Sustrans, the organisation contracted by Birmingham City Council to deliver the ‘Brum Breathes’ initiative, want to know how people in the city travel to places of worship (in ‘non-covid’ times). “This survey will help Sustrans and Birmingham City Council enable Read More …
Walsall Meeting has moved (again!) From 1st November 2020, Walsall Quakers meet at: Pelsall Community Centre, Station Road, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4BQ Meeting will be from 11.00am to 12:00pm, as usual. All the Covid precautions that you would expect are Read More …
At Area Meeting in September, the dates and locations for Area Business Meetings in 2021 were confirmed. With the ongoing coronavirus situation, all in-person meetings are tentative, and decisions about whether to go ahead in-person, online, or a hybrid of Read More …
The Central England Quakers Office will be closed Mondays & Fridays for the rest of 2020. When possible, the secretary will be in the office on a Wednesday. At other times Tuesday to Thursday he will be working from home Read More …
At the commemorations for Hiroshima Day in August, a certificate of friendship was passed from Coventry Lord Mayor Ann Lucas to Dr Miho Taka Coventry University and Yui Taka-Hussan a student of Finham Park School Coventry. The certificate was passed Read More …
Central England Area Quaker Meeting is a registered charity and each year is required to file the Trustees Annual Report and Accounts with the Charity Commission. A printed copy of this is available for the CEQ office or it can Read More …
Our project Peace Hub reopened on 8th September, with a new theme in partnership with Medaille Trust: Refuge & Freedom: How can we work together to combat modern slavery? Although it’s a tough subject to talk about, modern slavery could Read More …
Area Meeting Office The Area Meeting Office is now open after 5 months closure because of the Covid 19 pandemic. The necessary risk assessments have been completed and the Area Meeting Secretary is willing to return to the office. There Read More …
Footsteps’ Statement re: R20 Taskforce Report Sept 2020 In May 2019 following discernment at area meeting, Central England Quakers endorsed a letter that Footsteps – Faiths for a Low Carbon Future was sending (with the support of the Birmingham Faith Read More …
Claire Bowman, CEQ Ecumenical & Interfaith Coordinator, highlights a new annual review from the Workplace Chaplaincy team for Birmingham & Solihull: I serve on the management committee for chaplaincy in the city centre of Birmingham, which is led by Elaine Read More …