3rd December 2021

Quiet Company wins award

by Rebecca Hardy

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.

Protest prompts Scottish Ballet to review BP sponsorship
26th November 2021

Protest prompts Scottish Ballet to review BP sponsorship

by Rebecca Hardy
26th November 2021

Friends welcome Alternative Security Review

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers are supporting an Alternative Security Review that aims to encompass a broader and more ecological perspective.

26th November 2021

QCEA issues statement on general secretary row

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has spoken further on the decision to terminate the contract of its general secretary, Timmon Wallis.

26th November 2021

Two Meeting Houses awarded Historic England grants

by Rebecca Hardy

Two historic Meeting houses have been awarded grants from the National Churches Trust. Kendal Meeting in Cumbria, which houses the Quaker Tapestry, has been awarded a grant of…

26th November 2021

Quaker speaks on Greenham for Chichester peace lecture

by Rebecca Hardy

A Quaker who is writing a novel about the Greenham Common Peace Camp gave the Chichester Friends’ Annual Peace Lecture to coincide with Remembrance Day.

Quakers lament ‘tiny steps’ of COP26
19th November 2021

Quakers lament ‘tiny steps’ of COP26

by Rebecca Hardy
19th November 2021

Quakers urged to stand by strikers

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers have been urged to stand by workers at Clarks shoe company who have been striking for weeks. The workers from Clarks’ main distribution centre in Street, Somerset, have…

19th November 2021

QSA ramps up mobile library for winter homelessness

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Social Action (QSA) has said that it is ‘ramping up’ its mobile library service Turn a Corner for the winter months, as charities brace for a rise in homelessness.

19th November 2021

CTE appoints new general secretary

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has welcomed a new general secretary of Churches Together in England (CTE). Mike Royal, a pentecostal bishop, will take up the position in March 2022…

19th November 2021

Brighton Friends raise licensing concern

by Rebecca Hardy

Brighton Friends attended a council hearing last week about a new restaurant opening next to its Meeting house.

Quakers gather for COP26 climate march
12th November 2021

Quakers gather for COP26 climate march

by Rebecca Hardy