Greenham remembered
'The women from the camp felt ‘a big debt of gratitude’ to Newbury Quakers who allowed them to use the Meeting house as a base.'
The Quaker contribution to the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp was remembered in 2021 as peace campaigners celebrated its fortieth anniversary
Lynette Edwell told the Friend that women from the camp felt ‘a big debt of gratitude’ to Newbury Quakers who allowed them to use the Meeting house as a base. ‘Newbury Quakers opened their premises for use by women from Greenham Common so it is of great significance to a lot of people. The Quakers welcomed us and I will never forget it. They were very supportive… One or two Quakers walked out and worshipped elsewhere but the Meeting assisted us from 1981 to 1990, which is a long time to support a movement. Their generosity and kindness to Greenham is not known enough. Lots of well-known people came to speak there, including Bruce Kent. There should be a plaque.’
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