Cyclists and music camp at Claverham

At the beginning of July, 28 cyclists set out from Bristol on cycling trip of the South West. Their first overnight stop was at Claverham and the evening included discussion on forms of environmental activism. They found the Meeting House a perfect setting for a thoughtful evening, followed by camping in the grounds as well as using the accommodation to its capacity.

A month later, the Meeting House and grounds were full to capacity again as the music camp organised by Pat and David Bass returned to Claverham for the fifth time. Claverham is the perfect setting for summer evenings of shared meals on the patio followed by Elgar, Debussy, Mozart or Haydn in the Meeting House.

North Somerset Arts Week

Once again, Claverham Meeting House is one of the venues for North Somerset Arts Week, to be held this year from Friday 29th April to Sunday 8th May inclusive (10.00 am to 5.00 pm each day). This time, the exhibition will be in the Barn only, with the Meeting House open on the weekends for refreshments. Gail Mason, our resident artist and part-time warden will be exhibiting her paintings and prints, together with painter Jonathan Kinkead and sculptor Alexandra Chetwode.  

Hearing Loop installed

A new hearing loop is now installed at the meeting house. Our two hearing impaired Friends who attended meeting for worship on the last Sunday in February both reported that it was a great improvement.

There were fourteen of us at meeting  in February. We noted that we came from five different Local Meetings, which were now part of four different Area Meetings!

New Area Meeting meets at Claverham

History was made as the newly established North Somerset Area Meeting met for the first time. The chosen venue was our historic meeting house at Claverham. There was a short time of deep shared worship, followed by some necessary routine business. Formal minutes were passed, appointments made and a Governing Document adopted. There followed some free sharing of ideas and hopes for our new Area Meeting. There is a new venture of a midweek meeting for worship at The Campus in Worle on Wednesdays at 6.45 pm. The Area Meeting finished with the usual Quaker tea and chat and a feeling of relief and anticipation as we embark on this new more locally based venture.

Secret Supper Club at Claverham

On a cold November day, Claverham Meeting House was transformed into TV studio to film an episode of 'The Secret Supper Club'. The programme was shown on Saturday, 26th February on Channel 4,  showing displays of local Somerset produce in our historic Quaker Meeting House prior to the preparation of a sumptuous meal at the Cider Barn at the Walled Garden in Wrington.