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Re: Sunday Groups
by Alan Tyldesley July 14, 2023

July 14, 2023

Jane With my wife, I've done the warden's job at Yealand with a MH and building used as a simple hostel, and am now convenor of premises, and am only too aware how easily this becomes a 7 day job, with emails coming in at any time, and phone calls over a long period of everyday. You do need some escape from this, and that either means no bookings, and set times when at least the meeting know its your time off, or someone else (hopefully paid) covering all aspects of the job that have to be done during periods when you are definitely not 'at work' So we do turn down bookings, because the economics don't run to having 7 day cover, but this needs discussion with the committee. Some groups need very little supervision, others the opposite! You can put times when someone is available for email or phone on your website. Alan On Thu, 13 Jul 2023, 11:53 Jane Keay via wardenship, < wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jane Keay <wardenjanekeay(a)mac.com> > To: "wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org" <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:13:40 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Sunday Groups > Dear Wardens/Managers and Resident Friends, > > At Watford Quaker Meeting House we have groups hiring our rooms and the > garden throughout the week, also Saturdays. > I have been asked by a local Romanian Christian group whether they could > book once a month on a Sunday afternoon. (A couple of rooms including the > Children’s Room.) For years we given space to the local Unitarian > Fellowship on a Sunday, once a month. This seems to work fine. > I live directly upstairs from the Meeting House and can hear furniture > being moved and the extractor fans in the toilets etc ! > I would love to take on the Romanian Christian Group who are eager for the > space but my dilemma is that Sundays afternoons are a time to stop and rest. > My question is: Do other Meeting Houses book groups on Sunday afternoons? > Is there an expectation to do this from your Meeting ? > Would this work if this was passed on to another person to clear away > afterwards? Or can the Meeting House building just have a quiet afternoon ? > (After the occasional shared lunch and talks of course.) > > Thank you for any comments or shared experiences, > > Jane K. > Warden > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jane Keay via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > To: "wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org" <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > Cc: Jane Keay <wardenjanekeay(a)mac.com> > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:13:40 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Sunday Groups > _______________________________________________ > 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: Sunday Groups
by Winchester Quaker Warden July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023

Dear Jane, The questions that come to my mind are: 1. It is important that you get your time off duty, so might extra bookings only be acceptable if there is another staff member, or volunteer, who can cover those duties? 2. Might you want to discuss with your committee whether your living accommodation is reasonably quiet, whenever you're off duty? 3. How desperate is your local Meeting for the income? 4. At Winchester Meeting House we have three part-time wardens, who cover 7 days per week between them, and there are short quiet times here and there. 5. We have regular groups on Saturday and Sunday evenings, only occasionally activities on Sunday afternoons. 6. Perhaps your committee could come to an agreement with you, what the 'opening hours' should be, i.e. when rooms are or are not available for hire. Best of luck, Lorraine . Andrew and Lorraine O'Hanlon Warden-Managers Friends' Meeting House 16 Colebrook Street Winchester SO23 9LH 01962 864184 On Thu, 13 Jul 2023 at 11:53, Jane Keay via wardenship < wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jane Keay <wardenjanekeay(a)mac.com> > To: "wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org" <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:13:40 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Sunday Groups > Dear Wardens/Managers and Resident Friends, > > At Watford Quaker Meeting House we have groups hiring our rooms and the > garden throughout the week, also Saturdays. > I have been asked by a local Romanian Christian group whether they could > book once a month on a Sunday afternoon. (A couple of rooms including the > Children’s Room.) For years we given space to the local Unitarian > Fellowship on a Sunday, once a month. This seems to work fine. > I live directly upstairs from the Meeting House and can hear furniture > being moved and the extractor fans in the toilets etc ! > I would love to take on the Romanian Christian Group who are eager for the > space but my dilemma is that Sundays afternoons are a time to stop and rest. > My question is: Do other Meeting Houses book groups on Sunday afternoons? > Is there an expectation to do this from your Meeting ? > Would this work if this was passed on to another person to clear away > afterwards? Or can the Meeting House building just have a quiet afternoon ? > (After the occasional shared lunch and talks of course.) > > Thank you for any comments or shared experiences, > > Jane K. > Warden > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jane Keay via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > To: "wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org" <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > Cc: Jane Keay <wardenjanekeay(a)mac.com> > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:13:40 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Sunday Groups > _______________________________________________ > 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: Sunday Groups
by Westminster Wardens July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023

