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
Special events over the Christmas period - Is your meeting holding an extra Meeting for Worship, or skipping a week, over the festive period? Are you holding a different special event? Please let us know so that we can publicise it here: website@ceaqm.org.uk We already know about… Continue Reading
New Peer Mediators Celebrate with Lord Mayor - Our project Peacemakers share news of a celebration with young peer-mediators that they have been working with. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE, visited St Peter’s Catholic Primary School to celebrate the achievements of 12 children. The… Continue Reading
Witness against the arms trade - Quakers joined other campaigners to celebrate the end of the SDSC arms fair at Telford International Centre. Friends are now encouraged to sign an open letter to National Exhibition Centre, urging them not to host the fair in February. A… Continue ReadingApproaches for the Future Survey - What support do you think will help Quaker communities thrive over the next decade? During Autumn 2025, Quaker Life and Woodbrooke have been consulting with Quakers across Britain Yearly Meeting on the priorities for the support we offer. This survey is another chance for you… Continue Reading 
Supporting Families this Christmas - A reminder that the Quaker Christmas Parcels Appeal is open for donations, with parcel packing taking place on Fri 5th and Sat 6th December. And Toys 4 Birmingham will be collecting donations of toys at Edgbaston stadium the same weekend.… Continue ReadingSee all our news
Events
- Peace Hub Winter Social 11/12/2025 at meet at the atrium of Priory Rooms, Birmingham. – A winter in-person meet-up for the Peace Hub Focus Group. Members or attenders within Central England concerned about peace and social justice issues are invited to share lunch at the Morridge cafe, with an opportunity for informal discussion. A chance to get to know each other better, reconnect if you’ve…
- Christmas Day Worship at Bournville 25/12/2025 at Bournville Quaker Meeting House, Bournville Birmingham. – You are invited to join a semi-programmed Meeting for Worship with readings and carols, on Christmas Day, followed by refreshments.
- How Quakers Evolved to Thrive 10/01/2026 at Online and at Bull St Quaker Meeting House, Birmingham. Meeting for Learning: Building the Successful Society: How Quakers Evolved to Thrive – A Meeting for Learning on 'Building the Successful Society: How Quakers Evolved to Thrive'. Historian Dr Andrew Fincham (FRHistS and Woodbrooke Associate Tutor) has received the 2025 Gerald Hodgett Award to encourage wider understanding of his research into the development of Quakerism and its impact on the transatlantic world. The…
Area Meeting January 2026 24/01/2026 at Bull Street Quaker Meeting House, Birmingham. Activities Fayre 12:00 - 14:00, Business & children's actvities 14:00-17:00 – Our Area Meeting, with an Activities Fayre over lunch 12pm-2pm, and then Business Meeting 2pm-5pm, with a parallel Children's Party. Activities Fayre The Activities Fayre will include information and representatives from a range of Central England Quaker committees, groups and branches such as the Community Justice Group, Peacemakers and the…
- Challenging Narratives of Division 07/02/2026 at Selly Oak Quaker Meeting House, Selly Oak, Birmingham. – Join Peace Hub and CEQ Responding to Racism for a day workshop exploring the patterns of division in our communities, the underlying issues and real problems that are used as a tool for scapegoating. We will do some community mapping, including the communities where our Quaker Meetings are based, and…
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