Helen Waters and Hilary Topp share news of the recent Families’ Weekend at The Greenhouse, 19–21 June 2026. 52 Friends of all ages gathered for a third Quaker Families Weekend from the 19-21 June at The Greenhouse at Barnes Close, Read More …
Our project Peacemakers share their annual report for 2025: 2025 has been a significant year for Peacemakers, marked by both growth and transition. We delivered 52 programmes, reaching 1,421 children and young people and training 575 school staff through peace Read More …
Four Cotteridge Friends reflect on their experiences of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), held from 1st – 4th May 2026: I’m an old Quaker – both in terms of age and having been a Quaker all my life. However, I didn’t Read More …
Yearly Meeting will meet from 1–4 May 2026 in Friends House and online. Everyone in our Quaker community is welcome to join, whether a member or not. There will be programmes for children and young people. Online preparation sessions will Read More …
Barnaby Waters reflects on the recent Quaker Families Weekend at Barnes Close. A gaggle of Quaker children and their parents and carers gathered again at the Greenhouse on the slopes of the Waseley Hills for a weekend together. The similarly Read More …
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 Read More …
Quakers in Britain is inviting Friends from all parts of the country to offer service supporting the programme of national events for children and young people in 2026. This includes Junior Yearly Meeting, Young People @ Yearly Meeting, the Children’s Read More …
Bournville Friends are opening the doors yet again for Heritage Day for the 12th year running, and are appealing for volunteers to help. And apart from helping us, there’s an opportunity for volunteers to visit some of the other buildings opening Read More …
Junior Gathering for 11-14 year olds and Senior Conference for 15-18 year olds will both take place 23rd – 30th August 2025 in Reading. Organised by Friends Southern Summer Events (FSSE) a group of mostly Quaker volunteers. The two residential Read More …
This is a free 12 hour self-study course, Principles and Practices of Peace Education exploring how peace can be fostered in classrooms. It was produced in collaboration with Quakers in Britain. The course is hosted on the OUs learning platform Read More …