.... to explore the roots of Quakerism in the Lake District - September 2006

4 of our sixth form students accompanied 20 others from the southern Quaker Schools ( Sidcot, Sibford, Leighton Park) and Friends' School Lisburn to spend a long weekend exploring the roots of Quakerism.

PROGRAMME FOR THE 2006 SOUTHERN SCHOOLS’ QUAKER PILGRIMAGE FRIDAY 22nd - MONDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2006

FRIDAY 22nd

14.00 Arrive Sawley Meeting House (Grid ref. Sb 774 467).
Park in lay-by at corner of Bolton-By-Bowland Rood and Grindleton
Road. INTRODUCTORY TALK BY ROY STEPHENSON.
15.30 Leave for ascent of Pendle Hill.
17.30 Leave Pendle for weekend hostel, Yealand Conyers, via Vale
of Bowland.
19.30 Arrive at the Old School House, Yealand. Unpack
20.30 Supper. Informal after-supper talk by staff, followed by
free time.

SATURDAY 23rd
07.30 Breakfast. Washing-up, prepare packed lunches.
09.00 Leave for Brigflatts Meeting House.
10.00 TALK BY MELVYN ROBERTS
11.30 Leave for FIRBANK FELL.
11.45 Short talk by Roy Stephenson. Packed lunch.
13.00 Leave for Kendal
14.00 Arrive Kendal Meeting House for Quaker Tapestry.
Short free-time in Kendal.
approx 16.00 Leave for Lake Windermere and walk to Gummer’s How.
19.30 Supper at Yealand, followed by free-time.

SUNDAY 24th
08.00 Breakfast. Washing-up, prepare packed lunches.
09.30 Leave for SWARTHMORE MEETING HOUSE.
10.45 Meeting for Worship.
12.00 Leave for BIRKRIGG COMMON and SUNBRECK BURIAL
GROUND. Packed lunch on common.
13.30 SWARTHMORE HALL.
Wardens Bill Shaw/Kate Belwood will continue the George Fox story
followed by a tour of the Hall, the ‘home of Quakerism’.
15.30 approx - Leave for sight-seeing tour into the Lake District, including walk to BEACON TARN, near Conniston.
19.30 Supper, followed by closing talk led by Roy Stephenson.

MONDAY 25th
07.00 Breakfast. Packed lunches. CLEAN AND TIDY HOSTEL
08.45 Brief closing Meeting and DEPARTURE by 9.00

Many thanks to Biddy Vousden for accompanying the trip and for taking the photographs.

Click here to see photos of last year's trip.