24th April 2015

Dorking Friends host lively hustings

by Tara Craig

Dorking Quakers hosted an election hustings on 17 April, attracting 140 participants. All candidates in the Mole Valley constituency, which includes Dorking, took part, and each of…

24th April 2015

The Retreat looks to the future

by Tara Craig

The Retreat, the York mental health facility, has applied for planning permission to build a new patient day care facility for the treatment of patients with eating disorders.

24th April 2015

Friends explore end of life issues

by Tara Craig

Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC) is setting up a working group on end of life issues.

Anti-Trident event in Bournemouth
24th April 2015

Anti-Trident event in Bournemouth

by Tara Craig
24th April 2015

Friend highlights green economy in Scotland

by Tara Craig

The sole Friend standing as a candidate for election in Scotland has highlighted the need to develop more jobs in the green economy.

24th April 2015

BYM redevelops website

by Tara Craig

‘Quaker.org.uk’, the website of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), is being revamped. This will make it easier for users to find what they need quickly and easily, on whatever…

Quakers challenge military spending
17th April 2015

Quakers challenge military spending

by Tara Craig
17th April 2015

Reading Friends hold inequality debate

by Tara Craig

Some sixty people, including seven election candidates, recently attended a debate on inequality hosted by Quakers in Reading, Berkshire. All of the main political parties, apart…

Retreat online archives project underway
17th April 2015

Retreat online archives project underway

by Tara Craig
17th April 2015

Quaker questions Justin Welby

by Ian Kirk-Smith

The Quaker writer and broadcaster Alastair McIntosh has questioned the role of Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, in blessing a cross that was made out of used shell…

10th April 2015

Strong turnout for first Friends House hustings

by Tara Craig

More than 280 people signed up for an election hustings held at Friends House on 31 March. Five politicians had three minutes each to explain why voters should choose their party.

10th April 2015

Friends House responds to online criticism

by Tara Craig

The leading gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has expressed disappointment that Quakers allowed Friends House in London to be used for an event hosted by an organisation that he…