13th May 2016

Friends share refugee news

by Tara Craig

Two Friends have shared their experiences of working with refugees in Calais, Dunkirk and on the border between Macedonia and Greece.

13th May 2016

Friends consider the use of money

by Tara Craig

Twelve Quakers from Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Woodbridge Local Meetings recently took part in a workshop on the ethical and spiritual issues around the use of money.

13th May 2016

Anti-corruption summit

by Tara Craig

Paul Parker, recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting, was among fourteen faith leaders who wrote to prime minister David Cameron about an anti-corruption summit in London on 12…

6th May 2016

Glebe House findings presented to parliament

by Tara Craig

The Quaker therapeutic community of Glebe House presented the findings of its twelve-year longitudinal report at an event in the House of Commons on 27 April.

6th May 2016

Education takes centre stage at Friends House

by Tara Craig

Quaker Values in Education (QVinE)’s 2016 conference drew an audience of fifty to Friends House on Saturday 30 April.

Garden redesign nears completion
6th May 2016

Garden redesign nears completion

by Tara Craig
6th May 2016

Registering officers to gather at Woodbrooke

by Tara Craig

More than forty registering officers will meet at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham this weekend.

6th May 2016

Amendments to Immigration Bill rejected

by Tara Craig

Five suggested amendments to the recent Immigration Bill, which were backed by Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) and the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN), were rejected in the…

6th May 2016

Death of two Quaker peacemakers

by Tara Craig

Two Friends who made significant and pioneering contributions to peacekeeping and conflict resolution in Britain and Northern Ireland have died.

6th May 2016

Quaker vigil highlights veterans’ plight in US

by Tara Craig

American Friends held a silent vigil in April to highlight the suffering of United States army veterans dealing with mental health issues while incarcerated.

29th April 2016

Irish Quaker records move online

by Tara Craig

Over 1.5 million Irish Quaker records are now available online. This is the first phase of a major project to digitise all surviving Quaker records in Ireland.