Adding to this thread because when it first went up, it made me ask other Quakers what was happening in their Meeting Houses, and I have had another interesting reply, from someone who said her own small meeting worked OK with single-occupancy unisex cubicles, but she'd gone to another Quaker building that had the same single-occupancy unisex cubicles, where it didn't work at all.
Her assessment of this difference was because of the relative sizes of the groups which these two buildings served. Single-occupancy cubicles have the sinks inside the cubicle, which slows things down as people stay longer inside the cubicles to wash their hands, and also men in these buildings are using a whole cubicle whereas in other venues they might use, more quickly, a urinal. At the other venue, she got very frustrated at the constant queues for a 40-strong group, late starts for sessions, etc. She hadn't had this in her own Meeting House because the numbers were much smaller there.
So - the numbers of people who use the building versus the space you can devote to cubicles may be a factor. If you are converting towards single-occupancy cubicles, you may have to consider setting aside more space for them.
all my best,
Lorna.
Lorna Richardson
Premises Coordinator
Westminster Quaker Meeting House (Religious Society of Friends)
07897 591961
8 Hop Gardens, off St Martins Lane, London, WC2N 4EH
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