All members of the Friends Historical Society are welcome to attend the FHS Presidential Address and following this, the Annual General Meeting. Both events will be hosted on Zoom (details below) from 2 pm (BST) on Saturday, 2 October 2021.This year the FHS Presidential Address will be given by Oliver Pickering, an Honorary Fellow of the School of English at the University of Leeds and formerly the Deputy Head of Special Collections of Leeds University Library. Oliver will be discussing ‘West…See More

Quaker history is full of personal and corporate reconnections, moments of renewal and revival, and moments of breakdown and separation.  This conference offers this broad theme to try and draw common threads across individual and organisational Quaker life, drawing from any period or location.  See More

There is much pain and sadness among British Friends today as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. Many of us have discerned that this is the wrong thing to do as:We hold dear William Penn’s call for a “a general dyet, estates or parliament” for the nations of Europe for the promotion of peace and cooperationThe deciding Referendum was awash with lies and racism and has emboldened those who attack minority groupsOur emphasis as Friends is on peace and prosperity and not national pride…See More