At Westminster we don't routinely hire out on Sundays, but there are exceptions, sometimes for one-offs, and sometimes for regular hirers who have an extra request. The principle for hiring out on Sundays is the same as for Quaker use on Sundays: that these hires can manage themselves, clean up after themselves to an adequate standard, and can be trusted to leave the building secure. I'm not usually at work on Sundays (I don't live in) and the resident volunteers aren't routinely on duty on Sunday afternoons, either, so it shouldn't fall to any of us three. As someone who lives on a main road, in a massive block of flats with something like a thousand strangers, the thought of hearing an extractor fan, or someone moving furniture, wouldn't faze me, but the thought of having to make sure they left the room clean and tidy afterwards would, if I'm not supposed to be on duty then but am effectively forced into it. That's what would tip the balance one way or the other for me, I think. with all my best, Lorna. Lorna Richardson Premises Coordinator Westminster Quaker Meeting House (Religious Society of Friends) www.westminsterquakers.org.uk www.westminsterquakers.org.uk/room-hire 07897 591961 8 Hop Gardens, off St Martins Lane, London, WC2N 4EH If requiring assistance in an emergency, call 07895 978 092 *Please note I am part-time, and work flexible working hours; I don't expect anyone to respond outside their own normal working hours.* On Thu, 13 Jul 2023 at 11:53, Jane Keay via wardenship < wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jane Keay <wardenjanekeay(a)mac.com> > To: "wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org" <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:13:40 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Sunday Groups > Dear Wardens/Managers and Resident Friends, > > At Watford Quaker Meeting House we have groups hiring our rooms and the > garden throughout the week, also Saturdays. > I have been asked by a local Romanian Christian group whether they could > book once a month on a Sunday afternoon. (A couple of rooms including the > Children’s Room.) For years we given space to the local Unitarian > Fellowship on a Sunday, once a month. This seems to work fine. > I live directly upstairs from the Meeting House and can hear furniture > being moved and the extractor fans in the toilets etc ! > I would love to take on the Romanian Christian Group who are eager for the > space but my dilemma is that Sundays afternoons are a time to stop and rest. > My question is: Do other Meeting Houses book groups on Sunday afternoons? > Is there an expectation to do this from your Meeting ? > Would this work if this was passed on to another person to clear away > afterwards? Or can the Meeting House building just have a quiet afternoon ? > (After the occasional shared lunch and talks of course.) > > Thank you for any comments or shared experiences, > > Jane K. > Warden > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jane Keay via wardenship <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > To: "wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org" <wardenship(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> > Cc: Jane Keay <wardenjanekeay(a)mac.com> > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 11:13:40 +0100 > Subject: [wardenship] Sunday Groups > _______________________________________________ > 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: Sunday Groups
by Christian Howgill July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023

Hi Jane, I'm sure we can accommodate them. If you give me some exact dates, I can look at the diary and see if we're free. --- Christian Howgill Interim Manager Hammersmith Quaker Meeting House 30-32 Bradmore Park Rd, London W6 0DT manager(a)hammersmithquakers.org.uk Tel: 020 8259 6187 Mob: 0797 999 0606 Not always in the office so try mobile to check On 2023-07-13 11:13, Jane Keay via wardenship wrote: > _______________________________________________ > 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: Sunday Groups
by Martin Lacey July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023

Hi Jane, Here at Norwich we hire rooms to anonymous and other groups on Sundays outside of the times the Meeting use the building. Since Covid all our community groups hire rooms on the understanding that they are responsible for self wardening and building security. In the main, this has gone well. However as you live on site I can understand this may have an impact on the quality of your personal time and suggest you talk it over with your Line Manager and/or the Meeting. Kind regards, Martin Lacey Meeting House Manager Norwich Quaker Meeting House Upper Goat Lane Norwich NR2 1EW 01603 624854 Weekdays 9 - 1 07857 167322 On 13/07/2023 11:13, Jane Keay via wardenship wrote: > _______________________________________________ > 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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Sunday Groups
by Jane Keay July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023

Dear Wardens/Managers and Resident Friends, At Watford Quaker Meeting House we have groups hiring our rooms and the garden throughout the week, also Saturdays. I have been asked by a local Romanian Christian group whether they could book once a month on a Sunday afternoon. (A couple of rooms including the Children’s Room.) For years we given space to the local Unitarian Fellowship on a Sunday, once a month. This seems to work fine. I live directly upstairs from the Meeting House and can hear furniture being moved and the extractor fans in the toilets etc ! I would love to take on the Romanian Christian Group who are eager for the space but my dilemma is that Sundays afternoons are a time to stop and rest. My question is: Do other Meeting Houses book groups on Sunday afternoons? Is there an expectation to do this from your Meeting ? Would this work if this was passed on to another person to clear away afterwards? Or can the Meeting House building just have a quiet afternoon ? (After the occasional shared lunch and talks of course.) Thank you for any comments or shared experiences, Jane K. Warden

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Meeting House Matters notes from 14 June
by Oliver Waterhouse June 23, 2023

