Thought for the week

Up with the Jones: John Ashcroft’s Thought for the week

‘His insights still resonate.’

by John Ashcroft

Features

Yearly Meeting July 2026

by Rebecca Hardy
Features

Epistle from the Quaker Voluntary Action and Quaker Rainbow Gathering Retreat, for LGBTQIA+ Quakers and their allies

by Signed in and on behalf of the community at this weekend, Kit King (QVA coordinator) and Juno Lee (Quaker Rainbow coordinator).
Features

Poem: Love, I see a

by Magda Andrews-Hoke

Latest news

24th July 2026

US Quakers demand action after shooting

by Rebecca Hardy
24th July 2026

Birmingham holds onto Sanctuary status

by Rebecca Hardy

Central England Quakers (CEQ) are celebrating Birmingham City Council’s vote to keep its City of Sanctuary status after a Reform bid to end it.

24th July 2026

Andy Burnham urged to act on Palestine

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) joined nearly twenty organisations calling on incoming prime minister Andy Burnham to take urgent action on Palestine. 

24th July 2026

Northern Friends Peace Board gathering

by Rebecca Hardy

Around seventy Friends gathered at Friargate Meeting House in York last month to explore the theme of Living our Peace Testimony. Organised by Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB),…