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Re: Lift emergency, contact info
by Klaus Huber Sept. 1, 2025

Sept. 1, 2025

A call-out charge of over 2,000 pounds sounds completely ludircous to me! This is going back a bit in time, but when I was working at Chelsea Methodist Centre, we had a service contract for the lift, and whenever it broke down, they had to send someone free of charge - this was part of the contract. And when their cowboy engineers repeatedly failed to get the lift fixed, I threatened the service company with legal action for breach of contract as my last task on a Wednesday afternoon, giving them until Friday 5pm to get the lift working again. Thursday 8am, a couple of different and much more competent engineers turned up at the church (which didn't open until 9)j, and the lift was working again by the end of the day. No charge, it was part of the service contract. Clearly this is how it should be. Best wishes, Klaus Huber Resident Warden, Bradford on Avon (and from 1999-2002 Administrator at Chelsea Methodist Centre) On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM Amanda Wells via wardenship < wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Amanda Wells <amandajwells(a)aol.com> > To: Matthew Moore <Matthew.Moore(a)northumbriaquakers.org.uk> > Cc: Amanda Wells via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org>, Clerks < > clerks.sc(a)sheffieldquakers.org.uk> > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:37 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Re: Lift emergency, contact info > Hi Matthew, > Thanks, yes we have these things in place. > The call out charge is over £2000. > > Amanda > > > On 21 Aug 2025, at 08:37, Matthew Moore < > Matthew.Moore(a)northumbriaquakers.org.uk> wrote: > > > Hello > > I'm a bit confused by this thread > > My understanding is that all lifts need to be insured and that they > require regular servicing / maintenance in order to be used. > I also thought that they require an adequate alarm system in case the lift > fails and people are trapped. > I didn't think you could operate a lift without these things in place. > Northumbria AM have maintenance / service contracts with a lift company > that includes call outs for breakdowns though I don't know what the callout > might cost. The lift also has an intercom system that alerts the lift > company directly. > We also do not allow anyone to travel in the lift if they are the only > person in the building. > > In Friendship > > Matt > > *Matt Moore: Northumbria Area Quaker Meeting Resources Manager* > * Mobile: 07982 743 615* > > *"**Take heed, dear Friends, to the promptings of love and truth in your > hearts"* > *Quaker Faith & Practice: Advices and Queries: 1.02/1* > ------------------------------ > *From:* Amanda Wells via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > *Sent:* Monday, 18 August 2025 11:03 > *To:* wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > *Cc:* Clerks <clerks.sc(a)sheffieldquakers.org.uk>; Amanda Wells < > amandajwells(a)aol.com> > *Subject:* [wardenship] Lift emergency, contact info > > _______________________________________________ > 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: Amanda Wells via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > To: Matthew Moore <Matthew.Moore(a)northumbriaquakers.org.uk> > Cc: Amanda Wells via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org>, Clerks < > clerks.sc(a)sheffieldquakers.org.uk>, Amanda Wells <amandajwells(a)aol.com> > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:37 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Re: Lift emergency, contact info > _______________________________________________ > wardenship mailing list -- wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wardenship-leave(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > -- Klaus Huber Warden Bradford on Avon Quaker Meeting House 1 Whiteheads Lane, Bradford on Avon BA15 1JU Tel. 01225 865393 https://bradford-on-avon.quakermeeting.org/

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Notes from Meeting House Matters on 20 August
by Oliver Waterhouse Aug. 27, 2025

Aug. 27, 2025

Hello everyone, I have attached the notes from the last discussion network on Wednesday, 20 August. The next session is going to be on Tuesday, 21 October and will be at Darlington Meeting House (10am to 4pm) with a blended session (2-3:30pm) in the afternoon. Register to attend in person: https://forms.quaker.org.uk/mhm-25/ Join online (no booking required): https://quaker.zoom.us/j/81586087624?pwd=aYxukeWCrw0Z80E9OuxIuJuZvXr8do.1 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/> Book time with me (30 minutes)<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/45557f13eb1a45d5810a699f5ccf952d…> (15 minutes)<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/45557f13eb1a45d5810a699f5ccf952d…> Follow Quakers in Britain on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BritishQuakers>, YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/quakersinbritain>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/britishquakers/> and Bluesky<https://bsky.app/profile/britishquakers.bsky.social>. The Quaker Centre Bookshop and Café<https://www.friendshouse.co.uk/quaker-centre/> are open to the public. Friends House is open for meetings and events. All enquiries welcome to events(a)quaker.org.uk<mailto:events@quaker.org.uk> or www.friendshouse.co.uk/booking-enquiry. 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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Rookhow quarterly mailing
by Rookhow Aug. 26, 2025

