Quaker Meetings are considering how and when to reopen for meeting for worship, in accordance with government guidance and advice from CEQ trustees and Britain Yearly Meeting. Some Quaker Meetings are reopening now or in the near future with measures in place, others may remain closed for some time.
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 Septmber 2020
BYM guidance
- 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
- New National Restrictions from 5 November 2020 (Gov, UK)
- Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities (Gov, UK) – updated 14 September 2020
- Guidance for the safe use of places of worship from 4 July (Gov, UK)
- 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
- Congregational (Insurance) Statement unoccupancy due to Coronavirus – 1 October 2020
- Congregational Insurance Statement Re: Unoccupied Buildings – 1 September 2020
- Congregational Insurance, preparing your church building for reopening – 12 June 2020
- Congregational (insurance) Statement unoccupancy due to Coronavirus – 20 March 2020
- Congregational (insurance) statement – update 24 March 2020
- 5 Steps to Working Safely (Gov, UK)