A dozen Friends gathered at the Bamford Quaker Community in Derbyshire from 7-9 October to shape the future work of Living Witness, the Quaker sustainability group.
The garden at Friends House has been awarded second prize in the best business garden category of the Camden in Bloom 2016 awards.
Bradford on Avon Meeting has had its environmental efforts acknowledged by the new Eco Church scheme.
Children from Inverness Meeting laid a wreath of red and white poppies at the Edith Cavell Memorial in Inverness on Sunday 2 October.
Huddersfield Friends recently organised two events featuring Sahar Vardi, an Israeli conscientious objector (CO) and peace activist.
Gerald Conyngham of Exeter Meeting was a guest on BBC Radio Devon’s Maggy Whitehouse show on Sunday 2 October during Quaker Week.
A Friend has launched an online petition to remove the ban on people in prison being allowed to vote in national and local elections.
The new Vibrancy in Meetings initiative was one of the main agenda items at Meeting for Sufferings held in the George Fox Room at Friends House in London on Saturday 1 October.
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