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Friend contends Miss Nottingham title
Emilia Symington will compete to be crowned Miss Nottingham on 21 January and if successful will progress to the finals of the Miss England competition.
Christians to unite in prayer
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will run from 18 to 25 January 2016.
Scottish Friend meets first minister
Pamala McDougall, General Meeting for Scotland representative Friend, was among members of ACTS (Action of Churches Together in Scotland) who met first minister Nicola Sturgeon late last year.
Bishop in Meeting house role
The new bishop of Taunton, Ruth Worsley, will officially re-open Taunton Meeting House on 9 January. Clerk John Ainsworth told the Friend: ‘We have invited the bishop of Taunton to open our Meeting house in a spirit of ecumenical cooperation, which reflects our commitment to being a vibrant part of the...
Churches at heart of help for homeless
More than 2,000 people will be welcomed into church-run night shelters across the UK this winter, according to a report from the Christian homelessness charity Housing Justice.
Leaveners turn to film
The latest project from the Leaveners, the Birmingham-based Quaker arts charity, is inspired by the concept of ‘Neighbours’. A group of ten- to twelve-year-old children, helped by animator Nigel Smith, produced two stop motion animation films for the project. The films were entitled Broken House, Broken Heart and What you...
EMES worship in Pisac
The Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) has released details of the worship slot for its Europe & Middle East Section (EMES) at the upcoming plenary in Peru.
Friends extend welcome at Christmas
Refugees were among those who found a warm welcome at Meeting houses over the holiday period. Stockport Meeting invited asylum seekers staying at a local hotel to lunch at the Meeting house on 2 January.
Woodbrooke welcomes new face
Martin Layton has been appointed as senior programme leader at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham.
Keswick Meeting House flooded
Friends in the north-west of England are tidying up in the wake of the most severe flooding in the area for many years. The main Quaker building affected by Storm Desmond was Keswick Meeting House. It was flooded on Saturday 5 December.