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As the Met bruised in
An article by James Butler Last Thursday evening, more than twenty Metropolitan police officers – some armed with tasers – broke down the...
fuzzwahoo
Apr 41 min read
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Living by a WMD base
Norfolk & Waveney Area Meeting will be the 48th organisation to join Lakenheath Alliance for Peace ,(LAP) https://lakenheathallianceforpe...
Lesley Grahame
Mar 62 min read
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Norfolk church leaders sign declaration of unity.
A congregation of around 150 saw senior regional leaders of the Anglican, Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, URC, Quakers and Salvation Army...
fuzzwahoo
Dec 7, 20241 min read
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Quakers join first global week of action for peace and climate justice
https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-join-first-global-week-of-action-for-peace-and-climate-justice
Lesley Grahame
Oct 1, 20241 min read
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CLIMATE ACTION: WHAT NOW?
CLIMATE ACTION: WHAT NOW?

Robert Ashton
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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Churches join 2024 Chain of Prayer for Norwich
The Friends Meeting House in Upper Goat Lane in Norwich provided the setting for this year’s annual Ecumenical Chain of Prayer which...
fuzzwahoo
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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The women of Swarthmoor Hall
https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/the-women-of-swarthmoor-hall
fuzzwahoo
Mar 9, 20241 min read
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Book Review
by Toni Berry Norwich Local Meeting Wisdom Jesus (2008) by Cynthia Bourgeault and Putting on the Mind of Christ (2000) by Jim Marion...
fuzzwahoo
Feb 17, 20242 min read
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December 2023. An Open Letter from the Inter-Faith Environment Forum about COP 28
Norfolk Interfaith group was founded on the initiative of Fazlun Khalid, who is the Founder Islamic Foundation for Ecology and...
fuzzwahoo
Dec 9, 20232 min read
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How can we Take Happiness into the World of the Future?
21st November 7.30 – 9.30pm Norwich Quakers Sustainability Group will be hosting a workshop, one of the events in the Possitopia Festival...
fuzzwahoo
Nov 2, 20231 min read
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Spirituality and Quakerism
David reflects on ‘a sense of mystery … a collective dream … a shared, unconscious experience with others which cannot be rationally...
fuzzwahoo
Oct 21, 20231 min read
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News of Quakers throughout the world
https://www.qcea.org/around-europe-396-out-now/ QCEA , the Quaker Council for European Affairs,( office@qcea.org ) works to promote...
fuzzwahoo
Oct 21, 20231 min read
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Our Duty to Care for the Environment
Quakers believe strongly in the need for urgent action to respond to the current climate and biodiversity crisis. We also believe that...
tobiasmatthews4
Sep 14, 20233 min read
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Letting God get a word in
I had a coffee before coming to Meeting the the other day, and got into conversation with an Anglican who had stopped for a coffee on her...

Robert Ashton
Nov 6, 20221 min read
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Report on our recent climate action event: What Now? Refresh Rethink Reset
On Saturday 7th May, Norwich Quaker Meeting hosted a public event organised by Norwich Meeting Sustainability Group. It was envisaged as...

Norwich Quaker Meeting
May 13, 20224 min read
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Our use of plastic
As part of our commitment to sustainability, we should like to encourage everyone who uses the Friends Meeting House to find ways of...
pauldoliver7
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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Friends, friends and Ffriends
I'd been puzzled for a while as to why emails inviting me to join our zoom Meeting for Worship usually open with word 'Ffriends'. At...

Robert Ashton
Jan 1, 20211 min read
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Pandemics, Quakers & your opportunity to learn more
In 1918, just over a century ago my great-grandfather was one of more than 250,000 people who died as the flu pandemic swept across...

Robert Ashton
Apr 17, 20202 min read
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Norwich Meeting’s Experience of Conflict around Transgender Issues January 2019 – January 2020
In January 2019 Norwich Local Meeting received an email requesting the hire of a room at the Meeting House for a discussion of women’s...

Norwich Quaker Meeting
Mar 5, 202022 min read
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Quakers embrace difficult issues
Over the centuries, Quakers have never been slow to confront some of the most challenging social issues. The successful campaigning on...

Norwich Quaker Meeting
Jan 14, 20201 min read
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Are you concerned about housing?
Perhaps you’re struggling to afford your first place, or are you older, thinking of downsizing and worried about moving away from friends...

Robert Ashton
Sep 14, 20191 min read
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Let's create an economic system that's fit for the 21st century
Monday May 20th May 1900-2100 Quaker Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, NR2 1EW Chaired by Dr Teresa Belton, author of ‘Happier People...
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May 7, 20191 min read
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Why I am a Quaker - Robert Ashton
I was invited to speak to the Quaker Quest group last night about why I became a Quaker. My parents used to take me to the local Anglican...

Robert Ashton
Mar 5, 20191 min read
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Climate Change - what can we do about it?
A day of talks and workshops, discussion and inspiration for action organised jointly with Ipswich and Diss Area Meeting Saturday 9th...

Robert Ashton
Mar 1, 20191 min read
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Quakers & Chocolate - Robert Ashton
I’ve just returned from the Quaker Study Centre at Woodbrooke in Birmingham. It was established by chocolate entrepreneurs Sir George...

Robert Ashton
Feb 19, 20192 min read
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Free Range Human - Harry Harris
As someone who has always referred to himself as a ‘free range human being’, I have never been drawn towards any kind of organised...

Robert Ashton
Feb 8, 20191 min read
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Living With Gods - Robert Ashton
I recently visited the British Museum exhibition; Living with Gods https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/past_exhibitions/2018/Living_wi...

Robert Ashton
Feb 8, 20191 min read
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My First Impression - Joshua Jones
I can best describe my first trip to a Quaker meeting as "brimming with a wholesome emptiness". There were very welcoming friendly people...

Robert Ashton
Feb 7, 20191 min read
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