Bournville Quaker Meeting House will again be opening for Heritage Day, and we would be delighted to welcome Friends to join us as volunteers. There will be many hundreds of visitors, and some of them are interested to talk about Read More …
Kate White from Bournville Meeting offers a reminder that a regular silent vigil is held by Quakers every Wednesday 1.30 – 1.45pm outside St Phillips Cathedral, central Birmingham. It’s called “Concern about the Climate Crisis” and anyone/everyone is invited to Read More …
Bournville Quaker Rhiannon Grant recently appeared on BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought, offering a short reflection on being ‘Curious’ as part of the theme ‘I Am What I Am’. You can catch up with the programme on BBC Sounds: Read More …
Walsall Meeting has moved (again!) As of June 2023, Walsall Quakers meet at: St Matthews Centre, St Matthews Close, Walsall,WS1 3DG Meeting for Worship will be from 11.00am to 12:00pm on Sundays, as usual. Any Friends wising to visit us Read More …
Tricia Bradbury shares news of a special event at Selly Oak Quaker Meeting House on Friday 2 June 2023: Probation Areas throughout Britain have been given beautiful wooden benches made by prisoners which commemorate the Coronation of King Charles. Each Read More …
A new post from the Birmingham and Warwickshire Quakers archive project at the Library of Birmingham. “Quakers have a long history of campaigning for prison reform, with perhaps one of the most well-known 19th century reformers being Elizabeth Fry who Read More …
Barbara Forbes invites Quakers in Central England to support a renewed Asylum Group: For many years from 2006 onwards, Warwickshire/Central England Area Meeting had an Asylum Group which (as agreed at Area Meeting) was a self-selecting group of Friends with Read More …
On 22nd June a green plaque will be unveiled remembering Quaker founder George Fox, who was born in the Leicestershire village of Fenny Drayton, near to Hartshill Local Meeting and part of our Area Meeting. Leicestershire County Council Green Plaques Read More …
Our project Peacemakers (West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project) present their annual report, detailing their activities educating for peace in 2022, including: “2022 had its challenges, but the collaboration and hard work of many people meant it was a successful Read More …
On Saturday 27th May, Quakers are invited to join other Christians in celebration and affirmation of LGBTQ+ folks and the gift they/we are to communities of faith, spirituality and justice. On the day there are 2 meeting points for you Read More …