16th January 2015

New director for Ecocentre

by Tara Craig

Michael Addison has been appointed director of Northfield Ecocentre, a Central England Area Meeting project in Birmingham. Michael will work three days a week from 23 February,…

9th January 2015

Manchester equality vigil

by Tara Craig

Manchester and Warrington Area Meeting Social Justice Group held an equality vigil on 17 December. Up to thirty Friends took part on the steps of the Mount Street Meeting House in…

Taunton Meeting House closes for redevelopment
9th January 2015

Taunton Meeting House closes for redevelopment

by Tara Craig
OBE for Wandsworth Friend
9th January 2015

OBE for Wandsworth Friend

by Tara Craig
International carols for peace
9th January 2015

International carols for peace

by Tara Craig
Zero-hours vigil at Friends House
9th January 2015

Zero-hours vigil at Friends House

by Tara Craig
12th December 2014

Meeting for Sufferings: Area Meeting minutes

by Trish Carn

BYM Budget process Northumbria Area Meeting’s minute brought a concern about Britain Yearly Meeting’s (BYM) budgeting process. They believe ‘there is an ambiguity [in Church…

12th December 2014

Meeting for Sufferings: The Retreat

by Tara Craig

The Retreat presented its triennial report to Meeting for Sufferings. Clerk to members, John Miles, read Advices & queries 22, explaining to Sufferings that it captures the…

12th December 2014

Meeting for Sufferings: Friends and the Lobbying Act

by Tara Craig

Trustees met during the lunch break at Meeting for Sufferings to decide whether to register Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) for the Lobbying Act. The Act is known in full as the…

Meeting for Sufferings: Young Friends participate
12th December 2014

Meeting for Sufferings: Young Friends participate

by The Friend Newsdesk
12th December 2014

Meeting for Sufferings: End of life issues and assisted dying

by Trish Carn

End of life issues were a large part of Quaker Life’s report to Meeting for Sufferings. However, before the discussion, Martin Pennock, clerk of Quaker Life Central Committee…

Quakers join fuel poverty ‘die-in’
5th December 2014

Quakers join fuel poverty ‘die-in’

by Tara Craig