Becky Lucas

I recently attended Ashlands Primary School to speak to their Year 4 class (8 and 9 year olds) on Quakerism,…

I was overwhelmed by their eagerness, their interest, the thoughtfulness of their questions and their response to my answers…

I sent the email expecting a short reply, a ‘will see what I can do’ or an ‘I’ll look into it’…. The response was quick and real, ‘We will bring Meeting to you’…

There, sitting within green, a stone mass of four walls and slanted roof. It is new to the landscape, yet old to our eyes, the walls appearing to stand unchallenged, the stones uneven and pockmarked by the wear of time and the elements…

Outside the trees move happily, the wind fresh and lively. Yews, Chestnuts, Sycamore and Birch. Most too young and supple to remember the time before there were walls to house the Silence…