Aug. 26, 2025

* ROOKHOW ‘Connecting people; building community’ * *Support for groups- next funding deadline 1st October* [image: ARC Mother tree T.jpg] *Photo by Anti Racist Cumbria during their staff and volunteer away day at Rookhow* *“The woods are some of the most beautiful I have spent time in and I often think of them. We sat around the fire in the evening and cooked our tea. A deeply relaxing break from the hustle and bustle - the beauty of nature at its best with the comfort of a good night's sleep in a bed!”* Here's a video by Grange Community Foodstore who recently stayed at Rookhow: VIDEO <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XCJ0im6cGj-rzYtr8JCbL6o7sXTgGVtd> The next deadline for the *Retreat Away Fund *for subsidised stays at Rookhow is *1st October*. CLICK HERE <https://rookhow.org.uk/support-for-groups> for more info and see attached application form. We're especially encouraging groups who would like to stay in the Winter months- CHECK AVAILABILITY <https://rookhow.org.uk/book-now> but are also taking applications to stay next Spring and Summer. *The Rookhow Retreat Away Fund is supported by individual donations, local Quaker Meetings and we put at least 5% of our bookings income into the fund. The scheme has already supported over 1,000 people to stay at Rookhow including refugees, people dealing with trauma and addictions and trans young people. * *If you would like to contribute, please follow the link: *DONATE TO ROOKHOW <https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/14988> *Heritage Open Day- Friday 19th September 10am-4pm* [image: HOD T.png] Rookhow is taking part in the *National Heritage Open Days* scheme on Friday 19th September. This is a usual Open Day for Rookhow so we're expecting extra visitors and will have additional displays and information on view. Please come along to support us. *'Simple architecture; sensitively and sustainably restored'.* Remember Rookhow is also part of the *Quiet Garden movement*, so if you ever need some peace and quiet and time to wander, turn up on a 1st or 3rd Friday and you'll be free to roam. *Events in 2025* [image: Jumpy_James_0789.jpg] Thursday 11th September *Quiet Day* 'A sense of place' with Ginny Newsham- *book by emailing contactrookhow(a)gmail.com <contactrookhow(a)gmail.com> **Donations on the day* Monday 17th November *Quiet Day* with Caroline Stow and Suan Marston (craft and walking meditation)- *book by emailing contactrookhow(a)gmail.com <contactrookhow(a)gmail.com> **Donations on the day* Wednesday 19th November *Soundscape Ecology Day* with Propellor- *more info soon* Thursday 4th December *Winter Concert *with Propellor- *7.30 for 8pm- more info soon* ****SAVE THE DATES- weekends in 2026* [image: Restorative Stories T.jpg] Friday 13th - Sunday 15th March 2026 *Storytelling for Restoration & Connection weekend **with Hannah Moore, storyteller* *Easter Gathering* 3rd-6th April (3 nights). All age community weekend. *Habits of a Reconciler* weekend 15th-17th May 2026 with Hannah Larn and Anna Caffell, Rose Castle Foundation These events are open to Quakers and non-Quakers. Email us if you're interested. *Regular events* [image: June 2022 4- handstand 3 T.JPG] Open Days- 1st and 3rd Friday of every month 10am-4pm Online Epilogue- 1st and 3rd Mondays 9-9.20pm (from 15th September) ZOOM LINK <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83366482364?pwd=L0VFeDJxTEExTEtCaG0xb1ZoeWVzUT09> Quaker Meetings for Worship- 1st Wednesdays 7.30-8pm and 1st & 3rd Fridays 12.30-1pm Volunteer work parties- every Friday 9.30am-4pm All are welcome, Quakers and non-Quakers. *Bunkbarn bookings* [image: Refreshements Lanequest T.jpg] We have a few weekends available in September and October and have availability over Christmas: CHECK AVAILABILITY <https://rookhow.org.uk/book-now> Please spread the word and if anyone's interested, please get in touch. *Thanks to our volunteers* [image: lunchtime volunteers T.JPG] And finally a huge thank you to all Rookhow's volunteers for helping to make the site run so smoothly and for welcoming everyone to Rookhow. One group who recently stayed said it was the best welcome they had ever had- I think the homemade cake helped! Volunteer work parties are every Friday 9am-4pm. FIND OUT MORE. <https://volunteering.cumbriacvs.org.uk/volunteers/provider-profile/Rookhow> Best wishes, Sue, Kath & the Rookhow trustees *Sue Nicholls (she/her - why pronouns matter <https://pronouns.org/what-and-why>)* *Rookhow Development Manager* *Kath Becker **(she/her - why pronouns matter <https://pronouns.org/what-and-why>)* *Rookhow Assistant Development Worker* *Sue works part time (25 hour per week) flexi-time Monday-Friday.* *Kath works part time (35 hours per month) **flexi-time Monday-Friday* *Rookhow phone number: 07377 971783* Email: contactrookhow(a)gmail.com Website: rookhow.org.uk Donations link: DONATE TO ROOKHOW <https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/14988> *Rookhow is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation: Charity No 1188409. **We put 5% of our bookings income into subsidising stays for community groups. **Rookhow is a Quaker Recognised Body.* [image: Rookhow logo.png] *Rookhow mailing list & GDPR* If you wish to unsubscribe from these emails at any time, please let me know and I'll take you off the list. 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Re: Lift emergency, contact info
by Matthew Moore Aug. 21, 2025

