Dyslexia is the most well known specific learning difficulty (SpLD). SpLD, a term that is often misunderstood, covers a variety of conditions, including dyspraxia, attention…
In the eighteenth century, in England, Quakers established the first modern hospital for the treatment of mental disorders – the Retreat at York. Previously, the method had been…
Unless one has knocked about the Quaker world a bit, it comes as rather a surprise to meet the Programmed Quaker Meeting for the first time, complete with hymns, a pastor, a sermon…
Remembrance Day comes less than two months after the Defence and Security Equipment International (DESI) exhibition was held in London. It was attended by delegates from 121…
When I was about seven, my dad took me to the local Remembrance Day memorial. Neatly turned-out elderly men were stood in equally neat rows while ‘The Last Post’ was played. I…
In my first article I wondered whether the message of liberal Friends today might be to give everyone an experience of a faith community in which they are accepted. If this is the…
Is Quakerism about to go ‘Whoosh!’? This was our theme for the week, and based on the discussions we have had, the answer may just possibly be ‘yes’. It was…
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