Narberth meeting for Worship at Bloomfield Centre

Narberth Quaker Meeting for Worship is on the first and third Sundays of the month, at Bloomfield House Community Centre Redstone Road, Narberth SA67 7ES 01834 860293

From Penblewin roundabout direction, you need to take the exit signposted Maenclochog & Bethesda, don't take the next next right for Maenclochog, continue on your road and go over the new bridge and down Redstone Road, Bloomfield Centre will be on your left.

From Haverfordwest: after the second Roberston Wathen roundabout, on the new road, take the right turn signposted Maenclochog, Bethesda, Narberth, then turn right and continue down that road and Bloomfield Centre will be on your left

From south of Narberth follow round one way system, at the top of the high street bear right and turn left immediately after the pedestrian crossing, Bloomfield is on the left a little way up the road

The Meeting for Worships starts at 11am.

We are currently meeting in the Seminar room but check at front desk as there are ongoing changes

If you would like to attend and require more information; please email the Clerk, using the main Quakers in Britain website to do this LINK HERE you will also find a phone number there

The gathering is sometimes smaller than it used to be - some are worshipping online, also some have made the decision to not drive as much as they used to (climate crisis!) but we can be anything from 3 to 13!

People might still be wearing masks due to the vulnerability of themselves or their family members

Find out more about Quakers in Britain via this LINK

Other Meetings

There is an online meetings via Zoom for west Wales Quakers, on Sunday mornings contact preseliquakers@hotmail.com.

Also South Wales Area Meeting hold a half hour Meeting for Worship via zoom on a Sunday evening. Use the contact page on South Wales Quakers website to go on the mailing list use the contact form HERE

Preseli Meeting have two meetings for worship a month, on a Tuesday, early evening, in Dinas (between Abergwaun and Aberteifi) contact preseliquakers@hotmail.com

Milford Haven hold a Meeting for Worship every Sunday in person SEE THEIR WEBSITE. And St David's THEIR WEBSITE

There is a Quaker Meeting on the first Tuesday of the month at 18:00 in Carmarthen SEE HERE

And in Haverfordwest on the third Wednesday of the month at 19:00 Facebook page link

Link to: ALL Quaker meetings in South Wales / Cyfarfodydd lleol yn ne Cymru

Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre have a range of meetings for worship throughout the week via Zoom LINK HERE

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Service of Remembrance for All Victims of War

Narberth Quakers will be holding their annual Service of Remembrance for All Victims of War from a multi faith viewpoint on November 11^th in Narberth at the Landsker Cross, Narberth

As it falls on Armistice Day we will gather in time to start with a two minute silence at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. We will be offering readings, poetry, prayers, insights from a range of faiths.  

All are welcome – whether of any faith or none!  

On Friday 10^th November there will be a table with white poppies in Narberth, in the car park entrance by Span Arts 10.00 – 14.00. Donations to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders.

Landsker Cross: crossroads where Station Road, Spring Gardens, Jesse Road (A478) and St. James Street (A478) meet

Facebook event link

The Art of Hiding the Truth - PSEEG

    Showing the film 'Merchants of Doubt' started the evening at Pembrokeshire South East Energy Group's (PSEEG) March meeting.  This explained clearly how the art of denying facts has been honed since the 1950/60s.

In 1958 the tobacco industry knew that heavy smoking contributed to lung cancer and by 1960s it also knew that nicotine was addictive.  This did not stop their representatives claiming in 1984 that they did not know that it caused lung cancer or in 1994 telling Congress that it is not addictive.

Their 'Playbook Strategy' included cast doubt, question the science, create controversy, find friendly scientists, attack the messenger, shift the blame and delay regulation.  This has been followed in many areas – oil, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, flame retardants – and of most concern to PSEEG Climate Change.

Back in 1988 James Hansen worked for the NASA Goddard Institute.  He warned of the problems of climate change and – being a scientist – thought the evidence would be enough to convince politicians to act to reduce CO2 emissions.  He had no idea of the influence of the forces ranged against him – funded by fossil fuel vested interests.  In 2002 Naomi Oreskes looked at all peer reviewed published articles on global warming and climate change and found that 97% of scientists agreed.

The vested interests – too many to mention - invested huge amounts of money in following the 'Playbook Strategy' in order to deny the problem existed and that burning fossil fuels caused the problem.

Over the last eight years America has made strides to reduce its carbon footprint and now the head of the Environmental Protection Agency is one Scott Pruitt who only a couple of week ago said 'He did not believe that the release of CO2 was pushing global temperatures upwards'.

Fortunately over 195 counties are signed up to the latest Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change as they clearly see the current results of increasing temperatures.

Janet Roberts followed up with a very short presentation.  The first section was about 'dark money' which is how millions of dollars are poured into misinformation machines - such as think tanks, bloggers and fake citizen groups.  Second section was about the 'dark internet' where Tim Berners-Lee fears that the global open web which he created is now under threat saying 'We've lost control of our personal data' and 'Its too easy to spread misinformation on the web' and 'Political advertising online needs transparency and understanding'.  Both the Electoral Commission and the Information Commissioner's Office are looking into any affect on election outcomes.  Finally we had a short word about 'Bots'.  These are automatically generated e-mails or Facebook or Twitter posts which are used to alter or harden peoples views.

Finishing the evening with tea/coffee and biscuits we discussed the film and its implications. 

organised by a member of Narberth Quaker Meeting

 

Of interest to Quakers: Pembrokeshire South East Energy group

WHAT HAVE CIGARETTES AND CLIMATE CHANGE GOT IN COMMON?

This is the topic which will be addressed in Pembrokeshire South East Energy Group's (PSEEG) March meeting. We will be looking at the various techniques devised by the tobacco companies in the 1950/60s to hide and deny the fact that smoking caused cancer. 

These techniques are still being used today to discredit the work of scientists from around the world in their study of our changing climate. They cover so many specialisms and spend their working lives collecting data from the depths of the oceans to the top of the atmosphere;  from the Arctic to the Antarctic.

The Group will be showing the film 'Merchants of Doubt'. This analyses the techniques honed over the years by the vested interests – in the case of climate change the fossil fuel industry. 

Following the showing of the film we will have a quick update looking into the influence of the many so called 'independent think tanks' and trying to see where their funding comes from. 

PSEEG's meeting is on Tuesday 14th March at 7.00pm in the Regency Hall, Saundersfoot.

All members of the public, whether residents or visitors, are very welcome to join us.

We will then have tea/coffee and biscuits – no charge - and a chance to chat.

We hope that you will be able to join us for a very thought provoking evening - particularly as the deniers as in now in positions of power in some countries.

 

 

 

 

All Faiths Service of Remembrance

the 8th annual All Faiths Service of Remembrance for All Victims of War
Narberth Quakers and Pembrokeshire Peace Group.

11 a.m Saturday 12th November the Celtic Cross [corner of St James Street and Spring Gardens]
The theme is Peace and Reconciliation.
During the service we will lay a wreath of mixed red and white poppies in memory of all victims of war, military ad civilian.

On Friday 11th there will be a stall near the parking area outside Span Arts between 10.00 and 14.00. There will be white poppies for sale. All monies collected will be donated to Medicins Sans Frontieres.

White Poppies are worn in the run-up to Remembrance Day every year by thousands of people in the UK and beyond. White Poppies have been worn in this way for over eighty years. They are distributed by the Peace Pledge Union (PPU).
There are three elements to the meaning of White Poppies: they represent remembrance for all victims of war, a commitment to peace and a challenge to attempts to glamourise or celebrate war.

link to Peace Pledge Union website

LINK to Facebook event page via Milford Haven Quaker Meeting