Area Meeting update and notices
We held November’s Area Meeting online on Saturday 15th and were pleased to welcome Friends from all six of our Local Meetings, as well as being joined by a Friend from Evesham and our Local Development Worker.
We began by accepting a Friend into membership and by transferring another’s membership into our Area Meeting. We also recorded the deaths of two Friends.
We appointed our Assistant Treasurer for another triennium and appointed a trustee with responsibility as Safeguarding Co-ordinator.
Our Trustees presented their annual report and introduced the new risk management policy. We also agreed the local meeting quota for the year, which is £40 per member.
We heard a thought-provoking report about Meeting for Sufferings who had been considering Quakers’ privileged position of having the ear of those in power.
We also agreed to explore the possibility of our involvement in a project to fund a Children and Families Worker who might work across different Area Meetings.
We also agreed that the Area Meeting clerking team should take responsibility for organising the afternoon sessions of those Area Meetings where we meet in person.
We made a small change to our schedule for Area Meetings in 2026:
Saturday 17 January, 10.30am-12.30pm - Online
Saturday 21 March, 10.30am-12.30pm - Online
Saturday 16 May, 11am-3pm - Blended (in person at Church Stretton)
Saturday 11 July, 11am-3pm - Blended (in person at Bewdley)
Saturday 19 September, 11am-3pm - Blended (in person at Worcester)
Saturday 14 November, 10.30am-12.30pm - Online
Next Area Meeting will be held online via Zoom on Saturday 17 January 2026, 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Notices
Radical Hearts, Open Minds – is an online event on 22nd November exploring our vision for Quakers into the 2030s. Radical Hearts, Open Minds | Quakers in Britain
Charney Manor have released their programme of events for 2026.
There is a call for volunteers to join the planning group for the join Area Meeting Families Weekend. Contact the clerk for more details.