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Welcome to the Quakers in Yorkshire website. We hope it directs you to the information you would like about our activities. Most Quaker meetings have their own contact details, which will give you additional help.
This page will point you to: our recent news; items about quarterly meetings; future events
Yorkshire Quaker Camp
This is a new, larger site, which includes some indoor accommodation. The camp site is in a woodland, with lots of beautiful spaces to explore.
October 2025 Quarterly Meeting
The Autumn Quarterly Meeting was held at Bootham School, York on Saturday 11 October 2025. The morning heard reports from Bootham and The Mount Schools. The afternoon heard about future of The Restreat and the charity Quaker Voices on Mental Health.
Here are the Minutes
October 2025 Newsletter
Here is a link to the October Newsletter
Youth and all-age events taking place in 2025
Click on links for further details
- Yorkshire Friends Holiday School. 17-24 August. 13-21 year olds.
- Junior Holidays: Juniors. 26-28 September. School years 3-5.
- Link Group: Barmoor. 5-7 December. School years 7-13.
Simplifying governance
The Yorkshire Quaker Governance Group has published proposals for a single Yorkshire charity as the merger of the existing area meeting charities. See here for full details
Yorkshire families outreach project
Jo and Craig explain their new outreach project to families, funded by Quakers in Yorkshire.
Fox 400 Audio Project – What canst thou say?
This audio project captures the voices of Yorkshire Quakers answering the following two questions:
- What do you do in Meeting for Worship?
- What do you experience in Meeting for Worship?
Listen to the Fox Audio Project
Yorkshire Quaker Camp
The first Yorkshire Quaker Camp was from Friday 8th to Monday 11th August 2025. The camp was fully booked and held at Fell Edge campsite near Ilkley. This beautiful eco-friendly site included a teepee, trampoline, composting toilets and a barn with sprung dance floor for music and dancing.
Activities for young people
Jo Baynham (Yorkshire Youth Development Worker) arranges many activities for young people.
Go to the Youth Activity page for more information
Quaker Renewal in Yorkshire
Craig Barnett (Yorkshire Local Development Worker) helps meetings with activities aimed to grow Quakerism in Yorkshire.
Go to Local Development Worker page
Newsletter
Quakers in Yorkshire publishes a quarterly newsletter to coincide with quarterly meetings. The newsletters are on the Quarterly Meeting page and sent by email to those who request a copy.
Farfield Meeting House
The historic Farfield Meeting House, near Ilkley is always open to visitors. From April to October, there is a simple meeting for worship on the third Thursday of each month at 2.30pm. The dates for the rest of 2025 are Thursday 21 August, Thursday 18 September and Thursday 16 October.
Further information on Farfield Meeting House here.
Quarterly Meetings
Quakers in Yorkshire holds quarterly meetings which are open to all Friends to attend, in January, April, July and October.
The newsletters, programmes, reports and minutes are stored here on this website by year:
2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, earlier years