Service in the spotlight

Quaker Service exhibition opens at Peckover House

An exhibition on ‘Quaker Service’ has opened at Peckover House, a National Trust property in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

It tells ‘how the work of Friends goes on, bringing relief to war-torn areas, or to any region where aid or repatriation is needed’, according to the National Trust.

The exhibition has been put together by Jenny Carson of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester. It will cover examples of Quaker service such as Friends’ work during the Irish Famine in the 1840s and their efforts in Vietnam in the 1970s. There will also be an exhibit from Leighton Park School in Berkshire on the impact of wartime on students and staff.

‘The Quakers’ stance as conscientious objectors during wartime is well documented,’ said Peckover House manager Ben Rickett, ‘but less well known is the valuable and selfless work they have carried out to help the victims of war and other catastrophes.’

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