Following the retirement of the Area Meeting Secretary at the end of July, Ann-Louise Rowlands is the Office Administrator. Friends in Local Meetings and clerks to CEQ committees can continue to make their requests for office services in their usual Read More …
Climate Justice Rally & March Around 3,000 people, including a number of Central England Quakers, joined the COP26 Climate Justice rally in Birmingham on 6th Nov, at the mid-point of the COP26 UN climate summit. We gathered at Millennium Point Read More …
Coventry Quaker Pete Duckworth reflects on an artwork hosted by the city’s cathedral, encouraging a different perspective on our shared Earth: You may be aware that Coventry is acting as UK City of Culture this year. However not all the Read More …
Bournville Quaker Claire Bowman has written this impromptu poem for their Remembrance Day Meditation, which Quakers might like to use in our reflections this Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday. It starts with a translation of the words of the Pie Read More …
Eleanor Nesbitt explores the history of Coventry’s Draper Hall, designed by Quaker architect Thomas Rickman, as it is restored as part of Coventry City of Culture: Spotlight on Quaker architect Thomas Rickman, on a royal birthday and young people’s music-making Read More …
Talking Friends is an audio version of the weekly Quaker magazine The Friend, and other Quaker publications. The Association of Talking Friends (ATF) is looking for new readers to record The Friend: individuals, or pairs, or small groups. It’s a Read More …
CEQ Peace Committee, and our project Peace Hub are supporting a new campaign Together With Refugees. Quakers are invited to show support by making and displaying orange hearts, and writing to MPs. The UK government is planning to introduce new Read More …
Britain Yearly Meeting Trustee Ellie Harding invites Quakers in Central England to engage with national work looking at Simplifying Structures. The pandemic has changed how we build communities, work together and spiritually connect with others. Local and area meetings have Read More …
The CEQ Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 December 2020 were approved by CEQ Trustees, and submitted to the Charity Commission, in September 2021, and can be viewed or downloaded below. A paper copy will be Read More …
Many Quaker Meeting Houses already have bicycle infrastructure, but those that don’t may be interested in this offer: Park That Bike which is a charity supported by Transport for West Midlands is offering free bike stands (although they do not Read More …