News and Events

Area Meetings for business

2026    
Saturday 13th June  10.30am Alston (in person only)       
  Afterwards Picnic lunch, walks
Saturday 19th September 10.30am Carlisle (in person only)           
  2pm Philip Austin - Northern Friends Peace Board 
Saturday 14th November  10.30am Zoom only

2027 (provisional)    
Saturday 23rd January             10.30am      

Cockermouth (in person only)                                   

  2pm

Update on works at Pardshaw

Saturday 20th March  10.30am

Penrith (in person only)           

  2pm

Angus Winchester

Saturday 19th June  10.30am Pardshaw (in person only)       
  Afterwards Picnic lunch, walks
Saturday 18th September 10.30am Carlisle (in person only)           
  2pm tbc 
Saturday 20th November  10.30am Zoom only

Zoom sessions for Role-holders

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Peer Support Zoom Sessions 2025.pdf
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What is the Quaker Way?

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Other forthcoming events

Britain Yearly Meeting 2026

1–4 May in London, 18 July in Manchester and 21 November in London

Online YM preparation sessions and special interest meetings will be held beforehand.

Glenthorne Weekend 2027

 February 5th to 7th 2027

Theme to be agreed. Cost £100 per person (subsidised by the Henry Wright Fund). Bookings from October 1st.

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Glenthorne weekend 2025.pdf
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Documents relating to past events

Talk by Ruth Harvey on QUNO

24th January 2026

Flip chart images

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Reparations

Talk and discussion led by Ann Morgan and Debby Flack of the BYM Reparations Working Group

The talk was recorded and can be viewed at 

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/mA_1EFHKGkBP_e80Wsuz4UvGL2UW6UukAdNOlsyASjh07w1JvA9QZ9CjKctkNQ7K.Cts5unYbk2QOfsyO 

Passcode: 83!UAn?2 

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Why are we on this journey.pptx
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Lancaster Quakers leaflet.pdf
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Junior Yearly Meeting

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Report on Junior Yearly Meeting 2024
JYM report 2024.docx
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Quaker Week 2023

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Article in the Cumberland & Westmorland Herald, September 2023
Herald Quaker Week 2023.pdf
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Session about the centrally-managed work of Britain Yearly Meeting

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A PowerPoint slideshow about the work managed centrally on our behalf by Britain Yearly Meeting
NB You can move through the slides using the right and left arrows at the bottom left of your screen.
Presentation about BYM work.ppsx
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Contribution Pack 2025
Why donate to Quaker Meeting?
Contribution-2025-website.pdf
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How much should I give - GUIDE.pdf
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Giving Advocates Advert.pdf
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