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NightWatch for Sacred PlacesAn invitation from the Bat Conservation Trust for Quaker Meetings to collaborate with NightW...
28/05/2026

NightWatch for Sacred Places

An invitation from the Bat Conservation Trust for Quaker Meetings to collaborate with NightWatch for Sacred Places this summer. At NightWatch, we empower city dwellers to connect with each other, discover hidden nocturnal nature they share their neighbourhoods with, and enjoy the wellbeing benefits that come with time in nature. In 2025, NightWatchers found over 10 bat species, even in the middle of cities like Birmingham!...

An invitation from the Bat Conservation Trust for Quaker Meetings to collaborate with NightWatch for Sacred Places this summer. At NightWatch, we empower city dwellers to connect with each other, d…

Tangled roots: personal reflections on the Swarthmore LectureStuart Masters shares some of his experience of how Quakers...
27/05/2026

Tangled roots: personal reflections on the Swarthmore Lecture

Stuart Masters shares some of his experience of how Quakers today are shaped by the past – and might still turn things upside down. In the recent Swarthmore lecture, I explored how the complex mix of characteristics visible in the early Quaker movement continue to present us with important challenges and dilemmas today. In doing this, I didn't really talk about my personal response to these issues....

Stuart Masters shares some of his experience of how Quakers today are shaped by the past – and might still turn things upside down. In the recent Swarthmore lecture, I explored how the complex mix …

Peace Hub Annual ReportOur project Peace Hub have prepared an annual report for 2025 - which we hope will be of interest...
27/05/2026

Peace Hub Annual Report

Our project Peace Hub have prepared an annual report for 2025 - which we hope will be of interest to Friends, and will serve to demonstrate the valuable work that the Peace Hub is undertaking for the Area Meeting. 2025 saw a new start for Peace Hub, implementing our new strategy, and making use of greater flexibility to connect with and support a wide range of community and volunteer-led groups taking action for peace & social justice....

Our project Peace Hub have prepared an annual report for 2025 – which we hope will be of interest to Friends, and will serve to demonstrate the valuable work that the Peace Hub is undertaking…

Yes to Baby Fairs, No to Arms Fairs!Friends in Central England joined Quakers and other across Britain to craft baby ite...
21/05/2026

Yes to Baby Fairs, No to Arms Fairs!

Friends in Central England joined Quakers and other across Britain to craft baby items, to campaign against the arms trade. Pete Doubtfire, of our project Peace Hub, reflects on this creative approach to a difficult topic. Over the past few months, it has been wonderful to receive a steady flow of beautifully crafted baby items at the Peace Hub office. As the May approached, I was receiving several packages of items a day, filing me with hope for our action led by Quaker Roots, at the National Exhibition Centre....

Friends in Central England joined Quakers and other across Britain to craft baby items, to campaign against the arms trade. Pete Doubtfire, of our project Peace Hub, reflects on this creative appro…

Preparing for Yearly Meeting 18 July 2026If you think it doesn't seem very long since the last Yearly Meeting session th...
20/05/2026

Preparing for Yearly Meeting 18 July 2026

If you think it doesn't seem very long since the last Yearly Meeting session then you are right! Britain Yearly Meeting have now started our new pattern of holding Yearly Meeting sessions, which means that following our May 2026 session we are also meeting in July and November 2026. In 2027 we will meet in February, May, July and November....

If you think it doesn’t seem very long since the last Yearly Meeting session then you are right! Britain Yearly Meeting have now started our new pattern of holding Yearly Meeting sessions, wh…

A Million Acts of HopeYou may remember articles over the past few weeks highlighting 'A Million Acts of Hope' - a projec...
14/05/2026

A Million Acts of Hope

You may remember articles over the past few weeks highlighting 'A Million Acts of Hope' - a project to make visible the small acts of care that rarely make headlines. The week has now arrived, running from 13 to 20 May, and there are several ways to get involved. Quakers in Britain have signed up to the campaign which was developed by organisations including NCVO and Hope Not Hate....

You may remember articles over the past few weeks highlighting ‘A Million Acts of Hope’ – a project to make visible the small acts of care that rarely make headlines. The week has…

Could you Befriend with Restore?Restore is a project of Birmingham Churches Together (of which Quakers are a member). Th...
14/05/2026

Could you Befriend with Restore?

Restore is a project of Birmingham Churches Together (of which Quakers are a member). They are holding a training course to learn more about befriending and what is involved, at St Johns Church, Harborne on 13th June 2026.

Restore is a project of Birmingham Churches Together (of which Quakers are a member). The video below explains more about the befriending scheme they coordinate. Restore are holding a training cour…

Epistle & Minutes from Britain Yearly MeetingAlmost 2,000 Quaker came together for Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) 1 to 4 M...
06/05/2026

Epistle & Minutes from Britain Yearly Meeting

Almost 2,000 Quaker came together for Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) 1 to 4 May 2026, including 100 children and young people at Friends House and at the Frontier Centre in Northamptonshire and over 600 online. The Clerk of the Meeting shares an Epistle - a letter sent with Loving Greetings to Friends everywhere, reflecting on this gathering that asked: 'What unites us as a spirit-led community in a divided world?...

Almost 2,000 Quaker came together for Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) 1 to 4 May 2026, including 100 children and young people at Friends House and at the Frontier Centre in Northamptonshire and over …

Love around the table: food security and climate justiceTanya Jones (Climate Justice Lead for Quakers in Britain) review...
30/04/2026

Love around the table: food security and climate justice

Tanya Jones (Climate Justice Lead for Quakers in Britain) reviews the facts about food insecurity and asks what love requires of us in the midst of a crisis not just of climate and nature but of justice. "I was farming water. I wasn't farming soil. My dad got flooded once in 1981, but since 2000, I've lost count of the amount of times that I've been flooded."...

Tanya Jones (Climate Justice Lead for Quakers in Britain) reviews the facts about food insecurity and asks what love requires of us in the midst of a crisis not just of climate and nature but of ju…

Preparing for the Swarthmore LectureTangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers by Stuart Masters. The...
30/04/2026

Preparing for the Swarthmore Lecture

Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers by Stuart Masters. The annual Swarthmore Lecture has two key purposes: to interpret to Quakers their message and mission and to make the wider public aware of the spirit, the aims, and fundamental principles of Friends. In the 2026 lecture, Stuart will explore the diverse mix of characteristics visible in the early Quaker movement that produced several creative tensions which subsequent generations have had to navigate....

Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers by Stuart Masters. The annual Swarthmore Lecture has two key purposes: to interpret to Quakers their message and mission and to make th…

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