Eye features an invitation from the editors of The Friends Quarterly, hears a welcome witticism from Worthing, and displays a village crafted by the children of Bradford-on-Avon Meeting…
by Elinor Smallman
Birthdays in Brighton Friends in Brighton have just celebrated a remarkable and joyful event – the ninetieth birthdays of three of their members: Joyce Laverpreddy, Pat Norman…
Making music Bernard Thomas, of Heswall Meeting, has embarked on a musical mission: ‘Several years ago our local radio station, BBC Radio Merseyside, approached my Local Meeting…
The work of two artists with Quaker connections is on display this spring. Artwork by Margaret Glover, a New Zealand Friend, can currently be found at The Peace Museum in…
Missed a trick? What does ‘community’ mean? How important are the tiny moments? What impact does the way we treat others have? Jill Allum, of Beccles Meeting, was struck by a…
Colourful prayer Creatively-inclined Friends gathered together for a Quaker Arts Network (QAN) day at Woodbrooke last autumn, entitled ‘Colour Our Prayers’. Jane Garbett took…
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