Press censorship came into being as part of the Defence of the Realm Act, which was passed on 8 August 1914, four days after the outbreak of the first world war. In the autumn of…
I am really deeply disturbed by the arguments adduced by Lois A Chaber (Letters, 16 March) and Heather Brunskell-Evans (‘Gender and identity’, 2 March), and many others, it…
On 20 March 1918 the German army began what was to be a successful offensive in France. This had a great impact on Friends’ work. The 12 April edition of the Friend reported that…
Visiting a different Meeting I was greeted at the door with a lovely smile, a warm handshake and the words ‘Welcome Friend!’ It really resonated with me, as a group of…
Meeting of Friends in Wales meets in February, June and October each year in different parts of the country to give the widely scattered Friends a chance to worship together and to…
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