Friends are invited to support this new initiative from our project Peace Hub. Any Friends who feel these sessions would be helpful are very welcome to join. For those already active, please share with the people your life who are Read More …
Bournville Friends have opened the Meeting House on Heritage Open Day very successfully for the last 13 years. It’s a fun day, giving us a chance to talk to interesting people and sometimes meet old friends. We don’t make refreshments but there Read More …
University of Birmingham’s Can Beauty Save the World – Singing and the Human Spirit project invites you to an unusual concert-research event. On Thursday 17th September at 7pm, the project is hosting a performance by the acclaimed vocal ensemble Ex Cathedra at St Read More …
Quaker Voluntary Action and Quaker Rainbow share an an epistle from their joint Gathering Retreat for LGBTQIA+ Quakers and Allies. To all Friends everywhere From 26 to 28 June 2026, 36 Friends and 3 Facilitators gathered at The Hayes, Derbyshire Read More …
Cathy Tuckett of Cotteridge Meeting reports on a recent Quaker Mental Health workshop and shares an invitation to join a book group. On Saturday 27th June, a group of 14 Elders/Pastoral Friends (from 9 Central England local Meetings) attended a Read More …
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 …
At Area Meeting in June Walsall Quakers made a request for visitors at their Meetings for Worship. Walsall Friends minuted: “We are trying to reach out in our community and any support which Friends could give us would be really Read More …
FWCC EMES is the collective body for Quaker meetings in Europe and the Middle East. EMES holds an Annual Meeting each year in late spring/early summer, these are held online every third year (2026 was one of the online years). Read More …
Details of events and training for Quaker role-holders are now included in a dedicated page on our website and section of our email newsfeed, to make them easier to find. The responsibility for running local and area Quaker meetings is 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 …