Aug. 21, 2025

Hello I'm a bit confused by this thread My understanding is that all lifts need to be insured and that they require regular servicing / maintenance in order to be used. I also thought that they require an adequate alarm system in case the lift fails and people are trapped. I didn't think you could operate a lift without these things in place. Northumbria AM have maintenance / service contracts with a lift company that includes call outs for breakdowns though I don't know what the callout might cost. The lift also has an intercom system that alerts the lift company directly. We also do not allow anyone to travel in the lift if they are the only person in the building. In Friendship Matt Matt Moore: Northumbria Area Quaker Meeting Resources Manager Mobile: 07982 743 615 "Take heed, dear Friends, to the promptings of love and truth in your hearts" Quaker Faith & Practice: Advices and Queries: 1.02/1 ________________________________ From: Amanda Wells via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> Sent: Monday, 18 August 2025 11:03 To: wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> Cc: Clerks <clerks.sc(a)sheffieldquakers.org.uk>; Amanda Wells <amandajwells(a)aol.com> Subject: [wardenship] Lift emergency, contact info _______________________________________________ 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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Re: Lift emergency, contact info
by JL Wardens Aug. 18, 2025

Aug. 18, 2025

Here at Jesus Lane we don’t allow people to use the lift if there is no-one on duty/present who has the know how to lower the lift and release its occupants. We also have a loud handbell inside the lift so that people can raise the alarm. In Friendship Kirsten Lavers Warden, Jesus Lane Quaker Meeting House 07545 218251 Day off Mondays > On 18 Aug 2025, at 11:03, Amanda Wells via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> wrote: > > > From: Amanda Wells <amandajwells(a)aol.com> > Subject: [wardenship] Lift emergency, contact info > Date: 18 August 2025 at 11:03:11 BST > To: wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > Cc: Clerks <clerks.sc(a)sheffieldquakers.org.uk> > > > Looking for help, suggestions and ideas. > > We are just considering how best to address the issue of the lift breaking down (with people inside) if there is no one else in the building? The lift call out charge for this is over £2,000 and beyond our means. > We recognise that some people have a mobile and therefore have a means of outside contact if this situation arises. > We wondered what other meetings do? > > In anticipation > Amanda clerk of Sheffield Central Quakers. > > > Amanda J Wells > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Lift emergency, contact info
by Amanda Wells Aug. 18, 2025

Aug. 18, 2025

Looking for help, suggestions and ideas. We are just considering how best to address the issue of the lift breaking down (with people inside) if there is no one else in the building? The lift call out charge for this is over £2,000 and beyond our means. We recognise that some people have a mobile and therefore have a means of outside contact if this situation arises. We wondered what other meetings do? In anticipation Amanda clerk of Sheffield Central Quakers. Amanda J Wells

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Blending kit which is truly mobile
by FM Lunnon Aug. 7, 2025

Aug. 7, 2025

Teesdale and Cleveland AM has 6 meeting houses of which two do not even have a good phone signal. Suppose we set ourselves to get some zoom kit which we can use in the 4 meeting houses that do have wifi. It has got to be easy to shift from place to place and to need no expertise to set up in the next location. It has to come close to showing everyone in the meeting room including the clerks, and it has got to capture sound well. Does anyone have a shopping list? or comments from bitter or good experience? Does anyone have anything to say about the two meeting houses without phone signals? Both are pretty much in fields but one has houses quite close. THANK YOU for your advice. Margot Lunnon, convener of the Blending Group -- ----------------------------------------------------- Margot Lunnon 07766 758405 Darlington Meeting, Teesdale Quakers also Trustee of Discovering Quakers 17 Front St., Wearhead, Co Durham, DL13 1BL

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Security and meeting houses
by Caroline Tisdall Aug. 7, 2025

