You are warmly invited to join Quakers at events shown in the list below. Click on the name of an event for more information.
May 2024
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08/05/2024 - 10/05/2024 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at Walsall Magistrates Court, Walsall, WS2 8HA |
Support Peaceful Midlands Arms Trade Resistance- On 1st November 2023 six people disrupted the SDSC-UK Arms Fair by chaining themselves to the gates of the Telford International Centre. They include four Quakers from CEQ meetings and they are due to face trial at Walsall Magistrates Court 8-10 May 2024. Friends are invited to support them in-person at the Court and demonstrate [...] |
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15/05/2024 1:45 pm at National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, DE13 7AR |
International Conscientious Objectors’ Day 2024- Wednesday, 15th May is International Conscientious Objectors’ Day. To mark this day, there will be a Meeting for Worship at 2.30 pm organised by Staffordshire Area Quaker Meeting at the Quaker Service Memorial which is located at the National Memorial Arboretum. Arrive at 1.45 to give time for welcome and walk to the memorial. Details [...] |
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18/05/2024 7:00 pm at Barnt Green & Redditch Quaker Meeting House, Barnt Green, B45 8NR |
Friends' Cinemadelightful Irish comedy romance - Barnt Green & Redditch Quakers invite you to join them at their monthly film showing. All welcome. This month: Walt Disney’s delightful Irish comedy romance about Derby O’Gill, a wily old codger, who matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad (Sean Connery) who [...] |
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20/05/2024 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Online |
Midlands Green QuakersBirmingham Quakers and Interfaith Climate Justice Action - Midlands Green Quakers is a network of Friends from across the region who share a concern about the climate and ecological emergency. This month: we’ll be hearing from Chris Martin, Claire Bowman and Pete Doubtfire (Central England Quakers) on Birmingham Quakers and Interfaith Climate Justice Action. Register to receive the Zoom details. Midlands Green Quakers [...] |
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22/05/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Selly Oak Meeting House, Birmingham, B29 6NB |
Area Meeting May 2024- Our Meeting for Worship for Business will be from 6-9pm and sandwiches, cakes and drinks will be provided from 5pm. From 4.30pm there will be an opportunity to make a re-useable name badge to replace single-use stickers. Our Area Business Meeting is a special type of Meeting for Worship used to make decisions: from how [...] |
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25/05/2024 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at Hartshill Quaker Meeting House, Hartshill, CV10 0SG |
George Fox 400 Celebration Day- Hartshill is the nearest Quaker Meeting to the village of Fenny Drayton where George Fox was born and has links to both Fox’s early life and the early years of the Quaker movement. The Meeting will be showcasing their George Fox and Hartshill Quaker heritage displays. They will also share creative work they have been [...] |
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25/05/2024 10:30 am at outside Carrs Lane Church, Birmingham, BN4 7SX |
Christians at Pride- Quakers are invited to join with other Christians at Birmingham Pride 2024. We will share a short time of prayer outside the Church at Carrs Lane before those who are marching leave at 11:15 to head to Colmore Row (Java Roastery). A group will also be staying at Carrs Lane to distribute stickers and sweets [...] |
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29/05/2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Cotteridge Quaker Meeting House, Birmingham, B30 1JB |
Create and Connect at Cotteridgedecorate cloth bags with/for female asylum-seekers TBC. Women only for this session. - Do you enjoy drawing, painting, knitting, crotchet, sewing, weaving…? Or would you like to have a go for the first time? Come and join in art/craft projects supplied by us, or simply bring your own handywork to do in a companionable, relaxed atmosphere. We will provide hot drinks and light refreshments. This month: decorate cloth [...] |
Jun 2024
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01/06/2024 - 02/06/2024 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at Barnt Green & Redditch Quaker Meeting House, Barnt Green, B45 8NR |
Natural Art ExhibitionSat 1st, 10am to 4pm; Sun 2nd , 2pm – 4pm - Barnt Green Quakers invite you to a sustainable art exhibition created using pressed leaves and beeswax. By Hui-Ying Chang, an international award-winning nature artist from Taiwan. Free admission, all are welcome. Download a poster for the exhibition |
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10/06/2024 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Online |
Midlands Green QuakersBerkhamstead Eco Hub - Midlands Green Quakers is a network of Friends from across the region who share a concern about the climate and ecological emergency. This month: Sue Hampton (Berkhamstead LM) will share with us about her work with Berkhamstead Eco Hub. Register to receive the Zoom details. Midlands Green Quakers is a peer support group for any [...] |
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