Minehead

Our August/September 2022 newsletter includes reports of several events in July - a letter writing afternoon, a stall at a village fete and an Amnestea. As usual it also sets out some actions we can all take this month, a list of diary...

Members of our Minehead Amnesty group were joined on 29 July by friends and neighbours for a most enjoyable AmnesTea, held this year in Susan’s beautiful garden in Carhampton. The sun shone, and more than 50 people came to enjoy the...

In April the Minehead Group had a talk by Cherry Bird on the latest news on human rights in Afghanistan. This was followed by a letter writing session at which 23 letters were written about cases in nine countries. In May, six members...

Our April newsletter includes reports of our recent events, such as the fund-raising quiz, and our attendance at the SW regional conference. There is an account of one of the conference talks which was on the UK's disfunctional...

The Minehead Amnesty Group’s next event is on Thursday 21 April at 2pm in the Quaker Meeting House, Bancks Street, Minehead. There will be a talk on Afghanistan, followed by the opportunity to write letters and sign petitions about the...

Members of the Minehead Amnesty Group were pleased to raise £248 at their annual quiz on 25 March. Despite numbers being down, owing to Covid and other reasons, those who went along were entertained with a range of interesting...

Our February/March newsletter includes the regular features of - actions you can take this month, diary dates and campaign updates. The actions include women's rights in Afghanistan, the UK's Nationality and Borders Bill and the forced...

Our January newsletter includes a report of our Write for Rights coffee morning and letter/card signing on 10 December, Human Rights Day. Despite the cold weather and Covid, about 30 people came along and enjoyed our coffee and cake...

Our December newsletter reminds readers about the 2021 Write for Rights campaign and what we can all do to help. It includes details of our coffee morning and card/letter signing session on 10 December and where people can get further...

The Minehead Group will be holding its annual Write for Rights coffee morning on Friday 10 December, which is also International Human Rights Day. The event will be in the Avenue Methodist Church, Minehead from 1000 to 1200. Tea...