9th January 2026

Quaker Mental Health Fund trustee gets OBE

by Rebecca Hardy

A Quaker Mental Health Fund trustee has been appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours list, for services to healthcare and the LGBTQ+ community.

News round-up 2025
2nd January 2026

News round-up 2025

by Rebecca Hardy
Quaker compels action on landfills
19th December 2025

Quaker compels action on landfills

by Rebecca Hardy
Meeting for Sufferings: December Meeting - part two
19th December 2025

Meeting for Sufferings: December Meeting - part two

by Rebecca Hardy
19th December 2025

Anniversary of Quaker Kathleen Lonsdale

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker scientist Kathleen Lonsdale has been commemorated on Sky TV’s Portrait Artist of the Year show.

19th December 2025

Quakers call for more peer mediation

by Rebecca Hardy

Educators and policy makers should mainstream peer mediation, Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said, following the publication of a new national report.

19th December 2025

Quaker library explores France and Friends

by Rebecca Hardy

The Library of the Society of Friends hosted a talk last week exploring representations of Quakers in nineteenth-century French popular culture.

19th December 2025

Comedy gigs raise funds for Gaza

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers have been supporting comedy shows which have raised over £60,000 for Gaza. 

Woodbrooke two years on from closure
12th December 2025

Woodbrooke two years on from closure

by Rebecca Hardy
Meeting for Sufferings: December Meeting - part one
12th December 2025

Meeting for Sufferings: December Meeting - part one

by Rebecca Hardy
12th December 2025

Quakers uphold DRC

by Rebecca Hardy

Partners of the Quaker Congo Partnership UK (QCP UK) have called for urgent humanitarian action to protect civilians and those affected by the crisis in the Democratic Republic of…

12th December 2025

Quaker appeals climate conviction

by Rebecca Hardy

A Quaker climate activist appealed her conviction last week after a judge threatened the jury with contempt of court if they found defendants not guilty according to their…