People Too... A Viewing With Friends

An intimate and creative response to From Me To You: Love Poems by U.A Fanthorpe and R.V. Bailey.

Fanthorpe and Bailey were a couple who lived together in Wotton-under-Edge until Fanthorpe died in 2009. Ursula Fanthorpe was a teacher at Cheltenham Ladies’ College, where she met Rosemarie Bailey. Both have spoken about their faith in the Quaker community, and how accepted they felt in it.

The book, a copy of which is held in the Quaker Library, doesn’t indicate which poem was written by which author, calling it a kind of ‘comic modesty’.

Grayson has worked with fellow creatives to connect the words with art and music to highlight the authors lived experience, the life they made together and the love they had for one another. This event is a viewing of the completed works and an opportunity for the local Quaker community to come together to experience something new and engage with each other in a new way.

Info: The event starts as soon as you enter the space. Friends are encouraged to arrive for doors opening to get the most out of the experience. Due to the nature of the event, admission will not be permitted after 15:45. There are two viewings of the event. Please see below for more information.

Info: This time is used for Friends to further settle into the space before the film starts.

Info: The film is only short however the rest of the time shall be used to connect with one another about what was seen, heard and felt.

Info: Grayson will engage with the audience and give some insight into the project. There will also be time for Friends to experience the rest of the work displayed around the room. Should Friends wish to see the film again due to its short nature, this can be accommodated.

Info: This is the time for Friends to connect further about art, creativity and to have the opportunity to ask about the Quaker way of life, should they have any.

Info: The event starts as soon as you enter the space. Friends are encouraged to arrive for doors opening to get the most out of the experience. Due to the nature of the event, admission will not be permitted after 18:45. There are two viewings of the event. Please see below for more information.

Info: This time is used for Friends to further settle into the space before the film starts.

Info: The film is only short however the rest of the time shall be used to connect with one another about what was seen, heard and felt.

Info: Grayson will engage with the audience and give some insight into the project. There will also be time for Friends to experience the rest of the work displayed around the room. Should Friends wish to see the film again due to its short nature, this can be accommodated.

Info: This is the time for Friends to connect further about art, creativity and to have the opportunity to ask about the Quaker way of life, should they have any.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cheltenham Friends' Meeting House - Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Warwick Place, Cheltenham, United Kingdom

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