Quaker communities news
This page contains news about running local and area meetings and other Quaker communities.
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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.
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School interfaith day
19 February 2024
“Why are Quakers called Quakers?" asks a 14 year old from Woldgate School, Pocklington at their school's interfaith day. Jo, the Yorkshire Youth Worker takes the class back to the 17thcentury and explains.
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Quaker charities annual reporting
15 February 2024
Quaker Life produces template checklists to help the trustees of Quaker charities in their annual reporting.
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Invitation to explore Quaker work with children and young people
8 February 2024
This Saturday in Bolton, we are hosting a day to help Quakers across the Yearly Meeting think about working creatively with children and young people and families. This is first in a series of workshops, so look out on our events page for more across the country.