A small group of Central England Quakers continues to hold a silent vigil in St Philip’s Square each Wednesday afternoon. Selly Oak Quaker Cyril Bezant explains why he joins this act of witness (updated with links to further action): Why Read More …
Quaker Antony Barlow shares his new book which takes a personal look at the Friends Ambulance Unit, which treated wounded civilians and soldiers on both sides, during the Second World War: An Exacting Mistress – The Friends Ambulance Unit in Read More …
Claire Bowman reports from the recent Church & Peace AGM. The Church and Peace AGM was held by zoom this year due to Covid 19. This is an organisation of communities, training centres, peace organisations and peace service agencies as Read More …
Lin Barrington of Selly Oak Quaker Meeting has been volunteering at a local food bank during lockdown and gave this interview about her experience.
A reflection on offering ‘spiritual direction’ by Eleanor Jackson, a member of Cotteridge Quaker Meeting and a Woodbrooke Associate Tutor. This article was originally commissioned for ‘News from the Centre’, the next edition of which we hope can be printed Read More …
Something uplifting to read in these difficult times! This personal reflection by John Sheldon of Warwick Quaker Meeting was originally commissioned for ‘News from the Centre’, the next edition of which we hope can be printed later in the year. Read More …
Barbara Forbes reports on participation in Friends House Moscow (FHM) Board Meeting in November 2019. Quakers’ links to Russia go back to the 17th century, when Tsar Peter I (“the Great”) visited London, met some local Friends and attended Meeting Read More …
Over 700 people of different faiths (including a number of Quakers from Central England) attended the No Faith in War protest against the DSEI arms fair in London on 3rd September. Pete Doubtfire, from our project Peace Hub, reflects on Read More …
Claire Bowman, Central England Quakers’ Ecumenical & Interfaith Coordinator, reflects on an interfaith event connecting with our local environment and a hub for sustainable energy. St Cyprian’s church in Tyseley sits beside a new retail park. A few rows of Read More …
Birmingham Quaker Pete Doubtfire reflects on attending a Church & Peace conference on behalf of Central England Quakers Peace Committee. In May 2019, I attended the AGM and 70th Anniversary Celebration of Church & Peace, in Berlin. Church & Peace Read More …