20th April 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Response to the ‘post-truth world’

by George Osgerby

A minute from Southern Marches Area Meeting (AM) on ‘‘‘Post-truth world” – What can we do?’ was heard at Meeting for Sufferings on 7 April at Friends House in London.

20th April 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Letter of Greeting to Ireland Yearly Meeting

by Ian Kirk-Smith

A letter to Ireland Yearly Meeting 2018, which meets in Limerick on 18-22 July, was agreed at Meeting for Sufferings.

13th April 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Appeals, sustainability and truth

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Friends travelled from all parts of Britain to Friends House on Saturday 7 April for Meeting for Sufferings with appeal processes, sustainability, truth and integrity among the…

13th April 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Final report of Appeal Review Group

by George Osgerby

‘If we are listening to each other, we should be able to reach clarity,’ Beryl Milner told Meeting for Sufferings on 7 April. She is the convenor of the Appeal Review Group –…

13th April 2018

Friends respond to Gaza

by The Friend Newsdesk

A statement on the ongoing conflict in Gaza has been released by Friends House calling on ‘the Israeli military to end their violent use of live gunfire on unarmed protesters, in…

13th April 2018

Faith groups urge re-think on tax credit limit

by The Friend Newsdesk

One year after the two-child limit policy with regard to child tax credits was introduced, faith representatives, including Paul Parker, recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting,…

13th April 2018

George Cadbury is ‘top Brummie’

by The Friend Newsdesk

George Cadbury has been voted Birmingham’s ‘top Brummie’ in a Twitter-based vote organised by the Birmingham St Mary’s hospice.

Housing initiative launched in Tunbridge Wells
6th April 2018

Housing initiative launched in Tunbridge Wells

by Rebecca Hardy
6th April 2018

Heritage boost for Pendle Hill

by Rebecca Hardy

Pendle Hill Area Meeting is assisting in a partnership aimed at reconnecting local people with Pendle Hill, where George Fox had a vision of ‘a great people to be gathered’ in…

6th April 2018

Friends join CND Easter witness

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers from around the country were among those who gathered at the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire on Easter Sunday to mark sixty years since the first…

6th April 2018

United States tour for CO play

by Rebecca Hardy

A Quaker playwright from Wanstead Meeting, Michael Mears, is to show his play This Evil Thing in Buffalo this week as part of a five-week tour of the United States. The one-man…

6th April 2018

Exeter Friends march for Europe

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers campaigning to stay in the European Union took part in the South West March and Rally for Europe in Exeter last month organised by Devon for Europe.