Forthcoming Events at Bewdley Meeting House
+++ Please note that our speaker will now be attending by Zoom +++
+++ We will be using our modern large screen audio-visual system +++
and this means that you can also attend by Zoom if you prefer
email [email protected] for the Zoom link
+++ We will be using our modern large screen audio-visual system +++
and this means that you can also attend by Zoom if you prefer
email [email protected] for the Zoom link
Friday, 3rd May 2024
Citizens’ Climate Lobby UK is a member of Citizens’ Climate International , a worldwide organisation which campaigns for a carbon pricing system known as Climate Income.
There are about 600 groups currently in 78 countries. Climate Lobby UK was established in 2014 and now has about 1500 members. For an introduction to CCL see video on the right. The best way of reducing fossil fuel consumption is to reduce demand. If there is demand there will be supply - there is just so much money to be made! An innovative way to achieve reduced demand is via the Climate Income initiative. Basically fossil fuels are taxed at source at a gradually increasing rate. Yes, will result in higher prices. But to compensate, the fossil fuel tax is recycled to everyone, equally, as a sort of dividend. For example in Canada where such a scheme is operational everyone typically gets a $1000 payment. The clever bit is that the more fossil fuel you use (petrol, flying, heating etc) the more you contribute to the CI payout fund. Typical users will do slightly better than breaking even, low users will be very much in pocket, heavy users out of pocket. What could be fairer?
This is a free event and booking is not required.
Please note that parking is extremely limited and congested so best park at Gardner's Meadow and walk up, not very far! Places are also limited so arrive early to avoid disappointment! |
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The expert voices describe how Britain’s dependence on the oil industry is a relatively new phenomenon, escalated in the 1970s by the discovery of oil reserves in the Forties field off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. Following the mass privatisation of these assets under Margaret Thatcher’s government, this natural resource became the lifeblood behind the functioning of Britain as a nation, providing employment, enabling the production of consumer goods, and much more. The film moves on to discuss the bigger picture: how the environmental changes resulting from this ceaseless, industrial extraction of oil lead to increased flooding and natural disasters in countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam. As millions of barrels of oil are produced every day, individual responsibility is simply not enough to make a difference.
Guardian review, November 2022 |
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Breeding Grounds - a play
7:30pm Tuesday 27th Sept. 2022
St. George's Hall, Bewdley, DY12 2EQ
Performed by Journeymen Theatre, a West Midlands-based Human Rights theatre company.
Free admission, donations welcome.
Presented by Bewdley Quakers as part of UK Quaker Week
7:30pm Tuesday 27th Sept. 2022
St. George's Hall, Bewdley, DY12 2EQ
Performed by Journeymen Theatre, a West Midlands-based Human Rights theatre company.
Free admission, donations welcome.
Presented by Bewdley Quakers as part of UK Quaker Week
Breeding Grounds follows Stuart and Ingrid, they have been together a long time but the fault line sin their relationship are getting ever more fragile.
Ingrid sees life through the focus of her work as an agency carer and climate change activist, whilst Stuart is a back bench MP. His perspectives are based on political pragmatism, hers on a sense of urgency and the belief that change must begin with each individual.
Breeding Grounds explores the human response to sustainability, world population and the moral dilemmas that are no facing each and every one of us in our daily lives. And to which we have to find our own accommodating solutions in the face of what seems to many to be a state of political inertia.
Ingrid sees life through the focus of her work as an agency carer and climate change activist, whilst Stuart is a back bench MP. His perspectives are based on political pragmatism, hers on a sense of urgency and the belief that change must begin with each individual.
Breeding Grounds explores the human response to sustainability, world population and the moral dilemmas that are no facing each and every one of us in our daily lives. And to which we have to find our own accommodating solutions in the face of what seems to many to be a state of political inertia.
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Hometime Shared Exhibitions, Spring 2022
12th March - Private Exhibition Bewdley Quaker Friends along with family members will be meeting on Saturday12th March for a private showing. 30th April - Public Exhibition
The exhibition is all about what local Quakers did in their pandemic-enforced 'hometime'. It is an eclectic collection of art in many forms including: - watercolours - poured paint work - stones decorated with acrylic paint - crafts, with stunning quilts, machined embroidery, and a wonderful ‘52 Tags’ textile diary - musings, both humorous and contemplative - poetry from several Members - fused glassware, inspired by the Coronavirus - light & sound displays based on programming an Arduino - headphones provided! Allow plenty of time, there’s a lot here. Meeting House car parking is extremely limited and if you drive in and have to reverse out again it is very difficult indeed! There is unlikely to be space anyway so please 'park and walk'. We do however have a disabled slot - please email us at [email protected] to see if it's free for the time you need it. We are planning 3 two hour slots from 10am. |
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Open Days, 2018
On October 5th/6th, as part of Quaker Week, Bewdley Meeting held a craft display and 'open house'. Many visitors came to see our craft work , our historic Meeting House and learnt a little about what it means to be a Quaker. Here are a few images from that event.
On October 5th/6th, as part of Quaker Week, Bewdley Meeting held a craft display and 'open house'. Many visitors came to see our craft work , our historic Meeting House and learnt a little about what it means to be a Quaker. Here are a few images from that event.
