A service provided by Quakers for the families of prisoners at Northern Ireland’s top security prison for more than forty years has been transferred to a private company.
Quaker Hermione Legg was one of the guests on episode three of BBC Radio 4’s The Listeners on 6 January. Hermione explained how Quakers sit in silence during Meeting for Worship,…
The Peace Education Network has launched the second edition of Teach Peace, revised and updated for 2016.
A Friend who is a leading figure in a contemporary civil society initiative has been recognised in the New Year’s honours list. Neil Jameson, executive director of the community…
Emilia Symington will compete to be crowned Miss Nottingham on 21 January and if successful will progress to the finals of the Miss England competition.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will run from 18 to 25 January 2016.
More than 2,000 people will be welcomed into church-run night shelters across the UK this winter, according to a report from the Christian homelessness charity Housing Justice.
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