Glenthorne to reopen in August
Quaker centre has benefited from support from furlough scheme and small business grant
The Glenthorne Quaker Centre in Grasmere has said it is reopening from 7 August after being closed since 23 March.
According to Roy Love, co-clerk of trustees for the centre, quoted in the Quakers in Yorkshire newsletter: ‘Glenthorne had a successful year in 2019 and entered 2020 with substantial forward bookings and high optimism. Then came Covid-19! On 23 March we closed down, taking advantage of the government’s Job Retention Scheme and placing all staff except the manager, Laura Tortosa, on furlough.
‘Until August the government will pay eighty percent of furloughed staff salaries and the Glenthorne trustees have agreed to top up the remaining twenty percent from reserves. We also benefited from a government small business grant of £25,000.’
