Quaker communities news
This page contains news about running local and area meetings and other Quaker communities.
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Exploring the Quaker way online
17 April 2024
Over the last year, the Yorkshire Local Development Worker has been offering monthly online sessions for newcomers to Quakers, called 'Exploring the Quaker Way'. Over 70 newcomers from all over Britain have taken part so far, some regularly, and some dropping in for sessions as and when they are available.
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What Yorkshire Friends Holiday School means to one young person
12 April 2024
Yorkshire Friends Holiday School is a week long summer residential for 13-18s. Bookings are now open for this years event, which is held in Yorkshire from 18 to 25 August 2024.
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Working together in the southwest
8 April 2024
Friends from Area Meetings in Bristol, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall gathered together on a sunny day in March in Taunton Meeting House. Some Friends also joined online for the day which was hosted by Ollie Waterhouse (Quaker Life Team Leader) and Jac Blacker (Local Development Worker).
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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.