Newbury
Christmas at Newbury Quakers
‘Mince pies and Music’ was enjoyed after our Meeting for Worship on December 23. There was a trio of Piano, Flute and Cello, to lead and accompany the singing. We started with an instrumental rendering of two Dutch carols, after which some of the more traditional English carols were sung with gusto!
Read MoreNewbury Quaker Open House
Newbury Quakers held a successful and enjoyable Open House day on Saturday October 6, despite the wet weather. The day included five presentations. We started with a talk by Trevor Dorey on ‘Believing or Beloving’, followed by a lively discussion. A 14 minute film of this can be seen here. After this, with the ‘Knitted…
Read MoreWhat makes Quakers tick?
Craft activities, talks, food, poppies, Meeting house tours and special Meetings for worship – there was something for everyone during Quaker week 2018. Don’t worry if you missed these events – you are always welcome at the seven local Quaker meetings in the Mid Thames Area : follow the links at the top of this…
Read MoreNewbury Meeting house – latest update
For over 15 years Newbury Quakers lived with the threat of losing our Meeting house. To our great joy, that threat has been lifted, because the approved redevelopment of Newbury town centre excludes the Meeting house. We will, however, need create a new main entrance to the Meeting house. And because we’ve done only essential…
Read MoreOur latest Mid Thames Quakers’ newsletter..
..is full of summer news from around the area. There’s Newbury Quakers’ nail-biting knockout in a Christian Aid skittles competition; Maidenhead Quakers learning about an ‘Equipping for ministry’ course; Wokingham Quakers raising their profile with a new notice board; ‘singing for joy’ with Wallingford Quakers; Henley Quakers welcoming crowds to their open garden; new attenders…
Read MoreTogether against Trump-ism
Howard and Maria Grace from Newbury Meeting joined the Quaker group who met in Friends House for silent reflection prior to participating in the march and rally by an estimated 100,000 people to object to president Trump’s policies and visit to the UK. The very varied groups that joined the rally focussed on many issues, such…
Read MoreA Century apart
Our oldest member Ruth (aged 102) welcomes our youngest attender Darcey (aged one).’
Read MoreYearly Meeting experience
Two Friends from Newbury Meeting, Howard and Maria Grace, joined Quaker Yearly meeting on Saturday May 5. Maria writes: ‘Sitting in Euston Friends Meeting auditorium, ‘the Light’ was a moving and inspiring experience. In the afternoon it looked like full house! The topic of discussion was the Revision Project of the book ‘Quaker Faith and…
Read MoreBig Brekkie for Christian Aid at Newbury Quakers
On May 12 a big Brekkie event was held in our Meeting House. We enjoyed a delicious Breakfast, while £140.- was raised for Christian Aid and people enjoyed getting together.
Read MoreMuslim doctor speaks at Newbury Quakers
Despite the challenges of ‘The Beast from the East’, 28 people ventured out on the snowy evening of Friday March 2 for an inspiring event hosted jointly by Newbury Quakers and the West Berks Peace and Integration Forum. The evening’s theme was, ‘Healing is needed for nations, as well as for people’. The speaker was…
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