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How do you all structure your hire charges?
by Westminster Wardens July 4, 2025

July 4, 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 4, 2025

July 4, 2025

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Task Description for a Managing Friend
by Judi Brill June 29, 2025

June 29, 2025

On behalf of a local meeting I am sending out this request for examples of a task description for an employee’s Managing Friend aka Line Manager. Please share any examples on the egroup if you have time. Many thanks Judi Judi Brill Wardenship Egroup Administrator Resident Warden Horfield Quaker Meeting 300 Gloucester Road Horfield Bristol BS7 8PD ///beyond.always.proof Tel: 0117 942 9142 Mob: 07967 558615 horfield.warden(a)bristolquakers.org.uk https://bristolquakers.org.uk/room-hire/room-hire-at-horfield/ -- *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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Heat Strike
by John Dash June 26, 2025

June 26, 2025

See below from Ailish Carroll-Brentnall our QiB Faith in Action Coordinator John John Dash Property Management Advisor 020 7663 1055 (Direct) JohnD(a)quaker.org.uk From: Ailish Carroll-Brentnall <AilishC(a)quaker.org.uk> Sent: 25 June 2025 12:28 To: John Dash <JohnD(a)quaker.org.uk> Subject: RE: Heat Strike 🌡️ Heat Strike Campaign – Quaker Involvement Invitation 🌱🔥 As extreme heat becomes more dangerous each summer, Heat Strike is mobilising a broad coalition of unions, climate groups, and community organisations to take action for climate justice and worker protection. We’re inviting Quakers to get involved by working in your local communities to help set up Cool Stations❄️ during periods of extreme heat- places where people can rest, rehydrate and stay safe. Could your Meeting House🏠 be offered as a community cool hub? This is a practical, compassionate way to respond to the climate crisis and stand in solidarity with those most affected. 🖊️ Sign up via our website to stay in touch, contact us via email and access resources: 👉 https://heatstrike.uk/<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fheatstrike.uk%2f&c=E,1,…>

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Re: Link Friend
by Lancaster Quakers June 23, 2025

June 23, 2025

Hello Renee I think there is some confusion. I sent a copy of the Link Friend Role Description in response to a request from someone on the Wardenship E-group. There is no vacancy and this is a role that is nominated to and the role holder is then appointed by the Local Quaker Meeting through the usual Quaker nominations and business process - it is neither a paid role nor a traditional volunteering role. I apologise for any confusion caused. All the best Tasha Natasha Heny Meeting House Manager (Warden) Lancaster Quaker Meeting House lancasterquakers(a)gmail.com 01524 62971 <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Lancaster+Quaker+Meeting…> (I work flexible hours over 5 days and have two days off each week) On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 at 17:00, Renee Santosa <reneesantosa(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello > > I recently received some information about the post of a link friend. I > know a friend who would be very interested in going to the Lake district to > live and work. > > The post however is hard to be clear, is it a paid position or > voluntary,wou;d there be accommodation or are you seeking a local person? > > Yours in friendship > > Renee >

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Notes from Meeting House Matters - Cardiff and online - 12 June 2025
by Oliver Waterhouse June 20, 2025

June 20, 2025

Ollie Waterhouse Quaker Life Hello everyone, I attach a copy of notes from the Meeting House Matters (MHM) session that took place at Cardiff Meeting House and online last week. The areas that we spent time on were. * Session 1: Where are we in the Quaker structure? What’s our support? * Session 2: Policies for meetings, lettings / hire, public liability insurance * Session 3: Exploring lone working – What is a lone worker? What support do lone workers need? (online, blended) There are still three MHM sessions this year and we will be looking at our theme of 'the support structures that keep Quaker communities running' throughout the rest of them. They are listed below. * Wednesday, 20 August (online) * Tuesday, 21 October (Darlington LM and online) to attend in person please register, https://forms.quaker.org.uk/mhm-25/ * Tuesday, 16 December (online) Join any of the online meetings using the following Zoom details, there is no need to register. * Join Zoom Meeting: https://quaker.zoom.us/j/81586087624?pwd=aYxukeWCrw0Z80E9OuxIuJuZvXr8do.1 * Meeting ID: 815 8608 7624 * Passcode: MHM-online 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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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 a couple of years. Are people thinking of moving forward to individual toilet cubicles? Has anyone already done this? Yours in peace, Wendrie Heywood Founder | Mindful Business Services Ltd Book a meeting with me <https://calendly.com/mindful-business-services> *Don't miss our next training workshop - sign up here <https://mindfulbusinessservices.com/events>* [image: mobilePhone] 02036912389 [image: emailAddress] wendrie(a)mindfulbusinessservices.com [image: website] www.mindfulbusinessservices.com [image: facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/MindfulBusinessServices> [image: linkedin] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindful-business-services-limited> Sign up for our newsletter <https://mindfulbusinessservices.com/newsletter>

