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Blue Idol Quaker's Meeting House
The Blue Idol Quaker Meeting, near
Coolham, West Sussex
Thakeham Quaker Meeting House, William
Penn The home of The Blue Idol Quaker Meeting is the
historic 17th century Blue Idol Meeting House situated
close to the West Sussex villages of Coolham, Billingshurst
and Thakeham. The name Blue Idol probably derives
from 'blue idle' when the building was blue-washed
and left empty for some years.
The Blue Idol is a very special place
with a rich history of significant interest to the
Quaker community as well as local historians. William
Penn from nearby Warminghurst Place was both the founder
of this Meeting House and the City of Philadelphia.
Many local Quakers sailed to America on the ship Welcome
with Penn in 1682. |
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Billingshurst
Place of Worship
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| St Gabriel
Catholic Church, Billingshurst
18 East Street
Billingshurst
RH14 9QH
Priest: Father Carl Davies.
Tel: 01403 782128
Website: www.st-gabriel-crispin.org.uk |
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Trinity URC
High Street
Billingshurst
RH14 9QS |
Minister:
Revd Kenneth Lynch
Tel: 01798 872625 |
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Billingshurst Unitarian Church
High Street, Billingshurst
West Sussex,
RH14 9QS
01403 700720
'Today
a central organising principle of the work of the United
Nations is that no enduring solution to society's most
threatening social, economic and political problems can
be found without the full participation, and the full
empowerment, of the world's women.'
Taken from the United Nations Website 2009
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