Huddersfield witness for cycling
4th May 2018

Huddersfield witness for cycling

by Rebecca Hardy
4th May 2018

Quaker values in education

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker Values in Education group (QVinE) has published a new book featuring chapters from twelve Quaker education specialists.

4th May 2018

Interfaith Week challenges fracking

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends from Bolton, Pendle Hill, Lancaster and Huddersfield were among those who took part in an interfaith week to campaign against fracking last week.

4th May 2018

Search for sustainable solutions

by The Friend Newsdesk

Staff at the Friend are investigating the most sustainable way of wrapping the magazine for posting to subscribers.

‘Silent’ podcast in the spotlight
27th April 2018

‘Silent’ podcast in the spotlight

by Rebecca Hardy
27th April 2018

Hexham Debate on prisons

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends from Hexham, Allendale and Stocksfield gathered last week to hear a talk on ‘Prison, prisoners, politics and power’, as part of the longstanding series of Hexham…

27th April 2018

Experiment with Light Conference

by Rebecca Hardy

Thirty Friends from all over Britain met in Glenthorne Quaker Centre and Guest House in Grasmere, Cumbria last month for the Experiment with Light Conference. Questions explored at…

Quaker MP speaks out about Syria
27th April 2018

Quaker MP speaks out about Syria

by Rebecca Hardy
27th April 2018

Gathering of the Northern Friends Peace Board

by Rebecca Hardy

Eighteen Friends came together at Huddersfield Meeting House this month for a meeting of the Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB).

27th April 2018

Writer talks about his Quaker faith

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker author Gregory Norminton, who recently published his first novel for ten years, has spoken out about how his Quakerism influences his writing.

27th April 2018

More low-cost rented homes needed

by Rebecca Hardy

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has called on the government to build 78,000 low-cost rented homes a year to tackle the housing crisis.

27th April 2018

Exhibition highlights fate of ‘missing’ persons

by Rebecca Hardy

‘Fate Unknown: The Search for the Missing after the Holocaust’ an exhibition at The Wiener Library in Bloomsbury, London is highlighting the efforts made to trace the missing…