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Pause, our regular newsletter, shares news and views from the Quiet Garden Movement. In this edition, we look at the relationship between ‘doing’ and ‘being’ - the activist and contemplative - and Quiet Gardens, as well as hear from Tessa…
This article first appeared in Pause - Advent 2019 Photos by Markus Spiske on Unsplash The relationship between ‘doing’ and ‘being’ - the activist and contemplative - is a dynamic that may not be immediately obvious when thinking about Quiet Gardens. Yet…
Chair of Trustees Role Rev Sue Nightingale has announced that she is retiring as Chair of the Quiet Garden Trustees. We will be sorry to say good-bye to Sue in her role as Chair, and the Trustees will be meeting…
The Encountering Silence Podcast speaks to Quiet Gardens Founder and Patron, Rev Phillip Roderick. "Silence is a weaving, it’s like a tapestry or a pattern of presence; it recalls me; but it’s not like a block, it’s more like a…
Growing evidence suggests that nature connection boosts our physical and psychological well-being and deepens our ecological sensitivity. This won’t be a surprise to many readers, nature connection is after all one of the core values of the Quiet Garden Movement,…
On Sunday, 17th June, Rev. Philip Roderick, a former vicar of St. Michael's and founder of the Quiet Garden Movement, returned to Amersham for the renaming of the Quiet Garden. After preaching at the 10.00am service, he and Rev.…
The Green Health Awards have been launched to celebrate the efforts made by churches and Christian organisations to use gardens and churchyards creatively for well-being. Quiet Gardens are well placed to be nominated for the Green Health Award, and we hope…