1st February 2019

Day of prayer in time of ‘fear and anxiety’

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers took part in a national day of prayer to support the difficult political situation in the UK. The organisation Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), of which BYM…

Friend stars in ‘Our Lady of Kibeho’
1st February 2019

Friend stars in ‘Our Lady of Kibeho’

by Rebecca Hardy
Bristol Friend’s plaque for local suffragists
25th January 2019

Bristol Friend’s plaque for local suffragists

by Rebecca Hardy
25th January 2019

New winter shelter opens in London

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Homeless Action (QHA) has opened a new winter shelter in London in partnership with the Simon Community.

25th January 2019

BYM to cover immigration advice costs

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has pledged to cover the costs of immigration advice for its EU employees seeking to apply for settled status following Brexit.

25th January 2019

QSA discusses funeral poverty on radio

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Social Action (QSA) took part in a BBC Radio Four programme last week to discuss funeral poverty. Claire Brandon, manager of QSA’s ‘Down to Earth’ campaign, spoke to…

25th January 2019

Quakers offer prayers for Nairobi

by Rebecca Hardy

The Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) has encouraged ‘Quakers around the world to hold our Friends in Nairobi in prayer’.

Children’s Meeting funds three camels in Ethiopia
25th January 2019

Children’s Meeting funds three camels in Ethiopia

by Rebecca Hardy
18th January 2019

Eco-activists welcome Greater Manchester’s ‘no’ to fracking

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker campaigners in Lancashire have welcomed the decision by Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, to oppose fracking in the region’s ten local councils. The Labour mayor…

18th January 2019

Stansted Fifteen appeal against ‘abuse of power’ verdict

by Rebecca Hardy

The Stansted Fifteen protestors charged with stopping a deportation charter flight under a terror offence have launched an appeal against the verdict.

18th January 2019

Quakers condemn army recruitment campaign

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers have voiced fierce criticism of the latest army recruitment campaign targeting young people. The campaign features world war one-style posters with images of modern young…

18th January 2019

Bristol Friends expand Meeting’s homeless shelter 

by Rebecca Hardy

Central Bristol Friends are expanding their Meeting house in order to accommodate more homeless people at its overnight shelter.