Welsh concerns
Gwyneth Clapham reports on a recent Meeting of Friends in Wales
Looking at the map of Wales, the distance between Colwyn Bay in the north and Bridgend in the south is about 130 miles as the crow flies, but windy Welsh roads, however beautiful, were not built by crows. To have thirty-five Friends from all over the country at our Meeting shows how much we value coming together. Our concerns, although basically similar to other Quakers, are often unique. People outside of Wales are far more aware of Scottish differences than of ours. So, we were glad to hear that Paul Parker, recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting, has met with Welsh and Scottish clerks to discuss these separate issues, to improve links between us and to increase our representation in some very England-centric Quaker documents. The work is to continue.
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