13th October 2017

Meeting for Sufferings: Ackworth School

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Friends were informed of proposals for a revision of the relationship between Ackworth School in Yorkshire and Meeting for Sufferings.

Friends mark Quaker Week
13th October 2017

Friends mark Quaker Week

by George Osgerby
13th October 2017

Nobel recognition for ICAN

by George Osgerby

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

13th October 2017

Fracking ban

by George Osgerby

Quakers have welcomed the decision by the Scottish government to ban fracking. Friends in 2013 decided nationally to stop investing in companies that extracted fossil fuels.

Celebration in turbulent times
6th October 2017

Celebration in turbulent times

by Harry Albright
6th October 2017

Friends arrested at arms fair are named

by Harry Albright

Friends who witnessed against the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair in London last month and who were subsequently arrested have been named.

6th October 2017

Global ban on nuclear weapons in sight

by Harry Albright

Quakers were observers at the United Nations in New York in late September as a historic treaty, which aims to rid the world of nuclear weapons, gained fifty nation states’…

Seoul Quakers witness for peace
6th October 2017

Seoul Quakers witness for peace

by Harry Albright
6th October 2017

RE teaching criticised

by Harry Albright

The rules governing religious education teaching are not ‘fit for purpose’, a new report states.

6th October 2017

Friend signs book deal

by The Friend Newsdesk

Stephen Cox, a member of North London Area Meeting, has signed a two-novel publishing deal with Jo Fletcher Books, an imprint of Quercus.

22nd September 2017

Friends gather for UN Peace Day

by The Friend Newsdesk

A Meeting for Worship to mark the United Nations International Day of Peace was held on the afternoon of Thursday 21 September at the Quaker Service Memorial at the National…

22nd September 2017

Grandmothers at fracking frontline

by The Friend Newsdesk

Three Quakers from Cheltenham Meeting recently travelled four hours to support an anti-fracking group of grandmothers and parents protesting at Preston New Road in Lancashire.