired exclusively by two hirers, so are on a separate charging system. However, we're now looking at different ways to hire the five smaller rooms, as there's now so many exceptions to the standard pattern that we'd like to simplify things. So, my questions: - If you hire by the hour, even with a 2-hour minimum, do you do anything to prevent people just cherry-picking the "best" slots and leaving unuseable patches of time in between? Eg a therapist paying for 11am-1pm, then 2pm-5pm, and not paying for lunchtime. - Do you charge less for less popular times? - Have you got any different ways of structuring hire times? with all my best, Lorna. Lorna Richardson Premises Coordinator Westminster Quaker Meeting House www.westminsterquakers.org.uk/room-hire 07897 591961 *Please note I am part-time; I don't expect anyone to respond outside their own normal working hours.*

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WiFi choices
by Nick July 7, 2025

July 7, 2025

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