When
28th January 2017, at noon.
Where
Friends Meeting House, 3 Meeting House Lane, Brant Broughton LN5 0SH
Brant Broughton is just north of the A17, about eight miles from Newark and is roughly half way between Newark and Sleaford. Coming from Newark, you can see the tall spire of the local church just before the left turn for the village, just after a sign for the right turn for Stragglethorpe. There is a filter lane to help get off the A17 safely.
The Meeting House is in Meeting House Lane, a turning from the High Street roughly opposite the Generous Briton pub. It is one of the original converted barns – it was given to the Quakers for use as a Meeting House three centuries ago – and although the meeting room itself has heating, it may not be very warm. So do dress for warmth and comfort and maybe bring a lap blanket or shawl.
Parking is on the High Street. People can be dropped off directly outside the Meeting House or even on the drive if they can't walk far. There is a wheelchair available to borrow and a ramp available for access to the Barn room where the meal will be served. We can reserve seating for you if you need easy access to the door of the Meeting House.
Timetable
Arrivals from 11.40am.
The meeting will start at noon. There's very little fixed ceremony in a Quaker wedding, but we expect that it will take about 45 minutes.
What's happening
For a simple explanation of Quaker marriage we encourage you to see here.
If you want to know every last detail and know some of the things we've been doing over the past few months to enable this to happen, see chapter 16 of Quaker Faith and Practice. It is perhaps typically Quakerly that it doesn't mention that the other group, along with Quakers and Jews, exempted from the The Marriage Act of 1753 is the royal family! The sample documents to assist the Area Meeting's Registering Officer are all about marriages in the fictional area of Ambridge, Borsetshire, home of Radio 4's The Archers.
The Meeting will be followed by certificate signing and, from 1pm, a bring & share lunch.
The contributions for lunch can be taken to the barn (the first door on the right when you arrive). There are some facilities to warm precooked foods. Hot and cold drinks will be served but no alcohol is allowed.