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🌿October weekend at Rookhow 'Restore-Nurture-Create'
by Rookhow Aug. 28, 2024

Aug. 28, 2024

*Please pass on to everyone in your Meeting, thanks. Sue* *RESTORE-NURTURE-CREATE** A creative all age weekend at Rookhow **11th-13th October* [image: lantern making T.jpg] All age community weekend at Rookhow, with stories, songs, crafts, Epilogues and campfires- a chance to meet with old friends and make new ones. Come and enjoy the peace of Rookhow and the beauty of the woodland. We will be joined by a storyteller who will facilitate some storytelling around the campfire and lead us in some all age woodland games. Optional morning yoga and also an Eco Printing workshop using nature in Quakers' Wood. [image: reflection circle 1T.JPG] "There is a calm, contemplative feeling to the place, with laughter and chatter and exploration too.” (former weekend participant) Suggested donation £75 for the weekend (or £40 for aged 21s and under). In the past some people have been sponsored by their Meeting to attend. Everyone will be asked to bring food to share. 30 spaces. There will be Epilogues (quiet reflection at the end of the day) and a short Quaker Meeting in the mornings. All welcome, even if you are new to Quakers. [image: storytelling table 1 T.jpg] MORE INFO & BOOK <https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DQCV> or email Sue Nicholls, Rookhow Development Manager if you have any questions. Email- contactrookhow(a)gmail.com Tel 07377 971783 [image: storytelling campfire 1 T.jpg] *Sue Nicholls (she/her)* *Rookhow Development Manager* *Rookhow phone number: 07377 971783* Email: contactrookhow(a)gmail.com Website: rookhow.org.uk Donations link: DONATE TO ROOKHOW <https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/14988> *I work part time (25 hour per week) 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] *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. Also if you know anyone who would like to be added, please give them my email address to get in touch. Thanks. [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/> Group Accommodation <https://www.groupaccommodation.com/properties/rookhow-rusland-ulverston-cum…>

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Portable hearing loops
by Klaus Huber Aug. 14, 2024

Aug. 14, 2024

Dear Friends, In Bradford on Avon we have a fixed hearing loop in our main meeting room, but we also have a small meeting room behind our kitchen that doesn't have any hearing loop facility. I was wondering if a portable hearing loop may be an easy solution to rectify this. Does anyone have experience with portable hearing loops? Many thanks, Klaus Huber Resident Warden, Bradford on Avon -- Klaus Huber Warden Bradford on Avon Quaker Meeting House 1 Whiteheads Lane, Bradford on Avon BA15 1JU Tel. 01225 865393 bradfordonavonquakers.weebly.com

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Hirer satisfaction surveys
by Westminster Wardens Aug. 14, 2024

Aug. 14, 2024

Dear all, May I ask how, and how often, any of you conduct customer satisfaction surveys amongst hirers? Who in your structure does it (warden/premises manager, or someone from the LM), and what are you hoping to get out of it? Any experiences would be very welcome to hear! Thanks, Lorna. Lorna Richardson Premises Coordinator Westminster Quaker Meeting House (Religious Society of Friends) www.westminsterquakers.org.uk www.westminsterquakers.org.uk/room-hire 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.*

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Thinking of Sunderland
by Judi Brill Aug. 6, 2024

Aug. 6, 2024

Upholding our colleague, Matt Moore, and Sunderland Quakers after last night's appalling right wing demonstrations. Judi Brill Egroup Administrator Horfield Bristol Quaker Meeting Sent from my iPhone

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External Grant Applications and Funding
by Matthew Moore July 27, 2024

July 27, 2024

Hello If anyone out there has experience of seeking funding and making grant applications outside of other Quaker Bodies would you be able to share your experiences with me or put me in touch with people you know from your Meetings or otherwise who have experience of this Northumbria Area Meeting have a project for redeveloping an existing Meeting House, a project for maintaining and developing a grade 2 listed historical Meeting House and a potential project for a new Meeting House project. The later has nominal funds from the sale of a previous building which are held by the Area Meeting the other two currently have no allocated funds. However the Area Meeting has around £900,000 of funds that are potentially available though half of this is from the sale of the building previously mentioned. We have been advised that it is highly unlikely that we would be able to secure any external funding because of the amount of money currently being held by the Area Meeting. As well as sharing general experiences and advice of fundraising and grant applications, does anyone know who we might deal with the last point in the above. 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

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July's FREE webinars - internal and external communications
by Wendrie Heywood July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024

