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University Meetings as a Gateway to the Wider Quaker Community
Agnes Sales reflects on her experience of the University of Bristol Quaker Meeting Following the event on the 21st July about outreach to universities, Agnes Sales, a Friend involved in the Quaker work at Bristol University has shared the following reflections. If you would be interested in joining with other friends across London in talking about university work in the city,…
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Reflections on Yearly Meeting: Bunhill Fields
A member of Bunhill Fields Meeting attended Yearly Meeting and kindly provided this report. Are you still reflecting on Yearly Meeting? We’d love to hear your thoughts quill@quakersinlondon.org. Yearly Meeting session in May 2026 had main sessions on ‘What unites us as a Spirit-led community?’ and a following one ‘As a Spirit-led community, how can we handle conflict well?’. There was a lot…
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Goodbye London Quakers – Hello – What?
Submitted by Fred Ashmore – Clerk to London Quakers At the Close of the JLAM meeting of 13th June, London Quakers (LQ) will hold its final AGM after 15 years of serving The Quakers of London and lay itself down. The London Quakers Steering Group hope that Quakers in London will take over everything that London Quakers has been doing.…
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Getting to Know: Tim
Name: Tim Heath Role: Co-Clerk of QiL Tim worships at Hampstead, but where is he looking? The role of the QiL clerks was formulated to be more than the servants of the meeting, and to be servant-leaders. As leaders we are seeking a point on the horizon to which all Quakers might aspire. One of Tim’s enthusiasms is the London…
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Getting to Know: Chaundra
Name: Chaundra Role: Member of the Development Group & Governance sub-committee Local Meeting: Friends House What parts of your service are you looking forward to?: I feel really blessed to be trusted by Friends to help lay the foundation of the next iteration of our community across London. And I think that’s what most inspires me about this work –…
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Decision Making at KWAM
Submitted by Susie Paskins (KWAM Clerk on 17th May) & Carol Griffiths (KWAM Clerk of trustees) KWAM agreed some time ago in principle to join the single Area Meeting for Quakers in London (QiL). We would like QiL to be a success and would like KWAM to participate fully in its arrangements, but there are still areas where further discernment…
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QiL News Sheet 8
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Become a Quill Contributor
The Quill exists because we want to help make Quakers in London feel like one community. A newsletter is one of the oldest and simplest ways a community can hold itself together, sharing thoughts, ideas and events. We’re looking for contributors, and we’d love to hear from you. Here’s some ideas of ways you could get invovled: 1.Share what your…
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The Festival of Biblical Literature
The Festival of Biblical Literature will be held in Ealing Meeting House between 12th and 14th August 2026. This is the third year for the festival. The festival celebrates the Bible as a collection of literature, with seminars, music and poetry. The purpose of the festival is not to convince people of a particular set of beliefs, but to increase…
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Now Recruiting: Finance Assistant – Quakers in London
Are you an organised financial administrator who would like to be part of the staff team of Quakers in London? Our seven Area Meetings are merging with London Quakers Property Trust (LQPT) to form a new Area Meeting: Quakers in London (QiL), at the end of 2026. We are seeking a Finance Assistant to work alongside the Senior Finance Manager as…