By Gill Becket, Co-Clerk of the Quaker Socialist Society (QSS). Minutes of meeting on Saturday, 13 JUNE, 2026, at 3pm (online). [Photograph at the Ada Salter statue in North Bermondsey, taken in 2016. Three of the five in the photo are still members of the current committee.]
Minutes of AGM of 13 June 2026.
- A quiet time for gathering was held.
- Committee members were introduced.
- Attenders: 19 members attended: Priscilla Alderson, Ken Barry, Gill Becket, Anne Charvet, Daniel Clark Flynn, Sila Collins-Walden, Nicola Grove, Susan Ikenberry, Diana Jeater, Jason Jolley, Alison Langford, Mick Langford, Barbara Miller, Chris Newsam, William Purser, Margaret Roe, Graham Taylor, Sheila Taylor, Catherine Weaver.
Prevented: Kate Arnot, Sylvia Boyes, Bert Clough, Denise Cullington, Sara Fielden, Deidre Flintoff, Ian Flintoff, Christine Green, John Grigg, Trevor Hicks, Izzy Lane, Ann Le Mare, Lilli May, Barbara Panvel, Joseph Rodger, David Sommervell and Penny Turpin.
- Appointment of elder: We appointed Mick Langford as elder for this meeting.
- Presentation of 2026 accounts and Treasurer’s report (already circulated).These were accepted and agreed.
- Committee report (already circulated). This was accepted.
- Appointment of committee and role-holders:
During the year, Ian Martin stood down: we thank him for his service over the years. Chris Newsam was appointed to replace him as Co-clerk. All other committee members, including role-holders, were happy to continue and are re-appointed:
Co-clerks: Gill Becket, Chris Newsam
Treasurer/membership: Alison Langford
Social media: Chris Newsam, Graham Taylor
Parliamentary liaison, Westminster/Salter Lecture organiser: Sheila Taylor
Parliamentary reporting, Scotland: William Purser
Other committee members: Priscilla Alderson, Christine Green, Diana Jeater, Ruth Kettle-Frisby,
QSS members are encouraged to offer themselves for service on the committee at any time.
- Minutes of the AGM held online on 14 June 2025 were agreed with no matters arising.
- Future events and activities:
Suggestions for other events/activities:
- The curtailment of rights to protest and demonstrate and the proposed restrictions on trials by jury.
- Suggestions to increase the defence budget at the expense of the welfare budget.
- Talk by Graham Taylor on “The Quakers the Quakers Forgot”: Graham talked about the many but largely unsung radical pioneers of Quaker socialism, which was much appreciated. He will consider whether to publicise his talk ahead of the publication of his wider history of QSS, Comrades and Friends.
- Quiet time and closure.
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