17th June 2016

June action on Trident

by Tara Craig

Trident Ploughshares has designated June 2016 a month of daily direct action against Trident renewal. The campaigning group has called on supporters to ‘resist, protest and…

17th June 2016

Treasurers gather

by Tara Craig

Almost sixty Friends will meet in Swanwick, Derbyshire, between 17 and 19 June for the Annual Conference of Treasurers (ACT).

10th June 2016

HMRC turns down Friends’ request

by Tara Craig

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has rejected an appeal from a group of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) staff regarding the use of their taxes.

Launch of European QUIP
10th June 2016

Launch of European QUIP

by Tara Craig
Home is where the art is
10th June 2016

Home is where the art is

by Tara Craig
10th June 2016

A stitch in time at Northfield

by Tara Craig

Northfield Ecocentre’s latest project, a ‘repair café’, was launched on 3 June. The Birmingham-based environmental initiative took its inspiration from the repair cafés…

10th June 2016

Animal concerns heard

by Tara Craig

Quaker Concern for Animals (QCA) held its annual general meeting at Friends House on Saturday 21 May. Sixteen members attended. After Meeting for Worship, they heard about the…

10th June 2016

Carlisle Quakers mark contribution of COs

by Tara Craig

Friends were present at the recent unveiling in Carlisle of a plaque dedicated to conscientious objectors.

10th June 2016

Major change at The Retreat

by Tara Craig

Jenny McAleese has retired from The Retreat, the York mental health facility. Jenny joined The Retreat in 1996 as finance director. She became chief executive eighteen months…

10th June 2016

More renovations at Friends House

by Tara Craig

The first floor meeting rooms at Friends House in London will be refurbished between June and September.

10th June 2016

News of Gold mark travels far

by Tara Craig

Friends House’s Catering Mark Gold Standard has been featured on the website of Oregon Tilth, an American organisation dedicated to supporting and advocating organic food and…