Eye - 23 September 2016

From the kindness of strangers to bairns with balloons

Some of the flowers left by the couple. | Photo: Bob Ward.

The kindness of strangers

Unforeseen floral offerings moved Friends in Norwich recently.

Bob Ward, of Norfolk and Waveney Area Meeting, set the scene: ‘The Gildencroft in Norwich is an extensive Quaker burial ground graced with mature trees along with a surfeit of scruffy nettles. Normally the walled area is locked to keep out vandals.’ He added that local Friends had felt that it ‘would provide a serene spot for an outdoor Meeting for Worship’.

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