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Census figures
The number of Christians living in England and Wales has fallen by four million in the past decade, the 2011 census reveals.
Meeting for Sufferings: Minute 36
The main agenda item of Meeting for Sufferings, held at Friends House on Saturday 1 December, was the commitment made at Canterbury in 2011 for Quakers to become a low-carbon sustainable community. Minute 36 states: ‘Sustainability is an urgent matter for our Quaker witness. It is rooted in Quaker testimony and must...
Meeting for Sufferings: Vibrancy in Meetings
Jonathan Fox, who has been a model of calmness and lucidity over the years, gave his last Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees report. Was there a hint of sadness in his voice?
Meeting for Sufferings: Swarthmoor Hall
Meeting for Sufferings were informed, very clearly, that no firm decision on the future of Swarthmoor Hall in Cumbria had been made. The Swarthmoor Hall Project Group told representatives that they were in the early stages of a process to discern the best way forward. This process would explore...
Meeting for Sufferings: Report on finances
The new treasurer of BYM, Peter Ullathorne, gave a very measured presentation to Meeting for Sufferings on the status of the finances.
Irish Quakers celebrate Bloomfield anniversary
Quakers in Ireland have just marked two hundred years of pioneering healthcare. The anniversary celebration was held at Bloomfield Care Centre in Rathfarnham, Dublin, a specialist centre for the treatment of the mentally ill and elderly.
Protest against tax avoidance
Several Friends joined a twenty-four-hour boycott of Facebook last Saturday in protest at the low level of corporation tax paid by the company.
Friends House wins gold
Friends House has just been given a much sought after Soil Association ‘Food for Life’ Catering Mark gold award. The mark was awarded for the outstanding quality of catering and food at Friends House, for the commitment to use produce from sustainable and ethical sources, championing local food and...
Transplant patient to remain
Quakers and human rights campaigners have applauded a court’s decision to allow a Nigerian with kidney disease to continue to live in the UK and to receive NHS treatment.
Prisoners for peace
Quakers have been encouraged to send letters and Christmas cards to people around the world who are imprisoned for their stand against war.