Quite a few people engaged with us at our stall outside the Meeting House last Saturday as part of Quaker Week. We also held our monthly Silent Witness for Climate Justice (first Saturday of every month, 10am Angel Hill). Find out more about Quakers at www.quaker.org.uk

We recently visited Glenthorne Guest House and Conference Centre in beautiful Grasmere. Run as a Quaker Charity but open to all. Glenthorne is a place where you would not feel alone if you come on your own. Very special atmosphere & stunning walks right from the door. 2026 programme now!

Think how often injustice is related to inconsistency. Inconsistency has too often been the cradle of injustice and sociopathic behavior. So to speak of consistent compassion is to affirm the importance of a reliable and steady love for others, regardless of their station in life. Philip Gulley

On October 7th, we hold in our hearts all those whose lives have been lost and those who are still suffering, and pray for a just peace.

Online talk in Feb and new free short course * Prof. Hilary Cremin (Cambridge U Education Fac) * New FREE OpenLearn short course 'Principles and Practice of Peace Education', an OU/Quakers in Britain collaboration - aimed at schools and educators www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-do-edu...?

The theme of Quaker Week this year is Love Your Neighbour. Listen to this beautiful episode of the BBC’s Daily Service, delivered by @timquaker.bsky.social – a Quaker and general secretary of @globalquakers.bsky.social – which reflects on the meaning and importance of loving your neighbour.

Violence is never right. Killing is never right. Targeting people because of who they are is never right. We give thanks for all those, from all backgrounds, who have come together to oppose hatred and promote living together peacefully. It is vital that we all continue to do so.

Find out more about Bury St.Edmunds during Quaker Week at our stall outside the Meeting House, St.Johns Street, IP33 1SJ 10-2 on Sunday, October 4th. All are very welcome. We are very F/friendly! For more information on Quaker Week nationally: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

As tensions rise and divisions deepen across the UK and beyond, Quakers are inviting everyone to pause, reflect, and act on one simple but radical idea: Love Your Neighbour. Find out more about Quaker Week and this year’s theme: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Saturday, 27th Sept marks the 200 anniversary of the of the Stockton & Darlington railway. Quakers played a major part in the development of railways. One reason for this involvement was the exclusion of Quakers from the professions hence the interest in business.

I liked this, from Quakers in Britain Recording Clerk, Paul Parker, considering 'Who is my neighbour'?

Talk at our Meeting House on Fast Fashion and Recycling by Sarah-Jane Clarke, West Suffolk Council, 7pm, Saturday 26th September. All very welcome. Refreshments. Organised by Bury St Edmunds Climate Cafe.

Our wonderful Quaker Meeting House Librarian has chosen a few books to display to mark the International Day of Peace on the 21st September un.org/PeaceDay

Plenty of cyclists and walkers visited our Meeting House during annual Rise and Stride event In aid of Churches Trust. Great outreach & a stark contrast with troubling events in London on the same day.

Positive story time! “Refugees from across the world have been lending their gardening skills and their muscles to Quakers in South Cumbria, helping to create biodiverse friendship gardens for both wildlife and visitors to enjoy.” www.quaker.org.uk/communities/...

Armed Forces Day is on Sat, 28th June. Quakers hold a Testimony to peace and all that makes for peace. We respect the courage of our armed forces & desire to do whatever may be possible to keep them from harm. We are concerned at the manner in which AFD is widely presented as family entertainment.

Please join us at our climate silent witness on Saturday, 5th April, 1130 to 1200 on Angel Hill, Bury St.Edmunds. You do not have to be a Quaker! All very welcome. We also wish to assert our historic right to hold peaceful witness & protest

Join Quakers on Thursday at a meeting for worship outside New Scotland Yard, 12-1pm 🪧 Join us in responding to police aggression with love and peace 🙏🕊️ Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotland-y...

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

We need to go beyond “welcoming”, with its “them-and-us” dynamic, and instead be prepared to hand power and agency over to historically marginalised groups to run and shape the church themselves. Miranda Threlfall-Holmes

Gardening in a Changing Climate Talk, Saturday, 15 March, 7pm, Friends Meeting House, St.Johns Street, Bury St.Edmunds. Discover how to adapt your gardening practices to the challenges posed by a changing climate. climatechangegardening.org

Disappointing evidence that the new government isn't listening to campaigners as much as some of us hoped it would.

A bright spring day at our meeting house but homeless people including those sofa surfing & in temporary accommodation are still struggling. Photo shows tent in our town centre: At our meeting we are collecting for the Bury Drop-In charity provides much needed support. www.burydropin.org

We are not sure how the flowers ended up on our sundial in the meeting house garden but they do seem to symbolise hope and peace.

On Monday 27 January, St Edmundsbury Cathedral will hold a special service in the Abbey Gardens to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. This National Day of Remembrance is in honour of victims of genocide. The service will take place in the Peace Garden in the Abbey Gardens at 10.30 am.

Having withdrawn from X/Twitter as an organisation, our General Secretary Tim Gee reflects on Quaker usage of social media more widely in The Friend. Do you think Friends need a testimony on this issue? thefriend.org/article/off-...

New Quake it Up video! This is a book review of Jennifer Kavanagh’s Do Quakers Pray? A book which I think will certainly have an impact on my Quaker practice. #quaker #theology youtu.be/vXBOXu7aKO4

Just settling down for the second session of my @woodbrooke.bsky.social online book group, reading "The Spirit of Freedom." We're thinking about discernment and how we measure theological truth. #Quaker #spirituality #theology www.collectiveinkbooks.com/christian-al...

After years of persecution, with their members often being fined or imprisoned, the government finally conceded to the Quakers' demand for religious freedom in the Act of Toleration 1689, which repealed earlier anti-Quaker laws and allowed Friends to

🌍✨ Peace begins in the classroom! ✨🌍 We’re thrilled to share that the Open University has launched its first peace education course on its learning platform OpenLearn! 🎉 ✅ Free & open to everyone ✅ Self-paced, 12-hour course ✅ Packed with practical ideas & videos www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Alongside 17 NGOs we welcome the temporary cessation of hostilities between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. This pause is a vital step and we call on the UK Govt to do its part to ensure this becomes a permanent ceasefire as a starting point for justice and accountability. www.map.org.uk/news/archive...

Very excited to be just starting out on BlueSky. Several people have joined or visited our Quaker Meeting recently, and we really look forward to seeing more people in person, online and of course interacting through BlueSky! If you do come, we do not bite!