Central England Quakers is a group of Quaker Meetings within the Midlands: including the cities of Birmingham and Coventry, the Black Country, and the surrounding areas. Join us for Meeting for Worship, and to experience friendship and community.
News
Love Your Neighbour - Although Quaker Week has now passed, the theme of 'love your neighbour' has resonated with many Friends, amid fears about conflict and division in our local communities. Our project Peace Hub shares some resources, including an open letter (deadline for… Continue Reading Friends Acting Under Concern - Our Friend Rajan Naidu and his co-defendants are facing trial for action at Stonehenge in June 2024. The trial begins on Monday 20th October at Salisbury Crown Court and may last up to two weeks. At Area Meeting in September,… Continue Reading Support QVA as a treasurer or facilitator - Quaker Voluntary Action (QVA) is a Quaker organisation which brings together teams of volunteers for three to fourteen days at a time to live in community, participate in a themed spiritual exploration, and carry out voluntary practical work for the… Continue Reading 
What Meeting for Worship means to us - Meeting for Worship is the bedrock of the Quaker way, but what does it means to us? This Quaker Week, we share some reflections from one group of Quakers in Central England. If you've not experienced Quaker worship before, this… Continue ReadingCoventry Meeting Welcomes - Coventry Quaker Meeting share a new video this Quaker week, and have appeared in BBC news as they receive a grant to help make their Meeting House more accessible. Coventry Quakers have produced a video welcoming people to their Local… Continue Reading See all our news
Events
- Bournville Lunchtime Concerts 17/10/2025 at Bournville Quaker Meeting House, Bournville Birmingham. David Hardie (organ) – Bournville Quakers invite you to lunchtime concerts, on the first and third Friday of each month. Free admission – retiring collection. Tea, coffee and biscuits available from midday – bring your own sandwiches. To join the Concerts mailing list send an email to bournvillelunchtimeconcerts@gmail.com
Friends' Cinema 18/10/2025 at Barnt Green & Redditch Quaker Meeting House, Barnt Green. A popular comic ballet danced to an arrangement of fifty-five popular French airs. – Barnt Green & Redditch Quakers invite you to join them at their monthly film showing. All welcome. This month: A popular comic ballet danced to an arrangement of fifty-five popular French airs. Sir Frederick Ashton's (The Wayward Daughter), the sunniest and funniest of ballets, is on our screen. Most famous…
Area Meeting October 2025 23/10/2025 at Bournville Quaker Meeting House, Bournville Birmingham. – Our Area Business Meeting is a special type of Meeting for Worship used to make decisions: from how Quakers spend our money, to adopting a Concern. Agenda items deadline 8th October. Anyone who is part of our Quaker community can attend these meetings and take part in decision making: if…
Peace Hub Focus Group 29/10/2025 Online. – Any Friends who are concerned about peace and social justice issues are invited to join the Peace Hub Focus Group. NB this meeting will be on the fifth Wednesday of the month. This group helps to enliven and stimulate the work of our project Peace Hub, and to align priority…
- Radical Hearts, Open Minds 08/11/2025 at The Priory Rooms, Birmingham. Application essential, deadline 20th October – Come prepared to be radical, open, creative, and thoughtful. We will imagine what our Quaker communities could look like into the 2030s and beyond. What support will help us to get there? What is already happening across the country to help us flourish and grow? This is one of a…
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