Brighton Meeting has had its concerns met regarding a license for a restaurant next door to its Meeting house.
There were more job losses at Friends House last month as Quakers continue their financial restructuring and shift to more local working. Anne van Staveren, media relations…
Friends debated the impact of the shift to online Quakerism last weekend in the latest of Friends World Committee for Consultation’s (FWCC) ‘Quaker Conversation’ series.
Saturday 4 December, morning session Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) was online-only again for its December session, after having experimented in October with a ‘blended’ mix of…
The day would mostly be spent hearing reports from various groups, the first of which was from the Book of Discipline Revision Committee (BDRC). Clerk Margaret Bryan reminded…
Representatives had already read reports offered from Yearly Meetings around Europe, and expressed interest and gratuitude in response. It was a shame that no one had been able to…
Friends have been reflecting on the next steps for climate justice after a ‘disappointing’ COP26. As London Quakers gather this weekend to consider ‘Stubborn Optimism’ in…
Quakers are among campaigners who have called again for the army to lose the power to police itself after more allegations. Several sexual abuse claims in the army have recently…
The hospitality team at Friends House has won a prize for the ‘Best Client Support During Covid-19’ at the London Venue and Catering Awards 2021.
Quakers are supporting an Alternative Security Review that aims to encompass a broader and more ecological perspective.
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