The British army has been accused of misleading potential recruits with a new recruitment campaign that promises emotional support within the army. The Peace Pledge Union (PPU), a…
A new position has been created by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) to oversee its new strategy, based on the recommendations of the organisation’s 2016 report We can solve…
This year’s Quakers Uniting in Publications (QUIP) annual conference will consider ‘Writing at the Edge’ and brings together Friends from Europe and America over the weekend…
The life of Quaker Sam Peel, a one time warden at Wells-next-the-Sea Meeting house in North Norfolk, will be celebrated on stage in early March.
A tapestry exhibition on a religious subject that may appeal to Friends who are familiar with the Quaker Tapestry will be on display at selected venues in England.
A leading mental health charity has launched a resource to help churches build a culture of mental health awareness.
An international gathering of Nobel Peace Prize winners and peace activists took place in the first week of January at Friends House in London to consider a challenge: how to get…
The annual conference of the Quakers and Business group was held at Friends House on 5 December and considered the subject: ‘Seek unity; uphold difference; find wholeness:…
The Quaker Arts Network (QAN) have launched a new Facebook page. Linda Murgatroyd, one of the founder members of QAN, has encouraged Friends who are interested in the arts to…
The United Nations Association – UK (UNA-UK)are asking British Friends to make a contribution to Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January.
In 1994 Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) approved the current Book of Discipline. Minor changes to the ‘church government’ sections of the book have been made since then. In 2014…
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