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A single Area Meeting for London: A Quick Recap
The 7 Area Meetings (AMs) in London have agreed to merge at the end of this year to become a new single AM called Quakers in London (QiL). This followed 8 years of exploration and consultation. Why?Several of our Existing AMs can’t find people to serve as clerks, treasurers and trustees. No officers – no AM. How?All the AMs will…
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Getting to Know: Bernadette, lDG Co-Clerk
This post is part of a short series on getting to know some of our newly appointed Friends to QiL committees. Name: Bernadette Role: Co-Clerk to London Development Group Local Meeting: Brentford and Isleworth What parts of your service are you looking forward to?: Worship and discernment with other LDG members (and the wider London Quaker community) on how best…
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Getting to Know: Kate, Co-Clerk
This post is part of a short series on getting to know some of our newly appointed Friends to QiL committees. Name: Kate Role: Area Meeting Co-Clerk Local Meeting: Wanstead What parts of your service are you looking forward to?: I just have a general “sense of adventure into the unknown” What do you wish more Friends understood about your…
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Two Quakers Who Changed Bermondsey Forever
Featured image: ‘Dr Salter’s Daydream’ by Ethan Doyle White, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Last month, London Link teenage Quakers gathered for a residential weekend at Forest Hill Meeting House in south London – and one afternoon took them on a journey back into one of the most remarkable chapters in the borough’s history. Guided by local Quaker Sheila…
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Now Recruiting: Property Administrator – The London Quakers Property Trust (LQPT)
LQPT is seeking a property administrator to support their work managing Quaker properties across London. This is a full time London based role with hybrid working arrangements available. The property administrator will be the first point of contact for enquiries relating to Quaker Meeting Houses and LQPT’s residential buildings. The property administrator will provide administrative support to a small property team…
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Now Recruiting: Executive Secretary for Quakers in London (QiL)
Could your next professional role be helping shape the future of Quakerism in London? The role of executive secretary of Quakers in London will be London based, full-time, and on a continuing contract. The start date will be August/September 2026. Following several years of consultation, discernment and planning, the seven London area meetings and London Quakers Property Trust are working…
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Getting to Know: Sam
This post is part of a short series on getting to know some of our newly appointed Friends to QiL committees. The first post is from Sam – co-clerk to Arrangements Committee. Name: Sam Role: Co-Clerk to QiL Arrangements Committee Local Meeting: Westminster local meeting What parts of your service are you looking forward to?: I really care about making…
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Your voice shapes our meetings
Every item on a JLAM agenda begins with someone in our community being moved to bring something forward, weather they’re part of a local meeting, the London Development Group, or a committee that has been appointed by our Joint London Area Meeting. Here’s how that process works. 1. Raise it at your Local Meeting – If you feel led to…
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Getting to Know: Kayla
Greetings London Friends, I am writing to introduce myself to you all. My name is Kayla and I have been appointed to be the admin assistant supporting the work in establishing Quakers in London (QiL) through 2026. This is a part-time freelance role and I will be assisting on an as-needed basis. This will include supporting the work of the…
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