Meeting House & other fund-raising appeals

Kirkbymoorside Friends are undertaking a program of modernisation and improvement of many of the facilities at their historic Meeting House.

They need to raise £50,000.

For further details, or to make contributions, contact Priscilla Webster, 01482-431135, 79 West End, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6AD.

The Meeting is small, but thriving, with about 40 members.  Its foundation derives from some of the early followers of George Fox.  The stone Meeting House has a burial ground at the rear, dating back at least to 1691, which is now an attractive, peaceful garden, open to the public.

Adel Friends have finally started on a long-dreamed plan to extend their Meeting House.

They need to raise £175,000.  For details of their plans see here.

Contributions can be made to John Murdoch, 52 Devonshire Avenue, Leeds LS8 1AY

The grade II listed Meeting House, garden & other buildings at Airton have been in Friends' ownership since the late 17th centuty.
A small Meeting for Worship was reinstated in 2004 and is growing despite the poor state of repair of the buildings and inadequate facilities. The Meeting has ambitious plans to restore the Meeting house to a structurally, sound, dry and comfortable condition, without losing its historic beauty, and also to refurbish the upstairs of the Stable Block as a hostel for small-group bookings.

They need to raise £333,000.  Further details from Laurel Phillipson, 01756-753965.

Donations can be made to Kevin Berry, Scosthrop House, Airton, Skipton, BD23 4BA

The school needs support now because of changes in Government policy relating to special needs inclusion which means that many local authorities now find it much harder to place pupils at Breckenbrough.  The school needs to:

• Extend contact with local authorities across the UK
• Publicise the success of the school more widely
• Support parents whose children are struggling to obtain placements

Contributions can be made to Breckenbrough School Marketing Appeal, Breckenbrough School, Sandhutton, Thirsk, YO7 4EN

Thirsk Meeting is fairly small, but with a thriving children's group.  Their Meeting House is located close to the market place and is frequently used by other groups.  They have embarked on a program of major repairs and significant improvement in facilities.  (The roof was leaking and there was no hot water or central heating system!)

They need to raise a total of £100,000.  Further details from Gillian Storer, 01609-779206

Contributions can be made to Rosemary Bateman, 14 Beechfield, South Otterington, Northallerton DL7 9JJ, 01609-771169

Settle Meeting are supporting GUP, an NGO in Bangladesh, by raising funds for the rebuilding of the Peace Library in Shanti Kendra, the Peace Centre in GUP.
For further details, and to make contributions, please see Settle's website.