Henley
Christmas Eve 2022
On Christmas Eve we at Henley held a candlelit meeting for worship, followed by the kind of soup which 1st century shepherds might have consumed after a cold night on…
Read MoreHenley Quakers climate change stall
Henley Quakers welcomed about one hundred people to their Climate Justice stall in the Market Place on 24th September as part of the Great Big Green Week. Types of seed…
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Snowdrop Sunday
Henley Meeting’s Snowdrop Sunday was described by the Henley Herald as “sublime”, and that was only the lemon drizzle cake which was among the many refreshments provided free to visitors.…
Read MoreHenley Quakers join town march for COP26
A march through Henley on Saturday 6 November called for resolute decisions by the current international COP26 conference in Glasgow. We all need to reduce our carbon output dramatically if…
Read MoreHenley Quakers distribute white poppies for peace
On Saturday 23 October Henley Quakers distributed white poppies in the market square. They explained to passers-by the significance of the white poppy. It’s a symbol established after the first world…
Read MoreHenley Quakers proclaim the climate emergency
As part of Henley’s Great Big Green Week, Henley Quakers had a stall in the market place on Saturday 25 September. We invited passers-by to sign postcards addressed to Alok…
Read MoreHenley Quakers’ Peace Walk
On Tuesday 21 September, Henley Quakers marked the UN’s International Day of Peace by a Quiet Walk through the town. Starting at the meeting house, the walkers (not all Quakers)…
Read MoreHenley Peace Tree ceremony
Henley Quakers have given a tree to the town as a focus for peace. Henley has memorials for townsfolk who have been killed in war, but until now nothing to…
Read MoreHenley Quakers’ annual talk: COP26 and climate justice, 29 June
Each year Henley Quakers organise a public talk on a subject we are concerned about. This year it was given on-line on Tuesday 29 June by Chris Church of Oxford…
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