Records of Leeds Young Friends Club. 1919-1944.
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Society of Friends
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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...
Leeds Young Friends Club.
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The Leeds Young Friends Club began in 1919. Its activities included rambles, visits to sites of special interest in the area, talks and conferences, swimming, tennis, dances and regular visits to local Friends Meetings. The club continued to be active after the outbreak of the Second World War and organised a varied programme until 1943. However the nucleus of friends who had grown up in the area and kept the club alive broke down as the war progressed and the club was wound up in 1944. ...
