Eleanor Nesbitt recently published an article in Coventry Society News: ‘The Coventry Quakers’. The article covers a brief history of the Religious Society of Friends in Coventry, from George Fox’s visits to the city in the 17th century through to Read More …
Young Friends Across the Four FWCC sections invite young Quakers aged 16-35 to a series of workshops this autumn. Please share with any young Friends in your meetings. “To all Young Friends everywhere, We invite you to join Young Friends Read More …
Central England Quakers Peace Committee invite you to mark the run up to Hiroshima Day (6th August) by making paper cranes. 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of nuclear bombs being dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Origami cranes Read More …
This Wednesday for the second time after lockdown Friends resumed their 15 minute lunchtime climate change vigil outside Birmingham Cathedral. This week there were Quakers from Bournville and Selly Oak meetings. A passer-by stopped to take a photo for himself Read More …
Claire Bowman reports from the recent Church & Peace AGM. The Church and Peace AGM was held by zoom this year due to Covid 19. This is an organisation of communities, training centres, peace organisations and peace service agencies as Read More …
Eleanor Nesbitt of Coventry Quaker Meeting has contributed a talk in the form of an interview to the ’30 minute expert’ series on the subject of Sikhism. Comments online from Sikhs have said how well she explains their religion. Well Read More …
(New guidance and templates added 25th June) As we look ahead to the re-opening of our Meeting Houses (for worship and use by hirers) we will need to follow guidance from both the government and Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM). At Read More …
Claire Bowman, CEQ Ecumenical & Interfaith Coordinator, highlights a new annual review from the Workplace Chaplaincy team for Birmingham & Solihull: I serve on the management committee for chaplaincy in the city centre of Birmingham, which is led by Elaine Read More …
This Sunday – 14th June 2020 – has been designated Tax Justice Sunday by Church Action for Tax Justice (CATJ) which is a national body set up over a year ago following an initiative by the Methodists in the West Read More …
Rhiannon Grant of Bournville Meeting was delighted to take delivery of copies her news book Quakers Do What! Why? Another exciting publication for this prolific Central England Quaker author. Congratulations Rhiannon! The book will be available from August 2020.