Chester ’s community groups and charities have been celebrating the newly refurbished Quaker Meeting House.
Chester Quaker Meeting House is officially up and running following a launch party attended by representatives of many local community groups including CEO of Chester Voluntary Action Carol Berry and CEO of Dial House Cheshire West Keith Roper.
Speaking on behalf of Chester Quakers, Nicolette Richardson thanked both organisations for their help, support and guidance, especially on the advice they offered on improving accessibility.
She also thanked the Carerstrust4all choir, a regular client group at the Meeting House, who sang at the start of the event and helped to get the celebration under way.
The Quaker Meeting House now offers a newly refurbished kitchen/refreshments area and toilet facilities including a new accessible toilet area. Improvements have also been made to the main corridors and stairs.
Warden/manager of Chester Quaker Meeting Jan Stocker said: “This vital facility is going to make a real difference to those who use it, as well as the wider Chester community. We are extremely grateful to WREN for providing funding as we would not have been able to go ahead without its support.”
WREN’s grant manager for Cheshire Richard Smith said: “It’s wonderful to see something we have funded finally open and ready to make such a difference to community groups across Chester. WREN is always happy to consider grant applications for projects that benefit local communities and this is a great example of what can be achieved.”
