Those little 'spare' Meeting house rooms can come in quite handy when your city is hosting something like City of Culture.

In Liverpool, Friends have a room adjacent to the street – just perfect for inviting in weary visitors to the Capital of Culture this year.

It's simple and relaxing - just bring a sandwich and you can have coffee or tea and rest between exhibitions.

Friends will be on hand to talk to visitors, and the South Liverpool Photographic Society will be displaying some of their pictures of the city. Liverpool Meeting is opening the 'café' this month for three days a week initially, expanding to six days, over lunch times.

Bernard Thomas, of the new project committee, tells Eye that Liverpool Friends want to 'minister with our Meeting house. We have a really nice building right in the city centre and we want to open it up to people.'

DVDs on the history of Liverpool Quakers are planned, to give to visitors.

Making the most of a very good opportunity!

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