Meeting for Sufferings: Warwick chosen for YMG 2017
Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) 2017 will be at Warwick University
Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) 2017 will be at Warwick University from Saturday 29 July to Saturday 5 August, Friends heard at Meeting for Sufferings on 4 October.
Warwick University has been chosen as it is particularly compact, modern and accessible, according to the Yearly Meeting Agenda Committee (YMAC). The nearest mainline railway station, Coventry, is just four miles from the campus.
The Warwick Arts Centre will be the main base. It opened in 1974, and was designed by architects Renton, Howard, Wood Associates. The Centre won a prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects award, and continues to play a significant role in the region’s cultural life.
The university offers lots of versatile spaces, YMAC told the Friend. One of these is the Arts Centre’s Butterworth Hall (above), which seats up to 1,500 people. This means that no Big Top will be needed for YMG 2017.
Britain Yearly Meeting recording clerk Paul Parker said: ‘We’re excited to see what kind of YMG we can build in Warwick University. We will have the time and space we need to act together as a community to discern, worship, celebrate and act.’
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