4th February 2022

‘One last push’ against Policing Bill

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers have outlined the next steps needed to oppose the Policing Bill. The bill met with several defeats last month when members of the House of Lords defeated almost all of the…

4th February 2022

Quaker poster at Epping exhibition

by Rebecca Hardy

Epping Quakers are contributing artwork to a new exhibition launched during InterFaith Week. The ‘Faiths in the Forest’ exhibition runs at Epping Forest District Museum until…

4th February 2022

1970s’ Sidcot ‘a hellhole’, says Justin Webb

by Rebecca Hardy

The Radio 4 presenter Justin Webb has made a number of historical allegations about his time at the Quaker-founded Sidcot School. The BBC Today programme host told the Friend…

4th February 2022

New exhibitions for Loving Earth Project

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker arts initiative the Loving Earth Project is now gearing up for a new year of exhibitions and events.

Friends vow to continue police bill opposition
28th January 2022

Friends vow to continue police bill opposition

by Rebecca Hardy
28th January 2022

Campaigners slam military plans for refugees

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers and other peace campaigners have condemned government plans to deploy the armed forces to tackle refugees in the English Channel.

28th January 2022

Penn Club lives on at St Katharine’s

by Rebecca Hardy

Around one third of members of the Quaker-founded Penn Club have transferred to its new home at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine. The historic Bloomsbury club was forced to…

28th January 2022

St Andrews Friends plant trees

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers in St Andrews have planted two ornamental trees in a local park as a living witness to the imperative to tackle climate injustice.

28th January 2022

Ulverston Quakers reflect on peace

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker involvement in international moves to ban child soldiers was highlighted in the press this month, when Ulverston Friends wrote about the Peace Testimony.

21st January 2022

Elbit leaves Oldham after sustained campaign

by Rebecca Hardy

Peace campaigners, including Quakers, are celebrating the news that Elbit Systems UK has sold part of its business in Oldham. Protestors claim that the Elbit Ferranti factory…

21st January 2022

Friends push for policing bill amendments

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends were among those who gathered last week in one final push against the controversial policing bill.

Quaker folk dancing tour in Scotland
21st January 2022

Quaker folk dancing tour in Scotland

by Rebecca Hardy