15th November 2019

St Neots Friends hold climate crisis event

by Rebecca Hardy

Five St Neots Quakers sponsored a climate emergency event this month attracting between 150 and 200 people. The event ‘The Time is Now’ at the United Reformed Church on 2…

15th November 2019

Zimbabwean Friend speaks at YFGM on gay rights

by Rebecca Hardy

A Young Friend from Bulawayo Meeting in Zimbabwe visited Edinburgh Meeting last month to tell Quakers about an organisation he has set up to help gay people.

15th November 2019

Fleabag cites inspiration for Quaker Meeting scene

by Rebecca Hardy

A new book by writer and actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge has revealed the inspiration behind the scene in her hit series Fleabag that was set in a Quaker Meeting.

15th November 2019

Quaker Activist Gathering

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends from all over the UK came together for a Quaker Activist Gathering at Friends House, London, for a day of inspiration and contemplation.

8th November 2019

Protest demands money for climate not military

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends took part in a protest outside the Ministry of Defence last month where campaigners physically counted the £5.2 billion that the UK is forecast to spend on nuclear weapons…

8th November 2019

Milford Haven Friends open wellbeing centre

by Rebecca Hardy

Milford Haven Quakers have opened a meditation and wellbeing centre at their Meeting house after a long period of discernment. David Doorbar, clerk of the Meeting, said the…

8th November 2019

Quakers will hold leaders to account

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has pledged that it will be asking politicians searching questions in the run-up to the general election, as well as cautioning about ‘the nature of…

8th November 2019

Essex Friend at Mexican conference

by Rebecca Hardy

A Friend from Colchester Meeting spoke at an international congress in Mexico as part of her testimony as a Quaker in addressing ‘the needs of the most traumatised and vulnerable…

Peace banners  on display
8th November 2019

Peace banners on display

by Rebecca Hardy
8th November 2019

Friends celebrate fracking moratorium

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers are celebrating the moratorium on fracking in the UK that the government announced last week, but pressed for an outright ban.

Play to help fight against poverty
8th November 2019

Play to help fight against poverty

by Rebecca Hardy