24th January 2020

Glebe House features in Church Times

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker trustee-governed Glebe House has been praised in a Church Times article for its work with teenage boys displaying ‘harmful sexual behaviour’.

24th January 2020

BYM questions review of aviation tax

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has sent a letter to the government questioning its moves to support the aviation industry by reviewing Air Passenger Duty (APD). In an open letter to…

24th January 2020

Bath Meeting House to be sold

by Rebecca Hardy

Trustees for West Wiltshire and East Somerset Area Meeting have announced that ‘the sale of Bath Meeting House will be launched by the end of January 2020’.

24th January 2020

Huddersfield Friends say: ‘Culture Declares’

by Rebecca Hardy

Huddersfield Quakers have declared a climate emergency through a new initiative that aims to provide arts and culture providers with a way of pledging to work towards a zero-carbon…

17th January 2020

‘War is a failure’

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined Quakers across Europe and the United States to call for a peaceful resolution to tensions between the US, Iran and other countries.

17th January 2020

QCEA lays out ‘hope for the new year’

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has listed five key developments in Europe which have given it hope for the new year.

17th January 2020

XR campaign award

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Ian Bray collected the Campaigner of the Year award from the Political Studies Association (PSA) on behalf of Extinction Rebellion (XR) last year.

17th January 2020

Yorkshire Quakers’ attendance survey

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers in Yorkshire (QiY) has reported the result of an attendance survey commissioned in 2019 to find out why some Friends attend QiY meetings and some do not.

17th January 2020

COP25: ‘Fractured world politics’

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) representative who attended the recent Conference of the Parties (COP) 25 climate change conference in Madrid has described the negotiations…

10th January 2020

Quaker centres discuss ‘controversial bookings’

by Rebecca Hardy

‘Dealing with controversial bookings’ is to be one of the main topics at the annual gathering of Quaker centre delegates, held next week at Edinburgh Meeting house. According…

10th January 2020

BYM challenges government on ‘key priorities’

by Rebecca Hardy

A just transition to a net-zero carbon economy and creating a culture of welcome are just two of the key priorities that Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has challenged the government…