Mental health on the agenda
14th March 2014

Mental health on the agenda

by Ian Kirk-Smith
14th March 2014

Fair Penny petition opens to organisations

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Over a thousand people have now signed the Fair Penny petition set up by Friends in Wanstead.  Those who sign the petition pledge that they are prepared to pay an extra penny…

14th March 2014

Quaker school governors meet

by Ian Kirk-Smith

How boarders are best integrated into Quaker schools was one of the themes of the recent conference of governors of Quaker schools.  The conference, which was held at the end…

7th March 2014

Quaker fined for peaceful protest

by Ian Kirk-Smith

A seventy-year-old Quaker from West Yorkshire has refused to pay a fine given to her for participating in a peaceful protest at an arms fair in London in September 2013.

7th March 2014

Moscow concern over Ukraine

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Moscow Monthly Meeting have asked Quakers worldwide to pray and work with them for peace in Ukraine.  Friends in Moscow recently met to discuss the situation in Ukraine, and…

7th March 2014

Turrell success in London

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Four works by the artist James Turrell are on display at a leading London gallery until early April.  The four frosted-glass screens, animated by sophisticated displays of…

Greening of Jesus Lane Meeting House
7th March 2014

Greening of Jesus Lane Meeting House

by Ian Kirk-Smith
Fukushima remembered at Heysham
7th March 2014

Fukushima remembered at Heysham

by Ian Kirk-Smith
The Winchester Whisperer
28th February 2014

The Winchester Whisperer

by Ian Kirk-Smith
Fairtrade Fortnight highlights ‘banana wars’
28th February 2014

Fairtrade Fortnight highlights ‘banana wars’

by Ian Kirk-Smith
28th February 2014

Woodbrooke launches online postgraduate courses

by Ian Kirk-Smith

The first online postgraduate courses in Quakerism have been launched by the Woodbrooke Centre for Postgraduate Quaker Studies in Birmingham.  The Centre, in conjunction with…

Research grants  opened up
28th February 2014

Research grants opened up

by Ian Kirk-Smith