Chilterns Area Quakers have been planting an orchard of fruit and nut trees in the field beside the Youth Hostel at Jordans, which was previously very overgrown. The weather was kind to…
Mellor House: a joint Area Meeting project with the Wycombe Refugee Partnership
After spending a large part of the legacy received from Hugh and Joyce Mellor on bringing our Meeting Houses up to date, Chilterns Area Quaker Meeting decided to spend a substantial part…
White Poppies at Beaconsfield and Amersham
Remembering the Friends Ambulance Unit and All Victims of War, Jordans Friends suggested to Churches together in Beaconsfield that as Quakers we would like to lay a wreath of white poppies on…
Aylesbury Quakers Place Wreath At Remembrance Sunday Events
Aylesbury Quakers placed a Wreath at the Memorial in Aylesbury on Sunday November 11th as part of the official Remembrance Service on this the 100th year since the end of World War…
Jordans Monthly Meeting Camp
Jordans Camp has taken place every year for over 60 years. In 2015 it was in Dorset, 2016 Royston and 2017 Dorset again. Regardless of location, it takes much the same form…
Week of Prayer for World Peace
The annual event for Week of Prayer for World Peace (WPWP) was held at Wycombe Meeting House on Sunday 14th October. Over 80 people squeezed into the Meeting Room at High Wycombe…
Jordans Burial Ground
Members and Attenders of meetings that are part of Chilterns Area Meeting: Did you know that we have access to a beautiful Quaker burial ground in the area? Jordans Quaker Burial Ground…
Jordans – away day to Blue Idol Meeting
Our Away Day on Saturday 18th April was an inspiring day. Ten of us travelled by minibus to the Blue Idol Meeting House in Sussex and six others made their own way…
Penn 300 – Celebration the life and legacy of William Penn
To commemorate William Penn’s life and legacy this year, 300 years after his death, Jordans Quaker Meeting arranged an exhibition and a series of events between the 25th June and the 31st…
Refugees Then and Now
About 18 months ago, I stumbled across a brilliant exhibition put together by Notts and Manchester Universities, called When the War Was Over, telling the story of what happened to the 11.5…