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We are not sure how the flowers ended up on our sundial in the meeting house garden but they do seem to symbolise hope and peace.

On Monday 27 January, St Edmundsbury Cathedral will hold a special service in the Abbey Gardens to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. This National Day of Remembrance is in honour of victims of genocide. The service will take place in the Peace Garden in the Abbey Gardens at 10.30 am.

Talk by Sophie Flux, Suffolk Wildlife Trust, On the the significance of the Nature Crisis and her journey trying to do her bit to tackle it, & encouraging others to do the same Sat 23rd Nov, 6pm Friends Meeting House, St Eds #ClimateCrisis

A group of Quakers & non Quakers joined together to lay our White Poppy Wreath at the War Memorial on Angel Hill, Bury St.Edmunds on Sunday. We followed the more elaborate “official” ceremony but believe that our powerful silence & worship also made an impact @PPUtoday

Floral gift from a parishioner and candles lit at meditation this evening. Thanks be to God.

Only a few days left to register at the early bird rate for the St Nic’s Festive Fun Run on 15 Dec, sponsored by @Havebury. Sign up by 4 November to save. Join us for a 2.5k or 5k run and support St Nic’s. Secure your spot now: https://t.co/TDDNYQeNW6 #FestiveFunRun

Wonderful to see several MPs wearing #WhitePoppies at PMQs! Thank you @carla_denyer @EllieChowns @AdrianRamsay #WhitePoppy #RemembranceDay #RememberThemAll https://t.co/GoRODvN7gt

On Remembrance Sunday, 11th November Bury St Edmunds Quakers invite you to join them at 2.30p at Angel Hill War memorial, when we will observe a period of silence & lay a white poppy wreath #pputoday

Our beautiful historic meeting house is open on Heritage Open Day, 10-5 on Saturday, 14th September. Wonderful dispays & video. Meet the Quakers! All very welcome. @heritageopenday

All welcome at Vigil for refugees, 6pm Friday, 6th September, St.Peters Dock, near Dance East, Ipswich.

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for the Hidden Gardens of Bury. Special thanks to all the garden owners, volunteers, and our sponsors, @Bedfords1966 and @AshtonsLegal, for supporting St Nic's. 🌸💚 #HiddenGardens

A moving and reflective Silent Witness for Peace on Armed Forces Day. As always we will continue to work for peace throughout the year. @PPUtoday

Today, 29th June, Armed Forced Day Silent Witness Angel Hill 2.30-3.

Today people are resisting #ArmedForcesDay2024 across the UK. We've been highlighting what's wrong with #ArmedForcesDay. Don't buy the hype! #ArmedForcesDay normalises militarism and sees young children being given weapons to play with. https://t.co/gIhNDpenLY @ForcesWatch

Reminders: Actors for Human Rights Reading, Friday 27th June, 8pm, Bury St.Edmunds Meeting House St.Johns St. Armed Forced Day Silent Witness, on 28th, Angel Hill 2.30-3. On 29th Meeting for Worship early start at 10am. Visit us for Bury St.Edmunds Hidden Gardens, 11-5.

Our meeting house was the venue for a packed Climate and Nature Hustings organised by the Climate Cafe and attended by all the candidates for the town. The hustings demonstrated that a debate on a very important subject can be carried out in a respectful and intelligent manner.

The Climate Café have organised a Climate and Nature Hustings for Bury & Stowmarket on Tues 25th June. 7-9pm at the Quaker Meeting House St.Johns Street  Bury St Edmunds. Limited spaces so please book a free ticket & submit a question via Eventbrite Climate and Nature hustings

Our Silent Witness for Peace is on Sat 29th June, Angel Hill, Bury St.Edmunds 230-3. We believe that caring for the men and women of the Armed Forces requires us to work for the peace which will keep them from harm. We invite you to a short period of silent reflection.