The number of people in Britain who live in poverty today and who do not have access to financial services has been a concern of Friends in Wales. In May Friends attending North…
Marigold Bentley and Bessie White attended the Jalsa Salana on 23 August as interfaith visitors. The Jalsa Salana is a three-day gathering of Ahmadiyya Muslims. It was designed…
The four Eva Koch scholars presented their work to a fifty-strong audience at the Woodbrooke Study Centre in Birmingham on 22 August. Helen Chambers, Peni Connolly, Julianna…
Preparation for the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC)’s next World Plenary Meeting are well under way, said the organisers. Four hundred Friends from around the…
The first pages of Britain Yearly Meeting’s new website went live on 1 September. New pages will be added regularly up until Christmas, although the existing site will remain…
Quakers will hold a silent vigil on the evening before DSEi (Defence and Security Equipment International), the world’s largest arms fair, in London.
The Church of England has called on congregations to join pope Francis in a worldwide call to prayer for the environment.
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