Sibford appoints new head
29th January 2016

Sibford appoints new head

by Ian Kirk-Smith
29th January 2016

Friend convicted for Heathrow protest

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Sam Sender, a member of Ealing Meeting, and twelve members of the Plane Stupid action group were tried at Willesden Magistrates’ Court and convicted in Uxbridge Magistrates’…

Quakers in Yorkshire
29th January 2016

Quakers in Yorkshire

by David Rubenstein
Leeds Quakers become ‘dementia friends’ 
22nd January 2016

Leeds Quakers become ‘dementia friends’ 

by Tara Craig and Ian Kirk-Smith
22nd January 2016

Friends mark centenary of Military Service Act

by Tara Craig and Ian Kirk-Smith

The centenary of one of the most significant moments for Quakers in the first world war is being marked next week with events at both Westminster in London and Holyrood in…

22nd January 2016

Lucky escape for Quaker Tapestry in Kendal

by Tara Craig and Ian Kirk-Smith

It is business as usual at the Quaker Tapestry Museum, despite the worst floods in Kendal in six decades.

Scottish affordable housing project wins award
22nd January 2016

Scottish affordable housing project wins award

by Tara Craig and Ian Kirk-Smith
22nd January 2016

Churches to express solidarity with the homeless

by Tara Craig and Ian Kirk-Smith

Homeless Sunday 2016 will take place on 24 January. Organised by the charities Housing Justice and Scottish Churches Housing Action, the day is about ‘showing our concern for…

22nd January 2016

Kingston Friends mark museum loan

by Tara Craig and Ian Kirk-Smith

The installation at Kingston Quaker Centre of stained glass panels on loan from the Victoria and Albert Museum will be marked by a ceremony on 4 February.

22nd January 2016

Public urged ‘don’t stand by’

by Tara Craig and Ian Kirk-Smith

The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2016, which will take place on 27 January, is ‘Don’t stand by’. The organisers, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, said: ‘The Holocaust…

A huge question mark
22nd January 2016

A huge question mark

by Dorothy Searle
15th January 2016

End of Quaker era at Maghaberry prison

by The Friend Newsdesk

A service provided by Quakers for the families of prisoners at Northern Ireland’s top security prison for more than forty years has been transferred to a private company.