Quaker communities news
This page contains news about running local and area meetings and other Quaker communities.
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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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Malvern Meeting restart children's meeting
24 April 2024
Malvern Local Meeting have recently started a regular children's meeting, to coincide with their monthly shared lunch. A group of Friends has been busy planning and organising, with support from their Local Development Worker. The first children's meeting was in January 2024. Children's meeting is now every fourth Sunday at 10.30am.
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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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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...