TAUNTON MEETING

Friend’s Meeting House

Bath Place

High Street

Taunton

Somerset TA1 4EP

Meeting for Worship 10.30 Sunday Morning

There is parking in the Crescent car park and wheelchair access from Bath Place.

Children are welcome, arrangements made on request. Children usually spend most of the hour led by two adults in the Childrens’ Room and come into Meeting for the last 10 minutes.

There is a small library from which to borrow books on Quakers and Quaker history, spirituality and the Bible etc.

We have tea and conversation after Meeting- Please stay and find out more! Business Meetings follow after Meeting for Worship on the first Sunday of each month.

Please contact 01823 272863 with any queries.

Hire of Meeting House

The Meeting House has 2 rooms which are available to hire to private groups of whose activities the Meeting does not disapprove. The main Meeting Room holds a maximum of 50 people and the smaller children’s Room up to 20. They can be hired either for single events or on a regular basis, subject to availability.

The Meeting House is in central Taunton with easy access from the Crescent Car Park. We have recently put in a new tea making area and have a toilet suitable for people with disabilities.

The present hiring agreement specifies that where some form of public meeting is held, no admission charge may be made although a collection may be taken.

For further details including current fees please contact John Ainsworth on 07594 562 270; e-mail ainsworth.john@yahoo.com

We will be happy to show you the premises if you would like to do so before hiring.

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