At the Quaker Yearly Meeting in April 2011 it was agreed that installing a Photo-voltaic Solar Array at the Settlement would serve as a testimony to our care for the earth and could be seen as offsetting the Society’s carbon footprint incurred by Friends traveling on our collective business.  Our...

Introduction Visitors to the Quaker Settlement always remark on the beautiful layout and design of the buildings and surrounding natural features. Eco-design features are prominent: all the dwellings face north and optimise passive solar heating from the sun; building footprints minimise water run-off by using green lawn and garden spaces...