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Scottish MPs back same sex marriage
Many Quakers in Britain warmly welcomed the recent overwhelming support of Scottish MPs for the new Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill.
Quaker charity scoops top award
The Retreat, the Quaker mental health hospital in York, has won the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ ‘Team of the Year’ award for 2013.
New Quaker anthology launched
An anthology of poetry by Quakers, the first published in Britain since 1896, has just been released. A speaking silence: Quaker poets of today, edited by RV Bailey and Stevie Krayer, was launched with an event at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre. They said: ‘We did not set out to create...
Churches propose ‘fitting memorial’ to first world war dead
Church leaders have called for the armed forces recruitment age to be raised to eighteen as a ‘fitting memorial’ to the thousands of young soldiers killed in the first world war.
Quaker group wins Stonewall award
The Quaker Lesbian & Gay Fellowship (QLGF) has been named Community Group of the Year by the gay campaigning group Stonewall for its long-standing commitment to equality.
White Feather Diaries
Quakers in Britain are to launch The White Feather Diaries, an online storytelling project to mark the centenary of the first world war. The real-time story follows five Quakers as the war unfolds, exploring their dilemmas and different choices in a daily blog and Twitter feed.
Spring change for Friends House garden
The garden at Friends House is due to be reshaped next spring to give better access for wheelchair users. Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees approved the plans for major works at their October meeting.
Prisons Week
The number of children whose parents are in prison is one of the issues being highlighted by Prisons Week, which runs from 17 to 23 November. The concern has been raised by Bob Wilson, secretary for prison chaplaincy of the Free Churches Group, who said that 200,000 children were affected by the...
Remembrance Sunday peace witness
Friends from Mansfield, where George Fox experienced his first ‘Opening’ in 1647, held their Meeting for Worship outside their Meeting house on Remembrance Sunday.
Friends House energy switch
Good Energy has taken over as the new energy supplier to Friends House from 1 November. The decision to switch was made by Friends House Hospitality Board. In 2009 there was some controversy when the contract for 100 per cent renewable energy was awarded to E.ON. Many Friends had been involved...