Swarthmore Lecture 2021
Woodbrooke is delighted to announce that Thomas Penny will give the 2021 Swarthmore Lecture – Kinder Ground: Creating Space for Truth. Thomas’ lecture will address Truth in the era of…
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Supporting Woodbrooke – Statement 8 Feb 2021
Woodbrooke has been working hard to ensure that throughout the pandemic we offer learning, nurture, connection, training and worship opportunities. We have been really encouraged by the engagement from Friends,…
Woodbrooke to join A Quaker Take podcast
The popular podcast ‘A Quaker Take’ has become a joint project of Quakers in Britain and Woodbrooke. Started in 2016 by staff at Quakers in Britain, the podcast was originally…
Statement 13 August 2020: Onsite Activity Update
Updated 24 November 2020 After careful deliberation, we have decided to extend our suspension of the majority of our onsite activity at the Woodbrooke Centre until November. We are not…
Woodbrooke to offer 2020 Swarthmore Lecture online
Woodbrooke is delighted to announce that the 2020 Swarthmore Lecture; Openings to the Infinite Ocean: A Friendly Offering of Hope by Tom Shakespeare, will be live-streamed on Saturday 1 August…
Statement 8 June 2020: Our learning in 2020
We want to share with you our plans for our learning programme for the remainder of the year. After careful consideration we have made the decision that we will only…
Statement 19 March 2020: COVID-19 Impact
UPDATE: Activity at Woodbrooke’s centre, including B&B, Conferencing and onsite learning, will remain suspended until August 2020 at the earliest. We have increased our online courses which can be accessed…
Statement 14 March 2020: Woodbrooke to suspend onsite courses in response to COVID-19
Woodbrooke has been closely monitoring the situation with the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and reviewing the advice issued by Public Heath England in response. After careful consideration, and with deep regret,…
Swarthmore Lecture 2020: Tom Shakespeare on Hope
Woodbrooke is delighted to announce that the 2020 Swarthmore Lecture will be given by Tom Shakespeare. Tom is a sociologist, broadcaster, campaigner for disability rights and writer on disability, genetics…
Blue plaque to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
On 18 October 1931 Mahatma Gandhi arrived at Woodbrooke as part of his tour of Britain. Ghandi spoke to a packed Cadbury Room, rumoured to contain over 300 people, on…
