As Covid restrictions continue to evolve, Quaker Meetings are considering if, how and when to offer meeting for worship and other services, in accordance with government guidance and advice from CEQ trustees and Britain Yearly Meeting. Please check directly with Meetings before travelling.
At Area Meeting level guidance is provided by the CEQ charity Trustees who are responsible for both health & safety and compliance with regulations. Trustees have set up a small “C19 project team” to develop guidance for Local Meetings and Branches and to provide advice and practical support to Friends. The guidance is evolving all the time, and Meetings will be receiving regular “Bulletins” together with new or revised supporting documents.
The documents currently available are listed below:
Bulletins
- Bulletin No 1 – 11 June 2020
- Bulletin No 2 – 18 June 2020
- Bulletin No 3 – 25 June 2020
- Bulletin No 4 – 4 August 2020
- Bulletin No 5 – 22 September 2020
BYM guidance
- BYM – Coronavirus Advice for Quaker Meetings – May 2021
- BYM – Thinking about whether to re-start in-person worship? March 2021
- BYM advice in response to ‘the rule of 6’ – 18 September 2020
- BYM 9 steps to re-opening Meeting Houses – 17 June 2020
- BYM Meeting House RA template COVID supplement – 17 June 2020
- Advice to AM Trustees – 27 May 2020
- Thoughts on blended worship – 3 June 2020
Other guidance
- Guidance for the safe use of places of worship – GOV.UK 12 April 2021
- Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities – GOV.UK 12 April 2021
- National Lockdown Guidance Jan 2021
- Congregational (Insurance) statement update 1 Feb 2021
- Guidance on Risk Assessments – 25 June 2020
- Guidance on Cleaning, Hygiene & Signage – 25 June 2020
- Firefix catalogue (signage)
- C19 Visitor guidelines (customisable) – 18 June 2020
- Sample letter to hirers – 18 June 2020
- CEQ Link Trustees & Property Link Friends – 11 June 2020
- 5 Steps to Working Safely (Gov, UK)