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Somme FAU witness on BBC Radio 4
A feature based on five diaries written at the battlefront of the Somme by Quaker William Farley Rutter of Shaftsbury in Dorset was broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 Sunday programme on 7 August.
Friends back Living Wage
Mid-Thames Area Meeting has under-taken to pay its employees the Living Wage.
Hiroshima day 2016
Inverness Friends were among Quakers throughout Britain who took part in events and vigils on 6 August to commemorate the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
‘Café culture’ still alive
The Quaker Centre Café will not be completely closed until 15 August (see the Friend 5 August). A reduced service will be offered for staff and visitors to Friends House.
New appointment for Quaker MEP
Molly Scott Cato, member of the European parliament (MEP) for the South West of England, has been appointed Green Party spokesperson for UK-EU relations.
Insights into United Nations
Twenty-five young people visited Geneva in July for the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) Summer School.
Coventry Friends reap rewards
The front garden of Coventry Meeting House is seeing the benefits of an ambitious overhaul as a ‘forest planting’ scheme reaches maturity.
US mayor celebrates campaigning Friend
An American Friend who campaigned for women’s suffrage and was active in the anti-slavery movement has been recognised for her witness.
QAAD members meet at Woodbrooke
Spirituality was an important element in this year’s Quaker Action on Alcohol and Drugs (QAAD) conference held at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham between 29 and 31 July.
Earth Overshoot Day
The annual Earth Overshoot Day will take place on 8 August.