Quaker communities news
This page contains news about running local and area meetings and other Quaker communities.
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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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George Fox 400 outreach events a success
3 September 2024
George Fox, one of the founders of Quakers would celebrate his 400th birthday this year. Quakers across the globe are holding events to build community and welcome people.
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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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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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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.