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)
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.