Items to appear in the printed version of News from Central England Quakers
Rebecca Bellamy suggests a change in perspective to help create hope as we grapple with questions about living well together and deep division in society. Quakers are continuing to grapple with the question of how we can live well together Read More …
We hope that you have been enjoying a happy and peaceful Easter. While our Communications and Outreach Administrator is on an Easter break, we share this blog from 2018, in which Alistair Fuller at Quaker Life explains how his understanding Read More …
Peter Ullathorne of Cotteridge Quaker Meeting, reflects on a recent Area Meeting workshop which aimed to share ideas and concerns about how we might adapt with the changes to other Area Meetings around us; and hear about how things are Read More …
Epilogue, as used by young Friends, can create very powerful Quaker worship. Matt Alton reflects on what we can learn from his experience and research. I enter a darkened room, the only light coming from a scattering of electric candles, Read More …
Rhiannon Grant reviews this recent film, a biography of a woman who received a spiritual leading to found a new community – the Shakers. And Tim Gee reflects on the similarities and differences between Shakers and Quakers, and what he Read More …
For the second time in less than a year, Metropolitan Police officers have raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House, arresting young activists. On Thursday evening, 5 March, more than 10 officers entered the meeting house and arrested 15 supporters of Take Read More …
As part of Friends World News, Ruby Cumming of Friends World Committee for Consultation reflects on Quaker co-founder Margaret Fell: In the World Office, as International Women’s Day approaches (8 March), we’ve been reflecting on women’s ministry and its deep Read More …
Mercy Nasenya Miroya is a Quaker from Kenya, who visited Bull St Meeting last year as part of a tour for young adult Friends, organised by Friends World Committee for Consultation. Mercy has contributed an article ‘Listening for Life in Read More …
Stourbridge Quakers Lynn Morris and Henry Beakbane review a new book ‘Zealous: A Darker Side of the Early Quakers’ by Erica Canela, published Sept 2025 by Pen and Sword Books. According to the frontispiece, ‘The early Quakers were a group Read More …
Ali Wallace is the current Quaker representative on the World Day of Prayer committee for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Ali tells us about this inclusive and inspiring event hosted in many churches around the country and worldwide, and why it’s worth attending. Read More …