June 23, 2023

Oliver Waterhouse Quaker Life Hello everyone, Sorry for the delay with the notes from last week's meeting. Last week's session was an opportunity to hear about accessibility issues that affect Quaker premises. The session has been directed at venues rather than those with accessibility needs to try to identify ways to be inclusive. The next online session will be on Tuesday, 15 August at 2pm. The joining details are below and will also be shared again by email nearer the time. * Join Zoom Meeting: https://quaker.zoom.us/j/81586087624?pwd=VHk3MW9sTHJUVDdsMFlTMUN3WEpmUT09 * Meeting ID: 815 8608 7624 * Passcode: WT-online The next in-person session is going to be on Tuesday, 18 July and will be in Leeds at Carlton Hill Meeting House. You can register to attend using this online form, https://forms.quaker.org.uk/mhm-23/. Part of this session will be held blended enabling online and in-person participation. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU REGISTER IN ADVANCE OF COMING IN PERSON SO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE WILL BE! Notes The first part of the session was help in breakout rooms to identify what is currently in place in our meeting houses and what we would like to put into place in the future. Feedback from the breakout groups Current position for those present * Lots of places with step-free access. * High contrast painting or taping on steps where they have not been able to be replaced. * Many accessible toilets but an example of the wheelchair space to one side of the toilet being used as storage space. * Flashing lights linked to alarms for people with hearing impairments. * Hearing loop. * Blended equipment in many Quaker premises. Challenges * Listed buildings, trying not to be held back by planning restrictions. * Meeting room doors not wide enough to meet British standards. Solutions * Alarms not loud enough in toilet so additional sounders added. * Frame put into a restricted toilet space to enable people to get up more easily. * Bringing a disability group or people with disabilities to make suggestions about improvements. * Not giving up at the first hurdle, especially where planning restrictions are in place. * Disability access audit at area meeting level. * Stick a photo of each cupboard (full) and stick it to the cupboard so people know what is in the cupboard. * Whole building is flat on one level and many groups use the building. * Provide a safe haven for lots of groups who feel the building is 'theirs'. * Need to respond to requests for things to be changed, this is great for customer satisfaction and will bring a wider range of people into our premises. * Disability awareness training to get better informed about the types of access needs, attitudes, language etc. * Adjustable surfaces in kitchens and other areas. Think about this at the time refurbishment is being planned, not when it is being installed. * Holistic approach to accessibility which benefit everyone overall rather than having them as add-ons. Support Quaker Disability Equality Group (QDEG) has advice and guidance on their website: * Sample access audit: https://quakerdisabilitygroup.org.uk/sample-basic-access-audit-form/ * Template LM accessibility statement: https://quakerdisabilitygroup.org.uk/sample-access-statement/ Grants There are a couple of places that offer specific grants for upgrading premises to be more accessible or to help with feasibility assessment for carrying out improvement work on buildings. * BYM Meeting Houses Funds: www.quaker.org.uk/our-work/grant-making/meeting-houses-fund<http://www.quaker.org.uk/our-work/grant-making/meeting-houses-fund> * BYM Sawell Family Fund: www.quaker.org.uk/our-work/grant-making/sawell-family-fund-grants-for-meeti…<http://www.quaker.org.uk/our-work/grant-making/sawell-family-fund-grants-fo…> * National Churches Trust: www.nationalchurchestrust.org/get-support/buildings-maintenance/major-grant…<http://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/get-support/buildings-maintenance/majo…> * Through the Roof (collection of grant providers) specific grants for accessibility improvements: https://throughtheroof.org/forchurches/obtaining-funding-to-make-disability… In friendship, Oliver 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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Pop-up Quaker Campsite this August with views of Glastonbury Tor!
by Liz Smith June 18, 2023

June 18, 2023

Street Meeting is running a campsite this August in the grounds of our historic Meeting House. For more information see our website below: https://www.quakersatstreet.org.uk/orchard-campsite.html Please help us spread the word! In friendship, Liz Smith Street Quaker Meeting Warden 01458 446 360 www.quakersatstreet.org.uk

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Loving Earth Exhibitions in Somerset
by Liz Smith June 18, 2023

June 18, 2023

Dear All, We are hosting several exhibitions of 100 panels from the Loving Earth Project collection across Somerset. The first show in Taunton has just opened. If anyone is nearby or visiting Somerset this Summer, check out our dates and venues on the website below! https://lovingearthsomerset.co.uk/ In friendship, Liz Smith Street Quaker Meeting Warden 01458 446 360 www.quakersatstreet.org.uk

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FW: Meeting House Matters on 14 June at 2pm
by Oliver Waterhouse June 14, 2023

June 14, 2023

Hello Friends, A reminder that there will be a Meeting House Matters session this afternoon at 2pm. Details are below. In friendship, Oliver 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/> ________________________________ Quakers say: Religion is about the whole of life. From: Oliver Waterhouse <oliverw(a)quaker.org.uk> Sent: Friday, June 9, 2023 3:22 PM To: 'property-advice(a)lists.quaker.eu.org' <property-advice(a)lists.quaker.eu.org> Subject: [property-advice] Meeting House Matters on 14 June at 2pm Oliver Waterhouse Quaker Life Hello everyone, I hope that you are well. There is going to be a Meeting House Matters online discussion next week on Wednesday, 14 June at 2pm. The topic for the discussion will be accessibility and how meeting houses can respond to questions that the Swarthmore Lecturer raised. The joining details are below. * Join Zoom Meeting: https://quaker.zoom.us/j/81586087624?pwd=VHk3MW9sTHJUVDdsMFlTMUN3WEpmUT09 * Meeting ID: 815 8608 7624 * Passcode: WT-online You can still register for the next in-person session which will be in Leeds on 18 July, https://forms.quaker.org.uk/mhm-23/. Please ensure that you register in advance as we won't be able to cater for you adequately if you just turn up without letting us know. In friendship, Oliver 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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