Excitement in Cumbria at the Quaker Tapestry. A new display called Weapons of the Spirit - the Quaker response to conflict will be officially opened on Tuesday 15 April.
The new panels will show what the response has been to conflicts since the seventeenth century and will be echoing the words and stories of those involved, etched with bravery, sadness and humour.
The Tapestry also launches a new CD-ROM at the same time, called These houses hold secrets. This charts the efforts of Dutch Quakers during the second world war to save Jewish families.
The opening speaker at the launch will be Maurice Hopper, who has recently published a book on human rights witness in the West Bank. Some of the new panels feature his work. A review of Weapons of the Spirit will appear in the Friend shortly after the launch.