Central England Area Meeting trustees are pleased to report on our work in 2023. During 2023 trustees recruited and appointed Helen Waters as business support administrator to work alongside Sarah Barker, our principal officer.  With these two posts in place Read More …

Most Quaker Meetings try to use Fairtrade tea & coffee, and several in Central England have signed up as Fairtrade Meetings. Fairtrade Fortnight will take place from Monday 9 September – Sunday 22 September 2024. It’s an opportunity to explain Read More …

Quakers across Britain and across the world gathered recently, and shared their reflections in the form of epistles. Read epistles from Britain Yearly Meeting and the World Plenary Meeting, and share your experiences of attending BYM. Read More …

Following the recent racist, anti-migrant and Islamophobic violence, Quakers across the country have been reaching out to local mosques and working with migrant support groups to show solidarity and to support those affected. Quakers in Britain are launching a new Read More …

Did you attend Britain Yearly Meeting either in person or on zoom? The Area Meeting Clerks would love to hear Friends’ experiences of BYM and collate them to be shared at our September Area Meeting. If you would be willing Read More …

A round-up of events and actions for peace, being led by (or in partnership with) various Quaker bodies around Britain. Hiroshima Day A play ‘The Priest’s Tale’ remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki followed by poetry readings by peace poet Antony Owen Read More …

Midlands Green Quakers is a peer support group for any Friends concerned about Climate Justice. It is open to the whole of the Midlands region (including CEQ), and is convened by Sarah Shaw, the East Midlands Local Development Worker. Sarah Read More …

Hilary Topp, Local Development Worker (LDW) for our region shares her summer newsletter, featuring: Ideas for welcoming newcomers; George Fox 400; Upcoming events; Peer support sessions for role-holders. Read More …