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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).
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...
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.