No don't get too excited, it's not the number of Quakers in Britain Yearly Meeting that has grown by 15%, its the number of subscribers to Young Quaker magazine.

Yes, even though the number of Quakers in Britain is either roughly staying the same or slightly decreasing there was a remarkable uptake in the number of people subscribing to Young Quaker in 2005.

It could be that the number of Young Friends involved in Young Friends General Meeting (YFGM) has increased by 15% and that has caused the increase, right? Wrong, numbers at YFGM are roughly the same. YFGM is basically a place and a Meeting for all Quakers in Britain aged 18-30s. A bit like the notorious holiday company Club 18-30, but this time without the sex, drugs or alcohol. Okay, not like Club 18-30 at all then.

So what is going on at Young Quaker? Well, over the last 12 months or so the editors of Young Quaker have been shaking up the magazine and seeing what sticks and what falls away. They've captured a certain blend of the essence of where Young Friends are at and have bottled this mysterious situation and are releasing it bit by bit to the baying masses.

Zeitgeist. That's where Young Quaker is right now. And at £11 per year for subscribers in the UK, it's great value for money. Averaging 24.6 pages a month in 2005, they're already at 29 pages a month in 2006. And its not just Young Friends who are sending their cash in. In 2005 almost every letter published from a reader who was enjoying the magazine came from the 70 something year olds who want to keep up with where it is at in the Religious Society of Friends.

Young Quaker has something for everyone. But don't just take it from me, I'm an editor of Young Quaker. Check it out for yourself at the www.youngquaker.tk