Sue Bowers, 1991 Quaker Faith and Practice 24.38

It’s quiz night! Test your Quaker knowledge against other Friends in this light hearted evening of fun. Featuring puzzles, pictures and Quaker general knowledge, this quiz will test your lateral thinking skills as much as your information retention skills. See https://ow.ly/NGBI50Yhvu5

In this session we will explore the Friends’ Ambulance Unit (FAU) and its humanitarian work in post-war China. The FAU was a volunteer service organised by Quakers that provided an alternative mode of wartime service focused on relieving suffering and promoting peace. See https://ow.ly/pF3E50YhvkN

Conference: Exploring the fundamental elements of Quakerism, 1986 Quaker Faith and Practice 2.63

Are Millennials and Gen Z too busy munching on sour dough, avocado sandwiches and watching TikTok to care about spirituality? We explore what draws younger adults to Quakerism, what might put them off, and how meetings can remain welcoming spaces for spiritual exploration. https://ow.ly/wpNG50YcMYC

Is there a spiritual dimension to international relations? How does quiet diplomacy happen in practice and does it work? This session will explore how the Quaker United Nations Office fosters human connections in service of peace and justice. For more information visit https://ow.ly/uexV50YcMNG

This course will explore the life, writings and legacy of Margaret Fell, the ‘Mother of Quakerism’. For more information visit https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/margaret-fell-the-mother-of-quakerism/

What if the mountain is a relative? What if the river is alive? In this session, Friends will have the opportunity to explore the practice and ethics of Animism and its relationship to Quaker visions of God and the world. For more information visit https://ow.ly/j5bu50YcMyR

Pierre Lacout, 1969 Quaker Faith and Practice 2.12

Sustaining our social witness can be deeply rewarding, but without care it may lead to burnout. This series offers embodied practices and Active Hope tools to build resilience in your community and create a lifelong toolkit for witness. For more information visit https://ow.ly/Qlv150Y8FtL

⚽ Why are Darlington F.C. known as “The Quakers”? In our latest blog, we dig into the history behind one of English football’s most distinctive nicknames. https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/up-the-quakers-how-did-darlington-f-c-get-their-nickname/

How can we find inner stillness in our lives today? We may crave it but struggle to find it. Help is at hand. Inspired by early Quaker insights, this course uses a simple meditation to discover stillness, or peace, already present at our core. Find out more: https://ow.ly/lY6i50YenwY

Residential places for the QCCIR & Woodbrooke Conference 2026 are now fully booked. Online places are still available, but only for a limited time. Online bookings close at 2pm on Friday 27 February. Reserve your spot and find out more: https://ow.ly/OSvv50Yekf9

While Quaker convincement has its own particular shape for each person, this retreat over four afternoon sessions will give time to focus and deepen our appreciation of recurring elements of the experience. For more information visit https://ow.ly/yXmj50Y8Fox

This course explores the beginnings of the Quaker movement and the way the summer of 1652 proved pivotal for the start of the Quaker movement. Each week will take you step by step through some of the key figures and texts to better understand the foundation of Quakerism See https://ow.ly/9GQZ50Y8Fgy

This series shares what we learnt about interconnectedness, intergenerational community, and intersectional inclusion at the 2025 Quaker Earthcare Gathering and what we are still working out. This session will explore including children in discernment on serious issues. See https://ow.ly/jeIO50Y8Fa1

George Fox, 1648 Quaker Faith & Practice 26.42

In this course we will explore the convincement of early Quakers during the political and social upheaval of the English Civil Wars and the execution of King Charles I. What effect did this context have on the fledgling faith and its membership? For more information visit https://ow.ly/Jjh950Y4QNY

Interested in exploring how we, as Quakers, can take responsibility for the actions of those who came before us and move towards repairing the future? Join this six-month programme to deepen your personal and collective engagement with Quaker reparations. For more info see https://ow.ly/VxZO50Y4QKr

Have you ever felt unheard, silenced, or disconnected from your true voice? Do you feel nervous about singing? After this workshop you will want to minister, speak your truth with loving kindness and most of all sing! For more information visit https://ow.ly/X5bo50Y4QqX

Whether you have specific issues in your Meetings for Worship for Business as a role-holder or would like to explore the Quaker Business Method more generally, you are welcome to join this friendly space for Q&A. For more information visit https://ow.ly/AcXS50Y4Q6T

Advices, 1964 Quaker Faith and Practice 2.55

Being a Quaker elder can be inspiring but also challenging. This is a monthly space for those with eldership responsibilities to come together to consider and learn how to serve as an effective elder in your Quaker community. For more information visit https://ow.ly/9OgG50Y19RV

Nominations are at the heart of the way we live and work together as Friends. But this fundamental Quaker practice is often undervalued, overlooked and even neglected. Come and learn about its potential to strengthen Quaker meetings and communities. For more info visit https://ow.ly/AUJF50Y19LJ

Explore the Quaker Testimony to Simplicity using the P4C method. Together we’ll reflect on what simplicity means in daily life, how it shapes our choices, and how it can guide our values. For more information visit https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/enquiring-into-a-testimony-to-simplicity/

