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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

 

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

October Quarterly Meeting

The October Quarterly Meeting will be held on Saturday 19 October 2024 at The Mount School, York.

Junior Holidays

The next Junior Holidays is at Barmoor from Friday 13th September to Sunday 15th September 2024 and is now fully booked.

July Quarterly Meeting

Click to view Newsletter

The 20 July 2024 Quarterly Meeting was held at New Earswick (York).

The theme was George Fox 400 – A day of reflection and celebration.  Download a poster for the day

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 – Save the Date!

Friday 8th – Monday 11th August 2025

Join us at Yorkshire Quaker Camp 2025 for a vibrant celebration of all-age Quaker community! This fun-filled, intergenerational event will be at the Fell Edge campsite near Ilkley. This beautiful eco-friendly site includes a teepee, trampoline, composting toilets and a barn with sprung dance floor for music and dancing. The camp will be affordable for everyone, and we will all take a share of cooking and other tasks together. There are also some options for local B&B accommodation for those who are unable to camp. Booking details will be available here soon or for further information please contact us:

Simplification

The Yorkshire Quaker Governance Group has published recommendations on simplifying charitable functions in the Quakers in Yorkshire region.  Go to Recommendations

 

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

Farfield Meeting House

The simple Farfield Meeting House was chosen by Historic England in 2019 as one of 10 faith and belief places in England.  It is located 2 miles west of Addingham, near Ilkley, on the road to Bolton Abbey.  It is open all year.  During the summer months, a half-hour meeting for worship is held on the third Thursday of the month in the afternoon (14:30 to 15:15).  For dates and more information.

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.

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:

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, earlier years