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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

Tangled roots: personal reflections on the Swarthmore Lecture - Stuart Masters shares some of his experience of how Quakers today are shaped by the past – and might still turn things upside down. In the recent Swarthmore lecture, I explored how the complex mix of characteristics visible in the… Continue Reading
Peace Hub Annual Report - Our project Peace Hub have prepared an annual report for 2025 - which we hope will be of interest to Friends, and will serve to demonstrate the valuable work that the Peace Hub is undertaking for the Area Meeting. 2025… Continue Reading
Yes to Baby Fairs, No to Arms Fairs! - Friends in Central England joined Quakers and other across Britain to craft baby items, to campaign against the arms trade. Pete Doubtfire, of our project Peace Hub, reflects on this creative approach to a difficult topic. Over the past few… Continue Reading
Preparing for Yearly Meeting 18 July 2026 - If you think it doesn't seem very long since the last Yearly Meeting session then you are right! Britain Yearly Meeting have now started our new pattern of holding Yearly Meeting sessions, which means that following our May 2026 session… Continue Reading
A Million Acts of Hope - You may remember articles over the past few weeks highlighting 'A Million Acts of Hope' - a project to make visible the small acts of care that rarely make headlines. The week has now arrived, running from 13 to 20… Continue Reading

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Events

  • Area Meeting May 2026 Area Meeting May 2026 30/05/2026 at Hartshill Quaker Meeting House, Hartshill. Workshop 10:45-12:45, Business 14:00-17:00 – An all-day Area Meeting, with a workshop on Rethinking Security 10.45am-12.45pm (arrivals and drinks from 10:15am), lunch will be provided at 1pm, and then business meeting 2pm-5pm. There are regular trains to Nuneaton from Birmingham and there is a bus from Nuneaton bus station (a short walk from the station)…

  • Intervisitation Sundays Intervisitation Sundays 31/05/2026 at Quaker Meetings across Central England , . – On 5th Sundays in a month Friends are encouraged to visit other Local Meetings, to build fellowship across our area. This intervisitation is informal - simply find another Quaker Meeting and join their Meeting for Worship, or be ready to welcome visitors to your Meeting. Find another Meeting to visit.

  • Themed Worship on Truth 31/05/2026 at Stratford-upon-Avon Quaker Meeting House, Stratford-upon-Avon. – Stratford Quakers will be holding a themed Meeting for Worship on the theme of “Truth”. For a themed Meeting for Worship, Friends are invited to reflect on the chosen theme in advance of the Meeting and see whether they feel moved to minister on the theme during worship. Friends from…

  • Silence at Solstice Silence at Solstice 21/06/2026 at Leicester Quaker Meeting House, Leicester. – Leicester Green Quakers invite Friends to come and celebrate the turning of the year. The evening will feature a shared vegan meal, games and activities, and worship. Vegan food from 6pm. You’re welcome to bring food to share, but you don’t have to. A 30-minute period of Quaker Worship from 7pm,…

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