The preliminary promotional display. Photo: Photo courtesy of Tim Boddington.
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).
In addition to the two-week exhibition that starts on 16 February, there will be a performance of ‘Out of the Silence’, about world war one conscientious objectors, and two family craft workshops.
A large textile hanging made by a Macclesfield community art group and poetry from year nine pupils from local schools will also be featured. The events are to mark the centenary of the introduction of the ‘conscience clause’ in the Military Service Act of 1916.
