24th January 2014

Group buying power supports renewable energy

by Ian Kirk-Smith

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…

Newtown report
24th January 2014

Newtown report

by Ian Kirk-Smith
24th January 2014

Poll favours remembrance

by Ian Kirk-Smith

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…

24th January 2014

­­Quaker Food Choice project launched

by Ian Kirk-Smith

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
17th January 2014

A new face in Brussels

by Ian Kirk-Smith
17th January 2014

Stretford student wins peace essay competition

by Ian Kirk-Smith

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…

Grant given to Bath Meeting House
17th January 2014

Grant given to Bath Meeting House

by Ian Kirk-Smith
17th January 2014

New edition of Quaker faith & practice

by Ian Kirk-Smith

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…

New £2 coin under fire
10th January 2014

New £2 coin under fire

by Ian Kirk-Smith
10th January 2014

Salter statues campaign

by Ian Kirk-Smith

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…

Philippines appeal
10th January 2014

Philippines appeal

by Ian Kirk-Smith
10th January 2014

Digital Voices in Wales

by The Friend Newsdesk

Friends throughout Wales are responding to a concern that the Quaker voice should be clearly heard among the many activities to commemorate the centenary of the first world war.