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Reflection on Helping Run London Quakers
A reflection from our Friend Fred Ashmore We laid down London Quakers after our last QiL Meeting for business on 13 June and approved the final annual report. So, no more mailings, no more conversations with Friends House hospitality, no more flyers furtively scattered around the cafe, no more smiling Friends arriving with “was I supposed to register”. Closing down…
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Getting to know: Gerry
Name: Gerry Millar Role: Member of Arrangements Committee for JLAM (not to mention other roles within Local and Area Meeting!) Local Meeting: Westminster, currently within London West AM. I’ve been attending for 28 years, and love our community. I find it very exciting how many new younger Friends are becoming part of that community, and choosing to apply for membership…
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Getting to know: Christine
Name: Christine Downes-Grainger Neither of these last names is the patriarchal name I was registered with at birth. My husband was born as Downes and then adopted by his aunt who had married a Mr Grainger. In some ways I helped him understand his identity. He asked, as he developed contact with his birth parents, if we could change our…
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QiL News Sheet 9
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Quakers in London welcomes Jane-Eve Straughton as new Executive Secretary
We’re delighted to announce that Jane-Eve Straughton has been appointed Executive Secretary of London Quakers Property Trust (LQPT), and will become Executive Secretary of Quakers in London (QiL) from January 2027. She joins us on 14 September, and Friends will have the chance to meet her at JLAM on 12 September. Some of you will already know Jane-Eve. She’s a…
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Be Part of Creating Quakers in London!
Nominations Committee are looking for Friends to fill essential roles which will shape the future of Quakers in London The Committee would particularly like to hear from more friends who haven’t yet become involved, especially younger friends. Each of us has valuable skills, and a unique perspective which could enrich the Quakers in London community and help make it a…
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News from JLAM: Latest Steps in Creating Quakers in London
On Saturday 13 June, the Joint London Area Meetings met at Westminster Meeting House to agree more steps towards becoming a single AM: Quakers in London (QiL), slated to take place in just over six months time. With the help of QiL Co-Clerk Kate Green, we provide a summary of the morning and afternoon sessions and the thoughtful, creative, and…
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Getting to Know: George
Name: George Barrow Role: currently assistant clerk of London Quaker Property Trust and nominated as a trustee of QiL on its creation as a charity Local Meeting: Having worshipped at Hampstead for about 15 years, I’ve recently moved my membership to Stoke Newington, which is considerably closer to home. Originally I was a member of a meeting in Birmingham, where…
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Getting to know: Mary
Name: Mary Stiasny Role: I am a relatively new member of the London Development Group, having been asked to join it fairly recently. I have also just been appointed to be a Trustee of the new QiL. Local Meeting: I am a Member of South East London Area Meeting; I attend Forest Hill Meeting – and have done so for…
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Regional coordinators needed for peace gathering
Can you help? September 19th 2026 – London Plans are underway for a National Quaker peace gathering in London on Saturday 19 September 2026. This date has been chosen for its proximity to the United Nations International Day of Peace. The event will take the form of a Silent Walking Vigil. Key details are available at: https://quakervigilforpeace.org/. The website includes core information about the vigil and an…