Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined ninety organisations in urging the UK government to offer real tax reform. The call came after the government announced a 2p cut in national…
George Fox’s Cornish connection will form part of the celebrations to mark the Quaker co-founder’s 400th anniversary.
The Bournville Village Trust (BVT) has said that the historic site of the Woodbrooke Study Centre will become part of its long-term asset management, with no immediate plans to use…
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), a World Council of Churches programme managed by Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), has highlighted a campaign to…
Quakers gathered at the Royal Courts of Justice in London last month to witness against a ruling seeking to override juries.
The Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) group met with Quaker Ruth Cadbury, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, last month.
Hampshire & Islands Quakers found a way of gathering together last month, despite the 150 miles between Meetings. The Area Meeting (AM) ‘faces challenges in bringing members…
Friends are gathering to discuss this summer’s Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) World Plenary. The theme of the meeting in August is: ‘Living the Spirit of…
The number of representatives returning to Meeting for Sufferings in person has been creeping up post-pandemic. This meant that more than half of the attendees were at Friends…
Friends then turned to the use of the word ‘overseer’ in Quaker faith & practice (Qfp). In 2022 MfS asked Area Meetings to cease using the term due to its associations with…
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