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QVA retreat at Rookhow in August
by Rookhow June 16, 2025

June 16, 2025

*Please forward this to people in your Meeting or anyone who you think would be interested, thanks.* *Quaker Voluntary Action (QVA) Retreat at Rookhow: 25th-29th August* [image: June 2023 larch trees T.jpg] Rookhow is hosting a Quaker Voluntary Action (QVA) retreat from Monday 25th-Friday 29th August. Half retreat; half work party in Quakers' Wood,12 acres of temperate rainforest and ancient oak woodland. A chance to meet with Friends from across the UK and beyond and unwind in the peaceful setting of Rookhow with its 300 year old simple Quaker Meeting House: MORE INFO & BOOK <https://qva.org.uk/rookhow/> [image: young volunteers at Rookhow June 2024 T.jpg] Anybody wishing to attend needs to complete the booking form, and should note if they are not staying overnight or just coming for the day. Full residential fee - £325 Non-overnight fee - £210 Fee per day - £45 Anybody who would like to come but for whom the cost is a barrier, please contact kitking(a)qva.org.uk for information about the QVA Bursary Scheme. [image: June 2023 2T.jpg] Best wishes, Sue & Kath *Sue Nicholls (she/her)* *Rookhow Development Manager* *Kath Becker (she/her)* *Rookhow Assistant Development Worker* *Rookhow phone number: 07377 971783* Email: contactrookhow(a)gmail.com Website: rookhow.org.uk Donations link: DONATE TO ROOKHOW <https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/14988> *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 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] [image: image.png] Rookhow <https://www.facebook.com/Rookhow1725/> [image: image.png] Rookhow1725 <https://www.instagram.com/rookhow1725/> [image: image.png] Independent Hostels <https://independenthostels.co.uk/members/rookhowbunkbarn/>

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Meeting House Matters - Thursday, 12 June 2pm - Blended session on Lone Working
by Oliver Waterhouse June 11, 2025

June 11, 2025

Dear Friends, I hope you are well. There is going to be a Meeting House Matters blended session tomorrow afternoon, 12 June at 2pm. The topic for this session is going to be Lone Working. There is not need to book to attend the session, just join using the Zoom login details below. * Join Zoom Meeting: https://quaker.zoom.us/j/81586087624?pwd=aYxukeWCrw0Z80E9OuxIuJuZvXr8do.1 * Meeting ID: 815 8608 7624 * Passcode: MHM-online I hope to see you if you can join the session. 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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Door entry security systems
by lancasterquakers＠gmail.com June 3, 2025

June 3, 2025

Dear Friends In light of the recent thread about security etc, and another intruder here a week last Saturday, Lancaster Friends have decided its time to investigate a door entry security system. Has anyone had a new system installed recently and if so do you have any insights that would be helpful to us? We are not staffed all the time we're open, which leaves users, staff, and the building vulnerable. We would like to have a system that allows the front door to be kept locked and hirers given codes that are individual to them, changeable, time sensitive, and the potential for staff and volunteers to have a 'dongle' allow easy access. Finances allowing, it would be even better if there were security cameras as part of the system, but not essential. I'm probably using all the wrong words as I'm 'running on empty' already this week, but hopefully you'll understand the gist. Any thoughts, suggestions, or insights would be very much appreciated. All the best Tasha Natasha Heny Meeting House Manager (Warden) Lancaster Quaker Meeting House lancasterquakers(a)gmail.com 01524 62971 (I work flexible hours over 5 days and have two days off each week)

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