19 Friends from 9 local meetings attended a nominations gathering at Woodbrooke on Saturday 23rd September. The group was led by Roy Stephenson from Lancaster meeting. A report will follow in the autumn edition of Roundabout Central England (our Area Read More …
Many thanks to those who have already contacted John with offers to help with this task. The seven tapestries by Elisabeth Holmgaard at Woodbrooke, which so many Friends have admired, will probably be dispersed when Woodbrooke closes. If your Meeting Read More …
The Quaker Christmas Parcels Appeal for 2023 has now been launched. Christmas can be a difficult time for families of people in prison, asylum seekers & refugees, and other vulnerable people. Quaker Christmas Parcels seeks to offer support and friendship Read More …
A number of Central England Quakers joined the National Day of support for ‘Defend our Juries’ on Monday 25th September. Quakers held placards outside Birmingham Crown Court affirming the legal precedent that ‘jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant Read More …
Several Central England Quakers travelled down to the Excel Centre in London to witness and protest against this year’s Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) biennial arms fair. Coventry Friend Pete Duckworth reflects on his experiences alongside Maggie McHale and Read More …
Quaker Support for Climate Action (QS4CA), which evolved from the Big One protests in April, is inviting Quakers across the country to hold vigils during Quaker Week. The call to hold climate vigils reflects the theme of this year’s Quaker Read More …
17th and 20th Century Quakers are being publicly commemorated though historic plaque schemes. On Thursday 22nd June a number of Hartshill Quakers joined other Friends from Leicestershire at Fenny Drayton Church for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the significance Read More …
Quaker Week (in England) is 23 September to 1 October 2023. It runs every year to help Quaker meetings to attract new people and share their faith. The theme this year is ‘Simple. Radical. Spiritual.’ It is intended to intrigue Read More …
6th August marks the anniversary of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima (and on Nagasaki three days later). It’s a day to remember the hundreds of thousands who were killed or injured, and to say ‘never again’ to the use of Read More …
Pete Duckworth of Coventry Meeting reports on a protest held by Quakers and others against sewage dumping by Severn Trent (the water supplier covering all of Central England). On Friday 7th July seven Coventry Friends joined over 50 protesters from Read More …