"paralyzing cowardice" by the BBC. (See further down this thread)

Quakers are rallying behind climate activist Marcus Decker who is facing deportation thanks to his witness against fossil fuels. Join the Meeting for Worship outside his deportation hearing in Islington on 10 November.

Big Jim's bike trip to Braemar. Stick with it to the end. The pay off is worthy of Beckett. youtu.be/cZk2jV5gJbM?...

Inspiring thread …. Worth reading in full and also listening to his recordings at www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

I wrote a lovely poem about the good old days, to go with the nice pink one off Facebook that's quoted below.

I used to work on the Homeless Outreach Team in Exeter. A couple of weeks ago I bumped into a couple who were my clients 7 or 8 years ago and was absolutley delighted just to see they were still alive. Of course, they were still homeless, but the bar is so low. Radical change is needed.

Quaker statement in response to Manchester synagogue attacks on Yom Kippur. We offer our love, support and solidarity with the Jewish community, in Manchester and beyond, following the horrifying antisemitic attack on a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

I saw this in Topsham and highly recommend it. Entertainment and education combined in a fun night out.

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...

Golden opportunity for my old mate Nigel Byles to make his political comeback. I'm 1987 he formed the Let's Have Another Party Party and stood in Exeter. He achieved a creditable 1.2% swing against the sitting Tory but sadly his 209 votes weren't enough to guarantee the next party.

Clarendon House is a rather confused 1960s build which I still mentally think of as the DSS.

We don’t all share the same internet. The personalised algorithm has siloed us into parallel worlds

Great to see these lads out in Dublin today.

Thank you @bjennings90.bsky.social for reminding us that today is opening day of this grotesque sales event happening at ExCel in London.

A bath in green

We have applied to intervene in the judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, saying the ban has undermined our freedom of religion. Quakers have a long history of non-violent action against injustice and oppose war and violence of any kind.

Excellent work @hughbon.bsky.social Thank you.

ICYMI // Exeter City Council disregards national planning policy and Environment Agency criticism to approve Riverside Valley Park flood zone heat plant plans. Our long read here: exeterobserver.org/2025/08/17/e...

This made my day today. Police pulled over a dalek outside DSEI, London's arms fair, scanned the QR code on its lanyard and were taken to my fake Royal Navy recruitment website - royalnavy.org.uk

On Tuesday 26th August tear gas canisters were fired near Ramallah Friends School and a parent was fired on by a sniper while trying to reach the school gates. Nobody at the school was injured but the children were left shaken and their families anxious. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

"Too many politicians are fanning the flames of division when they should be voices for peace"

Thank you @richardabetts.bsky.social for letting me plug the #StopRosebank campaign at #BeautifulDays Any day now, Equinor could reapply to develop Rosebank: the UK's biggest undeveloped oil field. We need to make sure the government says no! Some reasons below... @stopcambo.bsky.social

Great to see @slowwaysuk.bsky.social on page 9 of todays Guardian

Replacement bus services are a real nuisance for cyclists using the train service. Axminster or Yeovil to Misterton (where Crewkerne station is located) is hilly and with main roads difficult to avoid....grhh

Good news story….. Coming over here and mending our bikes!

this sculpture of kids swinging from a tree that is no longer there.

Well said..... C’est une belle réalisation, elle s’intègre très bien au paysage : bravo aux architectes !" ((Adds to list of places to visit when it's a bit cooler. The route at Albi, sorry Stockport ))

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use development is illegal to build these days.

Please read this list and act as you see appropriate

11 years after writing - this is still important reading for anyone interested in design and local government

Children have as much right to their streets as drivers. There is no legal basis for them being shoed off streets. And I have no doubt that cars - moving and parked - cause a nuisance for children. This is extraordinarily depressing from Manchester City Council. @playingout.bsky.social

A reminder to myself to visit this sometime....

The non council-run Topsham pool has more convenient opening hours (summer only) than Northbrook. It seems that the reports are desperately trying to justify a "knock down and flog it off for housing approach". What a sorry state the public sector is in.

It's 9 years since Jo Cox was murdered. Please can we recognize that we have lots in common and avoid divisive language The rose planted in Exeter is in bloom. It's at this location: ///doing.supply.crest w3w.co/doing.supply...

"A Declaration from the harmless and innocent people of God, called Quakers, against all plotters and fighters in the world..." STOP! Violence is not the answer. Friends, as the world faces important choices, we are called to testify to the power of peace.

Today’s newsletter just dropped, in which I suggest the council should rebuild some more houses. 1/2

@municipaldreams.bsky.social may like this for his library... (About a housing estate in Exeter, Devon) www.canva.com/design/DAGm3...

This sandwich shop In Bideford reminded me of @hannahrosewoods.bsky.social

Emily Provance will be delivering her lecture on community this evening at 19:00 (UK time) as part of Britain Yearly Meeting 2025. You can watch the lecture live via the following YouTube link: youtube.com/live/wo45XAN...

Brilliant news for those of us near Dartmoor. You big landowners can - “get orff my recreation” I’ve been discretely camping on Dartmoor since 1985 and will continue to do so. Never camped on Stall Moor ….yet Anyone know what is “a family game of kick the can”? supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc...

I still think represents the most shocking void in the UK’s COVID response - when the largest biomedical facility offered to undertake testing (many universities did the same) the government didn’t even answer. The cost would have been minimal. But no profit for private companies… is that it?

So, for those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need? Will you act now – decisively – to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law? This Council must prevail. Demand this ends.

An “island of strangers”, Starmer? Only if people choose to be so “I was a stranger and you welcomed me”

Very grounding to spend time next to the heron in the park. It was so perfectly still and in the moment. @everyheron.bsky.social

We have a desperate shortage of care workers. This has a catastrophic effect on the NHS too. Labour’s decision to close the care worker visa scheme for overseas recruitment is appalling, kneejerk politics that - yet again - will penalise the most vulnerable. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A group of Friends are walking more than 276 miles from New York City to Washington, D.C., to demand that members of Congress acknowledge and safeguard freedom of speech, due process, and the constitutional rights of everyone in the United States.

If you are not already following @zoejardiniere.bsky.social please start now, for genuine heartfelt and empathetic discourse on immigration. Along with the @greenparty.org.uk one of the very few voices that challenge the Reform consensus on immigration.

STATEMENT FROM ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY