Margie Savory acknowledges the public recognition given to west Dorset Quakers by Oliver Letwin

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Margie Savory acknowledges the public recognition given to west Dorset Quakers by Oliver Letwin

by Margie Savory 26th January 2011

The Christmas column in the Bridport News (19 December 2010) proved to be a wonderful present for Quakers in west Dorset and all groups who undertake long term campaigns. It was written by Oliver Letwin, MP for the area, and focused on a subject that has been a long standing concern of local Friends – the plight of the children of asylum seekers being held in detention.