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Shoemaker Clarks is turning 200. Its Quaker roots made it a pioneer of ethical business

For many, the Clarks brand is a byword for sturdy school shoes and functional footwear for those of more mature years. The manufacturing and retailing company was set up two centuries ago in Somerset, England, in the shadows of Glastonbury Tor, by brothers Cyrus and James Clark. In 2025, it…

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Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?

When six young women hired a room to discuss the war in Gaza, the gathering ended with 30 officers storming in to make arrests

The Guardian - UK

Quakers condemn Met Police raid as six arrested in Westminster meeting house

Youth Demand said their members were planning non-violent protests in April when they were arrested in a Quaker meeting house

The Independent UK

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Met raids Quaker meeting house and arrests six women at Youth Demand talk

At least 20 officers forced their way into property and police said some present were planning direct action in London

The Guardian - UK

175 years ago, the Seneca Falls Convention kicked off the fight for women's suffrage – an iconic moment deeply shaped by Quaker beliefs on gender and equality

On July 19, 1848, nearly 300 men and women gathered in Seneca Falls, New York, to begin the United States’ first public political meeting regarding women’s rights. The Seneca Falls Convention resulted in the Declaration of Sentiments, a document modeled on the U.S. Declaration of Independence that asserted “all men…

The Conversation

Ex-Sunderland defender Paddy Almond suffers bleed on the brain in Darlington's FA Trophy defeat

Defender Paddy Almond has undergone surgery after sustaining a head injury at Roots Hall

Chronicle Live

Non-league match delayed after allegations of abuse aimed at female official

Scarborough were facing Darlington in a table-topping clash

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Non-league clash delayed after allegations of abuse aimed at female official

Scarborough were facing Darlington in a table-topping clash

The Independent UK

Ex-Sunderland academy man signs up to help Darlington's promotion push

Patrick Almond suffered serious injuries in a car crash earlier this year but is now back playing again

Chronicle Live

Why is Philadelphia’s MLB team called the Phillies? Here’s the origin story

Here's why they're called the Phillies.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mums hope they can save Quaker Cottage as beloved family centre due to close

Mums who use the Black Mountain family centre say something needs to be done to save their "lifeline"

Belfast Live

Ex-Bolton, Hull City, Peterborough & Charlton attacker's contract cancelled at non-league club

Marcus Maddison spent part of the 2020/21 campaign at the Whites

Manchester Evening News

Give Them Wings review – paean to Darlington FC and the power of compassion

This disarmingly sincere autobiopic tackles a northern lad’s struggles with disability with an unselfpitying eye, evoking the goodwill of vintage of British studio-era films

The Guardian - UK

First pope, now US churches face boarding-school reckoning

U.S. churches are bracing for an unprecedented reckoning with their histories operating boarding schools for Native Americans

The Independent UK

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'Fantastic young man' who only wanted to get better: Inside Dan Burn's Darlington revolution

The defender made huge strides in his career working under Craig Liddle at the Quakers

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