# HG changeset patch # User Henry Thompson # Date 1749651534 -3600 # Node ID 50514fed29d7e0e9e6a06718ebba0e4a71339392 # Parent 71761ab67ed3d2fc0b4cae2ff24d4c5496205be3 draft for comment diff -r 71761ab67ed3 -r 50514fed29d7 MHMC/Usage_policy.txt --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/MHMC/Usage_policy.txt Wed Jun 11 15:18:54 2025 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +In handling requests for free or reduced-rate use of rooms at 7 +Victoria Terrace the starting point is the simple observation that +waiving charges amounts to making a donation of the amount of those +charges from Area Meeting to the organisation or individual making the +request, For large charities with deep pockets asking for the Hall or +the Meeting Room, e.g. OXFAM or, indeed, Britain Yearly Meeting, we +just say "Apologies, but it costs us money to staff events such as +this, we already keep our rates as low as we can without losing money, +Area Meeting has decided that we cannot afford to provide special +rates for charities such as yourself." + +However, not all cases are simple. In particular, when the request is + * From a small charity or non-profit group + * With a connection to our Area Meeting, because + * We appoint someone to represent us in that group, e.g. Northern + Friends Peace Board or Old Town Churches [?name?] + * the requsest comes from one or more members of AM who are + members of the group as part of the Quaker witness + * For a small room (Bow Room, Foyer, Library) + * For a date and time when the Meeting House will be staffed in any + case. + +We can make a qualified offer of rate-free use if the relevant room is +available. The qualification is that if we subsequently receive a +confirmed request for a conflicting paid booking, we may have to move +the rate-free meeting to another room, or, in the worst case, to a +different day/time to be worked out.