Village honours green Friend

Mike McPhun 'was committed to sustainability and was for many years the green conscience of Alnwick Meeting'.

by Rebecca Hardy 13th August 2021

A Northumberland village has paid tribute to a Quaker who helped foster community relations. Local people planted a flower bed in Shilbottle in honour of Mike McPhun, who lived in the village. Judy Kirby, from Alnwick Meeting, told the Friend that the late Quaker, who died in 2015, founded Blooming Shilbottle and played a pivotal role in setting up the village’s community hall, which used a wind generator to cut heating costs. She said: ‘He was committed to sustainability and was for many years the green conscience of Alnwick Meeting.’