Extended version of the script from the concert to celebrate Jordans’ Centenary – written by Catriona Troth. With grateful thanks to the archive at the Jordans Estate Office for the photographs and…
Celebrating the Centenary of Jordans Village
On Sunday 23rd July, around seventy people attended a concert at Jordans Meeting House in celebration of the centenary of the founding of Jordans village. Music that ranged from Handel and Bach…
Aylesbury Quakers Protest BucksCC’s Investment in Fracking
Despite the current climate crisis, BucksCC Pension Fund has £85 million invested in fossil fuel companies, which are a key contributor to global warming. £35 million of this is invested in fracking.…
Latest News from Mellor House
As you know, Area Meeting used some of Hugh and Joyce Mellor’s legacy to buy a house in High Wycombe to be used by Wycombe Refugee Partnership as short-term temporary accommodation for…
Quaker Theology – some thoughts from an Aylesbury Friend
Introduction When we try to unpick what we understand by the terms ‘Quaker Theology’, the clearest exposition of what is involved (at least as it is normally accepted)is provided by Robert Barclay,…
What Kind of Meeting…?
Quakers use the term ‘Meeting’ in many different ways – from the way we conduct our business to the way we conduct our worship. We also use it to use it to…
Lifting the Lid on the Causes of Violence – Why Conflict? Part 1
Great turnout for the first of three events in our series Why Conflict? Why Violence?, organised in conjuction with local Amnesty. Three fascinating talks on the theme of ‘Lifting the Lid on…
Friendship in Action – Aylesbury
The Aylesbury Quaker Meeting‘s Friendship in Action project launched on the evening of 21st January 2019 in the Town Centre (not in our own Meeting House at the moment, for logistical reasons). …
Why Conflict? Why Violence
YOUR CHANCE TO MEET VIOLENCE WITH REASON A series of FREE public events looking into the causes of violence and how we can respond constructively to its challenges. 9th February, 2nd &…
Amersham First Tuesday Quiet Time
There will be no mid-week Quiet Time at Amersham Meeting House on Tuesday 1st January 2019. Our first Quiet Time of the New Year will be on Tuesday 5th February from 12:30…