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Bristol Quakers meet in seven locations in Bristol area:
Upcoming Events
Greta Thunberg, the catalyst for the global Student Strikes 4 Climate is coming to the UK to speak to parliament, along with other student protestors.
Greta will be speaking at Friends House on Monday 22 April in the afternoon. We would love to get together a group of Young Friends to go and connect the south west with the global movement.
Logistics:
– Monday 22 April, approx. 10am – 7pm
– Meet at Bristol Temple Meads or Bath Spa train station (timings tbc)
– Take trains to Friends House to hear Greta Thunberg speak.
– Free lunch at Friends House and a snack on the way home.
– This news is hot off the press and yet to be made public. Exact timings will be confirmed soon.
Cost:
FREE! We are fully subsidising this trip.
Sign up:
We have limited places, so please let me know ASAP if you would like to come on this trip, and no later than Sunday 14th April.
If you haven’t already completed a consent form, please ask your parent/guardian to do so here.
As with previous events, you are welcome to bring a friend. Please let me know if you plan to so we can get in touch with them to sort out consent forms etc.
We realise it is short notice, but hope some of you will be able to make it.
For more info and to sign up, get in touch with kirstyp@quaker.org.uk
Kirsty Philbrick
Youth Development Worker
Quaker Life
Roger Angerson is leading a trip to 1652 Country for Frenchay Local Meeting in April/May. There are still seven places left, which we would like to offer to Friends from Area Meeting.
A full itinerary is available from Roger, but a concise version follows:
Monday 29thApril
travel from Frenchay to Abbot Hall, Grange over Sands, arriving about 4.30pm. Evening meal, welcome gathering and setting the scene talk.
Tuesday 30th April
Visit to Firbank Fell, Brigflatts Meeting and Quaker tapestry in Kendal.
Wednesday 1stMay
Visit to Swarthmoor Hall, Swarthmoor Meeting and Sunbrick Burial Ground.
Thursday 2ndMay
Free day with many possibilities for further visits: Ulverston market town; Barrow in Furness boatbuilding town; Grange over Sands; Silverdale RSPB reserve Leighton Moss; Lancaster; or enjoying the hotel swimming pool.
Friday 3rdMay
return to Frenchay
The trip, costing £436, promises to be interesting and informative, and will give you the opportunity to experience the places and landscapes that formed the backdrop to our early Quaker history. Doing so in the company of caring and friendly companions adds to the appeal of the trip.
If you would like to join this trip, early booking is essential, so please contact Roger Angerson on 0117 9569490 or Jenny Griffin on jennygriffin@live.com by Sunday 20thJanuary at the latest.
for family historians with Quaker ancestors from the British Isles.
Spring One Day Regional Meeting
Programme
11.00 Welcome – QFHS Chair, Oliver Pickering
11.05 A History of Redland Meeting, Roger Sturge
11.25 JS Fry & Sons – a Rough Guide, Alan Freke
12.20 The astonishing success of early Quakerism in Bristol, Jonathan Harlow, University of the West of England Regional History Centre
12.55 Lunch (not provided). Tea/coffee will be available.
1.40 Bristol Area Meeting’s Library and Archives, Christine Tollerton, Bristol Area Meeting Librarian
2.10 An opportunity to examine books and photographs in the Library, guided by Christine Tollerton
2.50 ‘An ancient Friend of good memory’: the lives of John (c1630-1710) and Margaret Heale (c1630-1683) and their family, Stephen Bumstead, QFHS committee member
3.25 The Yorkshire Quaker Joseph Wood (1750-1821) visits Bath and Bristol Friends, Janet Pickering
4.00 Final discussion, tea/coffee, and depart.
Cost
There is a charge of £10 per person payable on the day.
To book
To avoid disappointment please book your place in advance. Contact: info@qfhs.co.uk or – Margaret Page, 39, Manor Avenue South, Kidderminster, Worcs., DY11 6DE
