Latest News
FWCC meets in Moyallon
Sixteen representatives of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) took part in a residential meeting at The Moyallon Centre in Northern Ireland last week. The centre adjoins the Moyallon Meeting House in County Armagh and for several of the participants the event offered a first glimpse of Ireland.
Quakers reject Trident Commission recommendations
Quakers in Britain strongly disagree with the conclusion of a report published this week that says the UK should retain its nuclear deterrent. The report by the independent cross-party Trident Commission, set up by the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), states that there is no credible alternative to Trident.
Friends General Conference Gathering underway
More than 1,200 Quakers are attending this week’s Friends General Conference (FGC) Gathering at the University of California’s Pennsylvania campus. This year’s theme is ‘Let Love Be the First Motion’, a quote from Quaker and eighteenth century abolitionist John Woolman.
Protest targets arms dealers’ use of church property
Eight Christians, including several Quakers, held a silent vigil at Church House in London on 24 June to demonstrate against the taking place there of the first of two Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) conferences. Among the conferences’ sponsors are some of the world’s largest arms companies, including BAE Systems,...
Quakers return to Crewe after 90 years
Regular worship among Friends in the Crewe and Nantwich area has moved back to Crewe for the first time since 1922. Meetings for Worship take place at the Coppenhall Methodist Centre, Bradfield Road at 3pm on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.
Blue plaque unveiled
A blue plaque was unveiled in Birmingham on 17 June in recognition of the life and work of John Henry Barlow, one of the outstanding Quakers of his generation.
Film launch at Friends House
A new film that highlights a growing concern among young people about the promotion of military activities in schools is to be launched at Friends House on the evening of 26 June. Engage: the military and young people explores the opinions of British teenagers on the military’s ‘youth engagement’...
YMG 2014 is full
Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) 2014 is oversubscribed. There are 2,018 people booked for the event at Bath, including day visitors. This compares with 1,662 at Canterbury, in 2011, including day visitors. At York in 2009, 1,648 people attended, not including day visitors. So, there will be a twenty per cent increase in attendance at Bath. This...
Green light for garden
Work will begin soon on the re-design and landscaping of the garden in front of Friends House in London. Friends House has just received planning permission and listed building consent for the work to the garden.
Teenage girls get new start
Vulnerable teenage girls are to be helped by a largely Quaker-funded project that has just been opened in Tamworth. Quaker Housing Trust (QHT) trustee Jeffery Smith presided at the official opening last week of Home-Start Tamworth.