Quaker communities news
This page contains news about running local and area meetings and other Quaker communities.
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Stoke Quakers raise money with a Peace walk with Samud Palestine in June
29 July 2024
In late June, Sumud Palestine and Stoke Quaker Meeting came together to Walk for Peace. They met at the Friends Meeting House at Newcastle under Lyme and set off on a circular walk taking in Brampton Park. The purpose of the walk was to raise money for social justice charities in Palestine and Israel.
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West Yorkshire Travelling Children's Meeting
22 July 2024
In West Yorkshire about fifteen Quaker families are getting together every three months for a 'travelling children's Meeting', with worship, lunch and social activities.
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Quakers gathered in Scarborough in July to plan for a new Yorkshire Quaker Camp starting next August
15 July 2024
A mixed age group of Quakers from across Yorkshire met at Worfolk Cottage near Scarborough last weekend, to plan next summer's first Yorkshire Quaker Camp.
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Sixty Quakers gathered recently at the old Launceston prison where George Fox was imprisoned in 1656
8 July 2024
Sixty Quakers and others gathered at the site of the old Launceston prison where George Fox was imprisoned in 1656 to witness the unveiling of a tablet last week.
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Lewes Quakers re-open their historic meeting house
1 July 2024
Lewes Quaker Meeting House officially re-opened its doors last month after a years-long project to make the building both accessible and sustainable.
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Planning in progress for new Quaker Camp starting in Yorkshire next year
27 June 2024
Plans are now shaping up for the Yorkshire Quaker Camp, a new all-age affordable and fun residential Quaker event for the whole of Yorkshire which will take place in August 2025.
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York Quakers join Pride to celebrate LGBTQ+ inclusion
19 June 2024
Quakers are an LGBTQ+ affirming faith group and York Quakers showed their commitment to equality at York Pride at Knavesmire in June.