22nd March 2024

QSA flags Cost of Dying report

by Rebecca Hardy

The cost of a funeral has risen by a greater percentage than house prices in the last twenty years, Quaker Social Action (QSA) has highlighted.

22nd March 2024

BYM becomes Voter Registration Ambassador

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has signed up to become a Voter Registration Ambassador. The commitment includes launching a new general election webpage to coincide with Voter…

22nd March 2024

Quaker Arts Network highlight performance witness

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends gathered to discuss ‘performance as witness’ this month. Linda Murgatroyd, clerk of the Quaker Arts Network (QAN), which organised the event, told the Friend that the…

22nd March 2024

BYM condemns anti-extremism proposals

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has written to the prime minister to warn of ‘the chilling effect’ on the right to protest, due to new legislation and policing powers. Signed by…

Friends lead Climate Choir to parliament
15th March 2024

Friends lead Climate Choir to parliament

by Rebecca Hardy
15th March 2024

‘Offer real tax reform’, says BYM

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined ninety organisations in urging the UK government to offer real tax reform. The call came after the government announced a 2p cut in national…

15th March 2024

Friends mark Fox’s Cornish connection

by Rebecca Hardy

George Fox’s Cornish connection will form part of the celebrations to mark the Quaker co-founder’s 400th anniversary.

15th March 2024

No immediate community use for Woodbrooke building

by Rebecca Hardy

The Bournville Village Trust (BVT) has said that the historic site of the Woodbrooke Study Centre will become part of its long-term asset management, with no immediate plans to use…

15th March 2024

Campaign to protect Palestinian trees

by Rebecca Hardy

The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), a World Council of Churches programme managed by Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), has highlighted a campaign to…

Quakers host major climate justice festival
8th March 2024

Quakers host major climate justice festival

by Rebecca Hardy
8th March 2024

Friends witness against attempts to override juries

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers gathered at the Royal Courts of Justice in London last month to witness against a ruling seeking to override juries.

8th March 2024

Quakers talk prisons with shadow minister

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) group met with Quaker Ruth Cadbury, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, last month.