Research grants  opened up
28th February 2014

Research grants opened up

by Ian Kirk-Smith
21st February 2014

Lessons learned at Winchmore Hill

by The Friend Newsdesk

Winchmore Hill Quakers have announced that work will begin this spring on renovations to their Grade II listed Meeting house.  The news that work will start soon marks a…

21st February 2014

Scottish referendum on the agenda

by The Friend Newsdesk

The forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence will be raised at next month’s General Meeting of Friends in Scotland.  ‘One of the challenges in this debate and…

21st February 2014

2015 Swarthmore Lecture

by The Friend Newsdesk

Diana Francis, the peace activist and conflict transformation expert, will be the 2015 Swarthmore lecturer, the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre has announced.

21st February 2014

Audio initiative at Friends House

by The Friend Newsdesk

Friends who were not able to attend the recent conference at Friends House in London entitled ‘Faith: What’s God got to do with it?’ can now listen to what they missed.

14th February 2014

Scottish honour for Jocelyn Bell Burnell

by Ian Kirk-Smith

The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s national academy of science and the arts, has elected Jocelyn Bell Burnell as its first female president.  Jocelyn graduated in…

14th February 2014

Hexham Debate highlights arms trade

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Writer and broadcaster Andrew Feinstein argued at the second Hexham Debate last Saturday that the arms industry is a ‘perfect storm for corruption’.  Andrew, the director…

Arms protesters found not guilty
14th February 2014

Arms protesters found not guilty

by Ian Kirk-Smith
7th February 2014

Meeting for Sufferings: Revision of Quaker faith & practice

by The Friend

Friends agreed to begin the process of a revision of Quaker faith & practice at Meeting for Sufferings, which was held at Friends House on Saturday 1 February.  In the…

7th February 2014

Meeting for Sufferings: Young people’s participation days

by The Friend

Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) heard a proposal for an annual day for young people aged 14-18 to happen alongside MfS – the aim being to engage with ‘the experiences and…

7th February 2014

Meeting for Sufferings: Planned agenda for Yearly Meeting Gathering 2014

by The Friend

Chris Skidmore, nominated clerk of Yearly Meeting (YM), outlined the planned agenda for the event in Bath. He said that he did not see this year as one of big decisions but rather…

7th February 2014

Meeting for Sufferings: Political engagement

by The Friend

Jessica Metheringham outlined her work in her first few months as parliamentary engagement officer for Britain Yearly Meeting and talked about the importance of political…