Since 2015, our projects Peacemakers and Peace Hub have been working together to deliver Junior Peacemakers workshops for Primary-age children. Now Peacemakers have produced a new resource, which will guide you through running your own workshops: in a school, at Read More …
Oak Tree House have two Single Flats available. Oak Tree House is registered by the Charity Commission and managed by Trustees from the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Its purpose is to provide a caring residential community offering shelter and Read More …
Solihull Quaker Caroline Gibbs provides information on the Restoring Relations project, including how to find out more at Yearly Meeting Gathering, and then provides a personal reflection on her experiences of the project. Restoring Relations is a project started by Read More …
Registration is now open for online Yearly Meeting Gathering 2021. General registration is open until 19th July, but please note that registration for the children and young people’s programme closes on 27th June. Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) will take place Read More …
Pete Doubtfire, co-ordinator of our project Peace Hub, explains why the shopfront has had a refresh: Now that we’ve reopened, if you pop down to Peace Hub on Bull St in Birmingham city centre, you might notice something a bit Read More …
Quaker Howard Saunders explains why he is walking the Dales Way, past a site of historic importance to Quakers, to raise money for the DEC. Having decided some time ago to enjoy the Dales Way eighty mile walk from Ilkley Read More …
Claire Bowman reflects on upcoming climate talks, to be hosted in the UK in November, and how Quakers can take action. (Updated with more information on how to join in.) Several Central England Quakers joined a regional zoom session put Read More …
Central England Quakers Peace Committee responds to the recent proposals by the Home Office, and suggests actions that Friends can take (the deadline for responding is 5th May). This action was supported at Area Meeting on 22nd April. We have Read More …
John Lampen of Stourbridge Quaker Meeting has been looking recently at the efforts of Quaker doctors to prevent smallpox outbreaks and develop mass immunity to the disease in the eighteenth century. It’s a fascinating story, and he’s written a 6-page Read More …
Many Quaker communities are finding it hard to decide whether and when to re-start meeting in person. This is made harder by the current restrictions affecting all parts of our lives. Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) offer some spiritual and practical Read More …