Gretchen Castle, general secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, will lead a discussion on the nature of God at the General Meeting for Scotland in Edinburgh on…
The work of conscientious objectors in the second world war will be highlighted at an event in March at the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) in Alrewas in Staffordshire. The event…
The Bamford Quaker Community is hosting a retreat on Green Spirituality in late March.
The Quakers & Business Spring Gathering this year will explore the Quaker Business Method – but with a twist.
Trustees of Leaveners, the Quaker community arts charity, have decided to call an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) for 4 March to consider a proposal to lay the organisation…
Millions of ‘just managing families’ are on the tipping point of falling into poverty as the cost of living rises, according to new research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation…
Young adult Friends from all over the world have been invited to join a journey of discovery, transformation and leadings of the Spirit organised by the Woodbrooke Quaker Study…
Young Friends General Meeting (YFGM) is holding a gathering in Scotland for the first time in a decade this weekend.
The Quaker Tapestry Museum in Kendal has retained its ‘Hidden Gem’ classification awarded by the tourist board for England. The accolade recognises outstanding attractions that…
A major project involving Friends throughout Britain is reaching a conclusion.
A letter and statement addressed to Amber Rudd, the home secretary, expressing concern at the intention to suspend the programme to resettle unaccompanied minors seeking refuge in…
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