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Group buying power supports renewable energy
Friends House in London and thirty-seven Quaker Meeting houses have joined the Renewable Energy Group Buying Initiative (REGBI) scheme, which was launched on 16 January. The idea behind the REGBI scheme started at a local Quaker meeting. With the support of 2buy2 it has resulted in Meeting houses joining from...
Newtown report
A recently published academic report has revealed extremely high levels of student satisfaction at one of Ireland’s leading Quaker schools. The research was conducted at Newtown School, Waterford, by sociologist Joan Hanafin of University College Cork. It was entitled Educating for Life in the Quaker Tradition.
Poll favours remembrance
The British public strongly prefer a solemn remembrance of the lives lost in the first world war to a centenary commemoration that places a central emphasis on Britain’s victory in the war, according to a new poll.
Quaker Food Choice project launched
Quaker Concern for Animals has teamed up with Quakers and Business Group to launch a new project called Quaker Food Choice.
A new face in Brussels
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has appointed Andrew Lane as the deputy representative focusing on QCEA programmes in criminal justice and peace. He joined the staff in Brussels earlier this month.
Stretford student wins peace essay competition
Bulak Dale from Stretford is the winner of the Dorothy Trippier Peace Essay 2013 competition. The competition was organised by Southport Friends in memory of local Quaker and artist Dorothy Trippier. A first prize of £100 and two prizes of £50 were offered to young people studying at Key Stage 4 or 5 for...
Grant given to Bath Meeting House
Bath Meeting House has been awarded a £10,000 grant in the latest round of funding from the National Churches Trust. The grant is part of a £645,000 package that will benefit forty-five churches, chapels and Meeting houses in the United Kingdom and will help the Meeting house replace a cramped tea-bar,...
New edition of Quaker faith & practice
The decision to recognise same and opposite sex marriage as equal, made at Yearly Meeting in 2009, has been included in amendments to chapter sixteen in the fifth edition of Quaker faith & practice, which has just been published.
New £2 coin under fire
A new £2 coin launched by the Royal Mint to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the start of the first world war has provoked criticism from leading peace groups and individuals. The coin depicts Horatio Kitchener and his slogan ‘Your country needs you’. Kitchener was secretary of state for war...
Salter statues campaign
The Salter Statues Campaign has now broken the £35,000 barrier in a fundraising campaign aimed at raising £50,000. In November 2011 the bronze statue of Alfred Salter was stolen from its location just east of Tower Bridge in London. A campaign was immediately started to raise £50,000 to replace it.