Aug. 7, 2025

Dear Friends I am the 'health and safety trustee' for our area meeting and following a couple of incidents concerning intruders, I am looking at the issue of security of our meeting houses, or rather people in them. We have a health and safety professional we use and find very helpful. He has come with suggestions but also asks: - Is there a requirement anywhere else within the Quaker world, to make a simple security assessment of the building? E.g. taking into account - location; isolated rural may be low risk, market town (medium risk) or city centre (higher risk). - visibility/accessibility of the Meeting, i.e. is its location discreet or well advertised? - physical security of Meeting Houses, i.e. are there good locks, CCTV, external lighting or intruder alarms? - Are there concealed places where an intruder may not be seen? - Is there any significant amount of cash handled? Does anyone have any suggestions or observations about this aspect please? I look forward to hearing from you. In Friendship Carrie Caroline Tisdall

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Re: Omnidirectional boundary microphone
by Saffron Walden Quaker Meeting Friends Meeting Aug. 7, 2025

Aug. 7, 2025

Many moons ago it was recommended we get a Blue Yeti microphone, which has an omnidirectional option. They cost about £100 but make a massive difference to the quality of our meetings. We have an 11.5m square room with a high ceiling. We have a couple of rings of chairs in the centre with benches containing the worship space and at the back we have a trolley with our Zoom equipment on it. The screen is at about the height of the head of someone sitting down and we have a 180 degree camera on top. This means Friends joining can see everyone in the meeting as it they were sat there, and we can see them as part of our worshipping group instead of being apart from it. Our ministry is Friends standing from their chairs and speaking, The microphone is good enough to pick this up and so we can have as natural a meeting as possible while being fully inclusive. In Friendship, Karl Saffron Walden meeting On Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM Christine Downes-Grainger via wardenship < wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Christine Downes-Grainger <christine.deegee(a)googlemail.com> > To: > Cc: Wardenship Egroup <Wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 08:19:38 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Re: Omnidirectional boundary microphone > Hallo, thanks for this information, we will investigate. > In NE Thames we are trying to help people be heard in blended meetings in > a modernist hexagonal room with floor to ceiling windows and a lot of hard > surfaces. Also in the converted top floor of a former industrial building, > when we take the laptop and screen there. We have been using an ex > professional microphone that was gifted during the pandemic. > I have heard that our friend in Northumbria recently improved the sound > for their blended area meetings and would be interested to know what was > purchased. > Thanks, > Christine Downes-Grainger > Epping Premises Clerk and AM Clerk > > On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 at 11:07, Office <office(a)oxfordquakers.org> wrote: > >> Hi Martin >> >> >> >> When we had our hearing loop installed, they hung an omnidirectional >> microphone from the centre of our ceiling. I’m not sure whether this is >> the cheapest option but it seems to work well. >> >> >> >> In Friendship >> >> >> >> Phoebe Larcombe >> >> Meeting House Deputy Manager >> >> Oxford Quaker Meeting House >> >> 43 St Giles Oxford OX13LW >> >> Email: office(a)oxfordquakers.org >> >> 01865 557373 >> >> >> >> For all 2024 bookings we are using Hallmaster: >> https://v2.hallmaster.co.uk/Diary/MainPanel/10979 Please follow the >> link and make your booking directly. >> >> For information about Oxford Quaker Meeting including the monthly >> newsletter, Meeting times, how to join the mailing list and making a >> donation to support the Meeting and Oxford Friends Action on Poverty, >> please go to https://oxfordquakers.org/ >> >> >> >> [image: For Email Signatures 3] [image: Quakers in Britain >> Logo - Copy] [image: For Email Signatures 1] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Martin Lacey <office(a)norwichquakers.org.uk> >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 24, 2025 12:59 PM >> *To:* Wardenship Egroup <Wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> >> *Subject:* [wardenship] Omnidirectional boundary microphone >> >> >> >> 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/> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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: Christine Downes-Grainger via wardenship < > wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > To: > Cc: Wardenship Egroup <Wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org>, Christine > Downes-Grainger <christine.deegee(a)googlemail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 08:19:38 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Re: Omnidirectional boundary microphone > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: environmentally friendly cleaning products
by Martin Lacey Aug. 7, 2025

Aug. 7, 2025

Hi Lynn, At Norwich we use ecover products. Our cleaners use Bunzl for eco solutions. Bunzl deliver nationally. 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/> On 05/08/2025 21:03, lynn blackmore via wardenship wrote: > _______________________________________________ > wardenship mailing list --wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org > To unsubscribe send an email towardenship-leave(a)lists.quaker.eu.org

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