Hello Friends, MBS are offering two webinars this month - just too much to talk about obviously. We've invited two Quaker organisations to come and talk about first 'how to use technology to support your community and charity' and then next week 'how to use technology to tell others about your community and charity' Do not underestimate the power of effectively communicating with your > internal teams and external community. Unless you promote your charity > goals, offerings and activities, how do you expect people to find you?! > Join us for our FREE 60-minute workshop on Wednesday 17th July at 18:00 > (UK). > We will cover how to communicate, what platforms you use and what you say. > In our modern world, sometimes these questions can feel overwhelming. Don't > worry this session is packed with tips and guidance! > What you will learn: > [image: ✅] How to effectively communicate and knowledge share with > internal teams > [image: ✅] How to build internal communities and attract the right people > to your charity > [image: ✅]What tech and software are available to charities at > reduced/discounted rates to support you > These workshops are designed to provide you with a base knowledge of areas > to consider when thinking about communicating. You do not need any prior > knowledge to attend. > To get you started, download our FREE ‘Outreach Audit’. > Don't miss out – secure your spot today. Sign up HERE [image: 👇] > https://mindfulbusinessservices.com/mastering-communications > <https://mindfulbusinessservices.com/mastering-communications?fbclid=IwZXh0b…> > Yours in peace, Wendrie Heywood she/her MindfulBusinessServices.com Book a meeting with me <https://calendly.com/mindful-business-services>

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Meeting House Matters - Postponed this week
by Oliver Waterhouse July 16, 2024

July 16, 2024

Hello Friends, Just a quick message to let you know that I plan to postpone Meeting House Matters this week. There is not currently a meeting scheduled in August so we will next meet on 20 September at 10.30am. 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/> 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/>. 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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External charities
by Winchester Quaker Warden June 28, 2024

June 28, 2024

Hello Friends and colleagues, We would be interested to know if your Meetings donate to external charities, in which case how that is done. At Winchester we have in the past collected donations, on a regular basis, to pass on to chosen charities - cash, cheques or BACS. This created a lot of admin for the Treasurer, and now we have the added problem that our local bank (HSBS acting on behalf of CAF Bank) no longer accepts cash. What we are doing currently is invite Friends to donate to chosen charities, but not through our bank account, i.e. straight into the other charity's bank account. We do not know how many people do that, we have no idea how much money goes to the charities, and we don't know if the charities are aware that those donations are connected to our Meeting. We have recently bought a fund-raising card-reader, which can allow for donations to be earmarked for specific purposes, but we are not using it for external charities. If any of your Meetings passes donations on to external charities, it would be great to hear about your process for that, and if it works well. Thanks very much, Lorraine Andrew and Lorraine O'Hanlon Warden-Managers Friends' Meeting House 16 Colebrook Street Winchester SO23 9LH 01962 864184 https://winchesterquakers.org.uk

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External charities
by Alice Baxter June 28, 2024

June 28, 2024

Dear Friends, Some HSBC branches closed their cash counters some time ago and now only accept cheques with a paying in slip for CAF bank. CAF now say: https://www.cafonline.org/docs/default-source/charity-finance-and-fundraisi… 'Receiving money You can receive money into your CAF Cash Account by online or electronic transfer, or by cash or cheque at any counter-service HSBC Branch in the UK if your sort code begins with 40, or at any counter-service RBS Branch in the UK if your sort code begins with 83. You can also pay in at any Post Office in the UK' CAF Bank can send new cash paying in books to use at the Post Office. which are bar-coded (and apparently can be used to pay cash in at HSBC as well at branches that still accept cash). CAF Bank can also send envelopes so that cheques can be paid in at the Post Office. [Being able to pay cash directly to accounts means it may be possible to claim Gift Aid using the 'Gift Aid small donations scheme (GASDS)', when all the conditions are met, but not for external charities.] Best wishes, Alice Alice Baxter Banbury Friends Meeting House premises committee

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Meeting House Matters - Blended session tomorrow
by Oliver Waterhouse June 24, 2024

June 24, 2024

Ollie Waterhouse Quaker Life Hello everyone, Tomorrow Meeting House Matters has an in-person event at Lancaster Local Meeting. There will be a blended session as part of the day. Could you make a note that the blended session is at 2pm on Tuesday, 25 June? This time the session will be on the Meeting House Handbook Template<https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/meeting-house-handbook-template>. We will have a walk-through of the template to help you know what is in it and how it can be used. The template and many other resources on property can be found on the website at www.quaker.org.uk/property<http://www.quaker.org.uk/property>. There is no need to book to attend the blended session, just use the Zoom link below and join at 2pm. * 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/> 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/>. 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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