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Friend puts together George Fox video series
A Friend from Rochester Meeting acted out the role of George Fox in a re-enactment of episodes from Fox’s life at the Glenthorne Quaker Centre and Guest House in Grasmere.
Quaker YA writer gives talk
The Quaker Young Adult (YA) writer Sara Barnard gave a talk at the Quaker Centre this week as part of Quaker Week celebrations.
Open House London
Several Meeting houses took part in the recent Open House London event. Friends from Blackheath Meeting showed off their 1970s Brutalist Meeting house on 22-23 September, while Winchmore Hill Meeting attracted more than seventy people.
BYM joins call for Palestine recognition
British Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined the call for the UK to recognise the state of Palestine. Paul Parker, BYM recording clerk, signed the letter published in The Times on 14 September. The signatories include Palestinian, Israeli and UK academics, diplomats, faith representatives, and politicians such as Emily Thornberry MP and...
‘Extraordinary Quaker women’ celebrated
Around sixty people attended an exhibition on ‘Extraordinary Quaker Women’ at Bury St Edmunds Meeting House, as part of the Heritage Open Day programme.
Friends’ concern over Guides and army
Quakers have voiced concern about the new partnership between Girlguiding and the British army. Girlguiding is the operating name of the Guide Association.
Bewdley Quakers join vigil at Roxel factory
Bewdley Quakers were among those protesting with other Christian peace campaigners outside the Roxel factory in Kidderminster. Roxel manufactures propulsion systems for missiles.
Friend wins National Diversity Award
An attender at Bournemouth Meeting has won the National Diversity Award ‘Positive Role Model for Disability’ 2018 for her campaign work around stomas.
First world war exhibition at Chelmsford
Chelmsford Friends marked the approaching centenary of the end of world war one with an exhibition that explored Quaker humanitarian relief initiatives in peace and war, and the suffering of civilians.
International Day of Peace outreach
Eccles Friends are gearing up for International Day of Peace with a celebration at their Meeting house on 21 September, designed to attract non-Quakers as well as Quakers.