12th December 2025

Friends hold vigils for UN day

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends supported the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People last month.

12th December 2025

Quaker questionnaire on refugee support

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has launched a questionnaire to find out what Quakers are doing to support refugees and people seeking asylum. Catherine Henderson, from…

HRPF appeal to plug funding gap
5th December 2025

HRPF appeal to plug funding gap

by Rebecca Hardy
5th December 2025

Quakers reject new asylum restrictions

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers have rejected new government proposals that would make settlement more difficult for asylum seekers, describing them as ‘inhumane, divisive and unworkable’. 

5th December 2025

Quaker governor faces questions

by Rebecca Hardy

Questions have been raised about the leadership of a Quaker former governor of a youth detention centre.

5th December 2025

Universalists explore sound and spirituality

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker Universalist Group will explore how music and sound ‘connect us to the soul of the universe’ at its annual conference next year.

Quakers stand against Rosebank
28th November 2025

Quakers stand against Rosebank

by Rebecca Hardy
28th November 2025

Quaker Tapestry Museum to close

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker Tapestry in Cumbria is to close next month. Trustees made the announcement last week saying the much-loved Kendal institution would close from 13 December.

28th November 2025

Ninety-year-old skydives for charity

by Rebecca Hardy

A ninety-year-old Quaker skydived for charity last week. 

28th November 2025

Count military emissions, COP30 told

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers joined others in urging COP30 to confront the climate impact of war and military spending.

28th November 2025

Blue plaque for Elizabeth Cadbury

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker philanthropist Elizabeth Cadbury has been awarded a blue plaque at a Birmingham school she opened 119 years ago.

Friend wins appeal against deportation
21st November 2025

Friend wins appeal against deportation

by Rebecca Hardy