Quaker communities news
This page contains news about running local and area meetings and other Quaker communities.
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Stories for community building
5 April 2024
Everyone watched silently as the tiger's stripes reappeared as if by magic! We can all engage with a well told story and here's a simple way of being ready at the drop of a hat...
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Young people planning their Yearly Meeting programme
25 March 2024
There are 3 young people on the arrangements committee for the programme for 11-15s at Yearly Meeting this year. Since being nominated at last year's event they've been working behind the scenes with Quaker Life staff to plan this year's event.
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Working Together in East Anglia
18 March 2024
Friends from each of the six Area Meetings in East Anglia met in February to explore possibilities of working together. The day was facilitated by Lesley Richards, Oliver Waterhouse (Team Leader for LM and AM Governance) and Ellie McCarthy (Local Development Worker for East Anglia).
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Chilterns Friends sleep out to support homeless people
12 March 2024
On Saturday 2 March, in freezing temperatures, Friends from Chilterns Area Meeting slept in the garden of Amersham Meeting House to support the “Big Sleep Out" organised by High Wycombe Homeless Connection.
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Marple Quakers and Methodists hold a joint service
7 March 2024
In January Marple Quakers and Marple joined with Marple Methodists for a shared service. This had been a regular annual event until the disruptions of 2020 - so all were very pleased to do it again!
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Quaker recognised for their service
26 February 2024
Jane Muers from Rugby, part of Leicester Area Meeting, has been publicly recognised for her services to the community in Warwickshire. Jane's service has taken many forms, including serving as a volunteer Quaker Prison Chaplain for more than 20 years. Her many other activities include supporting mental health chaplaincy in the area and setting up a charity supporting people with dementia and their carers.
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Progress on reparations
22 February 2024
Following the commitment from Yearly Meeting in 2022, BYM Trustees agreed to establish a Reparations Working Group (RWG). The group's remit is to explore how reparations might be made for the harm done by British Quakers through the transatlantic chattel slave trade, colonialism, and economic exploitation.