John Woolman, 1763 Quaker Faith and Practice 23.14

Join others to learn the basics of Nonviolent Communication. Find out more: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/foundation-course-in-nonviolent-communication/

Love, Light, Spirit, Christ, Buddha, Seed, Energy, and more: Quakers talk about the divine in many ways. They also value silence. In this one-off session we’ll have a brief tour of some of the expressions Quakers use and why it’s difficult. For more information visit https://ow.ly/qja250XRS0L

Jo Vellacott, 1982 Quaker Faith and Practice 20.05

How might Ignatian practices help Quakers grow in their spiritual life? This course weaves together the insights of Ignatius of Loyola and Quakers over the centuries with the aim of increasing our spiritual freedom and helping us find God in all things. For more info visit https://ow.ly/7lRg50XRRMc

How can we find inner stillness in our lives today? We may crave it but struggle to find it. Help is at hand. Inspired by early Quaker insights, this course uses a simple meditation to discover stillness, or peace, already present at our core. For more information visit https://ow.ly/5MEW50XRRIY

Join us online for our 6 week Foundation Course in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Wednesdays from 18 February - 25 March 2026, 19:00-21:15. Learn practical skills to deepen relationships, connect with empathy, and bring compassion into difficult conversations.

George B Jeffery, 1934 Quaker Faith & Practice 28.06

Curious about Quakerism? This course offers an introduction to the essentials of the Quaker way. Together we’ll explore Quaker worship, discernment, and witness, with space for questions, discussion, and reflection on how these practices shape daily life. For more info see https://ow.ly/V82650XRRC4

This series shares what we learnt about interconnectedness, intergenerational community, and intersectional inclusion at the Quaker Earthcare Gathering and what we are still working out. This session explores tensions between individual leadings and corporate discernment. https://ow.ly/yGmj50XRRqB

Though Quakers have long been lauded as the first organised abolitionists in North America, their anti-slavery efforts were preceded by a prolonged entanglement with slavery. We explore this complex history in a region not often associated with Quakers, the American South. https://ow.ly/zRtt50XGWjP

How can Quakers work with other churches and faiths to find hope in dark and difficult times? In a world facing many challenges, this conference offers space for Quakers across Britain to reflect, connect, and be inspired. General bookings open Tuesday 6 January at 12pm. https://ow.ly/J1iJ50XRQFS

This session explores how a Quaker meeting functions. Together we’ll look at roles, committees and groups understand their purpose within worship and business, and see how a single meeting fits into the wider Quaker community. For more information visit https://ow.ly/tM8750XGW76

Paula Palmer, 2005 Faith and Practice, Intermountain Yearly Meeting, 1.31

All Quaker communities experience change, whether small or significant. We are working in partnership with Quakers in Britain to offer this course, starting this Wednesday, where we will create a supportive space to share experiences and explore ways forward together. https://ow.ly/aO9v50XR7r4

In this session we will explore the life and witness of Henry Cadbury, an internationally celebrated Quaker scholar, humanitarian, and social activist, especially remembered today for his role in establishing the American Friends Service Committee in 1917. https://ow.ly/LILT50XGVU7

Happy New Year 🌱 We have so much to look forward to in 2026, including a rich programme of courses, sessions and residentials, the 2026 Swarthmore Lecture, a conference with the Quaker Committee for Interfaith Relations, and much more to come. Find out what’s coming up: www.woodbrooke.org.uk

Sustaining our social witness can be deeply rewarding, but without care it may lead to burnout. This series offers embodied practices and Active Hope tools to build resilience in your community and create a lifelong toolkit for witness. For more information visit https://ow.ly/fe7U50XGVEa

Grace Blindell, 1992 Quaker Faith and Practice 29.18

Quakers, while deeply concerned about social problems, often can’t see how to make a difference. John Lampen has been part of groups who found ways to alter troubling situations. This course explores how this was done and how it can stimulate us to move forward. https://ow.ly/pbtb50XGV9p

Would you love to deepen your personal relationships? Would you like to connect to yourself with empathy? Do you long for greater compassion and love in public discourse? Join others to learn the basics of Nonviolent Communication. For more information visit https://ow.ly/TPY650XGUu2

This session is designed for those completely new to the Quaker way. It offers a gentle introduction to four essential elements of Quakerism: Direct Encounter, Worship & Ministry, Discernment and Witness. For more information visit https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/a-first-look-at-quakerism/

'Two sins have my people committed; they have forsaken me, a spring of living water, and they have hewn themselves cisterns, cracked cisterns that can hold no water’ (Jer 2:13). I know of no better description of the world we live in than that. Roger Wilson, 1976 Quaker Faith and Practice 23.08

The 2025 George Richardson Lecture is now available to watch on our YouTube channel. This year’s lecture, “George W. Taylor, a Practical Antislavery Man: Capitalism, Race, Gender, and Quakers in the Nineteenth Century,” was delivered by Julie Holcomb. Watch here: https://ow.ly/8a1250XMaFm

Being a Quaker elder can be inspiring but also challenging. This is a monthly space for those with eldership responsibilities to come together to consider and learn how to serve as an effective elder in your Quaker community. For more information visit https://ow.ly/MZPk50XGUGn