Quaker communities news
This page contains news about running local and area meetings and other Quaker communities.
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Young Quakers in Yorkshire meet for mountain biking and reflection
2 October 2024
Volunteers and the Youth Development Worker in Yorkshire run regular "Ready for a Shreddy?" mountain bike days across the patch. These high adrenaline adventure days, build community, encourage adventure, stretch young people (and leaders) and promote sustainable transportation.
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Preparations for Quaker week in full swing with in person events and social media action from 28 September
16 September 2024
Every year in Quaker Week, Quaker communities think more actively about how to welcome new people and share their faith. This year there are plenty of friendly online and in person events planned for people who are curious about Quakers to come and find out more.
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Students from Friends School Tokyo visit Swarthmoor Hall
9 September 2024
Swarthmoor Hall welcome Quakers and interested people from around the globe to find out more about early Quakers. 35 students from Friends School Tokyo visited this summer.
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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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Quakers busy in preparation for upcoming election
6 June 2024
Quakers are political due to our faith commitments. With the general election on 4th July, Quakers up and down the country are engaged in preparations – from chairing general elections hustings to lobbying prospective MPs and much more besides.
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Teaching Peace in Schools
3 May 2024
Quakers in Bristol have been working with the BYM Peace Education Team to learn how to train primary school children to mediate playground issues with their peers. Since doing the training earlier this year, Bristol Quakers are now lined up to work with their first primary school in June, and there is quite a buzz about developing more opportunities to teach skills for peace to more Bristol children.
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New edition of the Handbook for trustees of Quaker meetings
16 May 2024
Quaker Life is now responsible for supporting area meeting charities and giving them advice and guidance on good governance. They have recently finished a 2024 edition of the trustees handbook.