London-wide Meetings for Worship
The next one is on the 3rd Sunday in April, 19th hosted by Blackheath Meeting at Friends Meeting House, Lawn Terrace, London, SE3 9LL. The meeting is accessible to wheelchair-users with a hearing loop, accessible toilet and street parking on Sundays. Meeting starts at 10.30.
http://www.blackheathquakers.org.uk/
--------------------------
Link to LYAQ who meet regularly in Central London
Letter to friends from Q i L co-clerks for JLAM on March 7th
Quakers in London News Sheet 5
Quakers in London Offer of Service Form
Link to a new meeting on the second Sunday of each month, in Hoddesdon, Herts
QUAKER WEDNESDAY takes place on the first Wednesday morning of every month at Wanstead Meeting House. Friends, visitors and enquirers gather for coffee and conversation from 10.30 onwards. Meeting for Worship is from 12 to 12.45, followed by a shared lunch. Everyone is welcome, and can attend for as much or as little time as they wish. It usually finishes around 2.15. Next dates: April 1st and May 6th
These News Sheets are a digest both for general use and for members and regular attenders who do not follow business closely or use electronic communication. They can be emailed around circulation lists, printed for notice boards and taken to or posted to less active or distant friends.
The North East Thames area covers the following five meetings
Bethnal Green Epping Harlow Walthamstow Wanstead
You are most welcome at any of these Quaker Meetings. Find out more by clicking on the links above or the Our Meetings tab. Epping MfW Dates Jan-June 2026
Documents that help run our area meeting are under Area Meeting Information in Document Library. Documents for the next area meeting for business are in Documents in Advance.
Our next Area Meeting for Business is at Epping Meeting House on Sunday April 19th at 1.30 pm.
Documents in Advance will be posted in that section under Area Meeting Information and distributed through clerks and contacts. An Online button will be at the foot of this page on the day, in the calendar entry.
Quakers in Havering by Ian Hutchings
The final Meeting for Worship in Romford Meeting House was held on Sunday 22nd June 2025. Although Quakers in Romford were only in their recent Meeting House for six decades, member Ian Hutchings researched and wrote this 13 page article of their history from 1684.
JOINT LONDON AREA MEETING
Letter to friends from Q i L co-clerks for JLAM on March 7th
2nd Calling letter for JLAM on 7th March
The arrangement of a Joint London Area Meeting is expected to become an Area Meeting called Quakers in London at the beginning of 2027. Queries can be sent through the Contact Form on the London Quakers Website, where there are also links to Minutes and Papers, Frequently Asked Questions and the Story so Far. Link to London Quakers Website
Joint Area Meeting dates 2026
Saturday 7 March Friends House
Saturday 13 June Westminster MH
Saturday 12 September Wanstead MH
Sunday 11 October Friends Hous
Sunday 13 December The Light, Friends House
NB. These are all-day meetings, with mornings spent either in learning or worship,
with business taking place in the afternoon.
Sun 19 April
NET Area Meeting for Business
13:30
Venue: Epping Meeting House, CM16 4 LL
Join Online Meeting (available shortly before event)
Area Meeting for Business hosted by Epping and Harlow together
Sat 13 June
JLAM Area Meeting for Business
10:30-04:30
Venue: Westminster Meeting House
Meeting for learning in the morning followed by shared lunch and business meeting at 1.30 pm
Sun 21 June
NET Area Meeting for Business
13:30
Venue: Wanstead Meeting House, Bush Road London E11 3AU
Join Online Meeting (available shortly before event)
Area Meeting for Business hosted by Bethnal Green and Wanstead together