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Historic Jewish celebration at Friargate
The terrace at Friargate Meeting House in York was the setting for the first sukkah – a temporary shelter made out of branches, leaves, fruit and vegetables – built in the city in more than four decades.
Charity head moves to Quaker organisations
Campbell Robb, chief executive of the homelessness charity Shelter, is to take the helm of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT).
White poppy appeal to remember all victims
The organisation that produces white poppies is calling for Remembrance Day to focus on supporting all victims of war rather than glamorising the armed forces.
Scottish Friends mark anniversary
A new labyrinth has been created to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Quakers worshipping in St Andrews.
Central England Friends focus on carbon
More than a dozen Friends from seven Meetings attended the Central England Quakers Low Carbon Commitment Forum in Coventry on 15 October.
Friends promote tax bill
Friends from Manchester and Warrington Area Meeting held an hour-long silent vigil to draw attention to the Income Tax (Non-Military Expenditure) Bill.
Papal audience for FWCC general secretary
Gretchen Castle, general secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), and her husband David Botwinik had an audience with the Pope in Rome while on a recent visit to the city.
Friends host Nobel Peace Prize exhibition
Bury St Edmunds Meeting is hosting an exhibition celebrating 100 years of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Public reopening for historic Meeting house
Swarthmoor Meeting House in Cumbria was reopened by the mayor of Ulverston on 1 October following extensive renovation work to the property.
Friends look to a more equal Scotland
Scottish Quakers are organising a symposium to address the growing inequality and injustice in society. The event is a response to the challenge presented by Minute 36 from Britain Yearly Meeting in 2015 when Friends were urged to ‘take corporate action to change the unequal, unjust world in which we live.’