Bull St Elders and Pastoral Friends have arranged a day with Woodbrooke for the course “Being a Quaker Community”. This will take place on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Priory Rooms, Bull St – times to be confirmed. Led by Read More …
Friends are invited to come and explore how we could best do Quaker outreach in Central England. Led by the CEQ Outreach & Communications Committee. 7th December at Priory Rooms 12 – 4pm (see full details). Please let us know Read More …
A re-enactment was held on 27th October, at Lichfield Market Square, of George Fox’s notorious visit to the town with his message of “woe to the bloody city”. A video of the re-enactment is now available to watch, written & Read More …
Children and teenagers are encouraged to come along to Friends House in London for a day of Quaker fun and spirituality. This event runs alongside Meeting for Sufferings in the same venue. 10am – 4pm at Friends House Children and Read More …
As Remembrance Sunday (10th November) and Armistice day (Mon 11th Nov) approach, Quakers are considering how to use this time to remember for peace, and say ‘never again’. In a new blog on the Quakers in Britain website, Dixe Wills Read More …
Sarah Shaw, coordinator for Midlands Green Quakers (and Local Development Worker for East Midlands), highlights the March for Clean Water in central London on Sunday 3 November. The march has been organised by River Action, with support from a number Read More …
Many thanks to those who have already donated to the Quaker Christmas Parcels appeal 2024. A reminder that early donations by the ordering date, 23rd October 2024, are especially helpful. Quaker Christmas Parcels provides food for those known to the Read More …
Claire Bowman reports on this recent ecumenical gathering: I’m very happy to have represented Central England Quakers at this year’s West Midlands Church Leaders Summit, which took place at Holland House in Cropthorne on the 29th and 30th of September. Read More …
A regular silent vigil is held by Quakers every Wednesday 1:30 – 1:45pm outside St Phillips Cathedral, central Birmingham. Then at 2pm at the nearby Peace Hub, there is a letter writing session for climate prisoners. Vigil – Concern about the Read More …
Coventry Quaker Eleanor Nesbitt is publishing a new book today – Sikh: Two Centuries of Western Women’s Art & Writing. Chronicling two centuries of encounters between Sikhs and 170 western women, this groundbreaking work seeks to correct a major imbalance Read More …