'Samuel Robins would, we are sure, have been delighted to know that his legacy is still improving the life chances of Norwich young people today.' Photo: courtesy of Robert Ashton
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‘Each building in our Norwich campus is being used in ways appropriate to our Quaker testimonies.’
by Robert Ashton
5th March 2021
When Samuel Robins died in 1711, leaving his shop to his Quaker Meeting, he could not have imagined that 310 years later his gift would still be changing troubled young lives. His will stipulated that income from the shop should fund a Quaker apprentice. He wanted to give young people the best possible chance in life.
