Quaker communities news
This page contains news about running local and area meetings and other Quaker communities.
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Youth Development Worker working with refugee and asylum seeking young people in Bristol to make Quaker values more active in the world
7 November 2024
The youth development worker in the west of England, Zephyr Blofeld was asked by Quakers in the region to help tend their concern for welcoming migrants to young people. Since July 2024, Zephyr has collaborated with Our Second Home to offer young refugees and asylum seekers trips and activities in school holidays.
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Preparations for Quaker week in full swing with in person events and social media action from 28 September
16 September 2024
Every year in Quaker Week, Quaker communities think more actively about how to welcome new people and share their faith. This year there are plenty of friendly online and in person events planned for people who are curious about Quakers to come and find out more.
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Students from Friends School Tokyo visit Swarthmoor Hall
9 September 2024
Swarthmoor Hall welcome Quakers and interested people from around the globe to find out more about early Quakers. 35 students from Friends School Tokyo visited this summer.
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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.