12th March 2021

Big increase in attenders, says Woodbrooke

by Rebecca Hardy

The numbers of people signing up for Woodbrooke courses increased by over a third in 2020, the Quaker centre has reported.Total attendance for its online worship in 2020 was also…

12th March 2021

Leighton Park School recognised for outreach work

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker school Leighton Park has been awarded the 2020 Award for Outstanding Local Community Involvement.

12th March 2021

‘Experiment with Light’ launches website

by Rebecca Hardy

The steering group of the Quaker ‘Experiment with Light’ has launched a new website and app.

Peace billboard in Manchester city centre
5th March 2021

Peace billboard in Manchester city centre

by Rebecca Hardy
5th March 2021

Army criticised for misusing ‘language of female empowerment’

by Rebecca Hardy

A teenage Friend has criticised the UK army for misusing the language of female empowerment to target pro-military messages at girls and young women.

5th March 2021

No Supreme Court for ‘Stansted Fifteen’

by Rebecca Hardy

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed that it will not be taking the successful appeal won by the ‘Stansted Fifteen’ earlier this year to the Supreme Court. Quaker…

5th March 2021

Fundraiser for Quaker garden

by Rebecca Hardy

Richmond Meeting has launched a fundraiser to raise money to restock its Meeting house garden. Antonia Swinson, from the Meeting, told the Friend that the Pledges4Plants initiative…

5th March 2021

London Quakers form new group

by Rebecca Hardy

London Quakers (LQ) have launched a new Zoom group for Friends in the capital to worship and talk together. Fred Ashmore told the Friend that the group was created to build up the…

5th March 2021

Quakers embrace podcasts

by Rebecca Hardy

Locked-down Friends have been using the pandemic as an opportunity to embrace podcasts, reflecting an overall boom in the medium over the last twelve months.

26th February 2021

Greenbelt review at The Retreat

by Rebecca Hardy

Land owned by the Quaker mental health institution The Retreat is under a review into what areas should be granted greenbelt status in York.

26th February 2021

Nobel Peace Prize nominations

by Rebecca Hardy

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) have nominated two organisations – Mwatana for Human Rights and Campaign Against Arms…

26th February 2021

Friends House accused of ‘toxic culture’ on race and religion

by Rebecca Hardy

A former Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) employee has made a series of allegations over social media about her treatment at Friends House, accusing the organisation of being part of a…