The preliminary promotional display. Photo: Photo courtesy of Tim Boddington.

Friends in East Cheshire are to hold events to mark the centenary of the 'conscience clause' in the Military Service Act of 1916

East Cheshire Quakers mark centenary of ‘conscience clause’

Friends in East Cheshire are to hold events to mark the centenary of the 'conscience clause' in the Military Service Act of 1916

by Tara Craig 12th February 2016

East Cheshire Quakers are leading up to their exhibition ‘War and Conscience: Choices Then and Now 1916-2016’, at Macclesfield Library, with a preliminary promotional display (see photograph).