At a session on Alternative forms of Quaker community, Jude Acton and Rachel Matthews, of Quaker Life, talked about what central support was available for Friends whose Quaker…
A dozen Friends gathered on Saturday morning for Footsteps on the crag: Pardshaw Quaker Centre. David Day and Dave Moll, trustees of the Grade II-listed Meeting house, told…
On Saturday evening the Quaker Arts Network asked How do the arts envision our witness? Amanda Jones, from the network, began by discussing some of its output over many years, most…
In Getting it right; How should Christians talk about antisemitism? twenty-seven Friends were joined by Nathan Eddy from the Council for Christians and Jews (CCJ), and Anna Krauss,…
What might a Quaker testimony to kindness look like? This was the question considered during Exploring a Quaker testimony to kindness, which was led by Alistair Fuller and Ruth…
A moving session by Quaker Voices on Mental Health (QVoMH) was held on Sunday. John Miles, clerk, introduced the session to thirty-three Friends. He gave a brief history of…
We all make Yearly Meeting was led by Rhiannon Grant of Woodbrooke. She was joined by twenty-four Friends to explore how Yearly Meeting is run, its Spirit-led discernment, its…
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