Gloucester Friends Meeting House. Photo: John Hall.

Gloucester Quakers active in the heart of their city

Gloucester Quakers win award Quakers in Gloucester have been given a double boost recently as they have celebrated the reopening of their meeting house and the city’s Gay and Lesbian Community has named them as their “person of the year”. Gloucester Quakers’ 19th century meeting house was gutted by fire in 09/2012 after an arson…

Gloucester Friends Meeting House. Photo: John Hall.

Man sorry for Quaker fire

A man who caused a quarter of a million pounds worth of damage to a Quaker Meeting House has admitted to being ‘very sorry’, it was recently reported in This is Gloucestershire. Twenty-three year old James Bryan was in court this month where he pleaded guilty to deliberately setting fire to Gloucester Quakers’ meeting house.…

Gloucester Friends Meeting House. Photo: John Hall.

Gloucester Quaker fire suspect caught

A man appeared in court last month in connection with a fire that gutted Gloucester Friends’ meeting house. The fire, on 12/09/2012, caused substantial damage and has forced Gloucester Quakers to find new premises to meet for worship in. James Bryan, 23, from Gloucester entered no plea when he first appeared in court. Gloucester Quaker…