Welcome to Sheffield and Balby Area Meeting. This is a grouping of several Quaker Meetings within the same general locality. Our regular meetings for worship are held at the 'local meeting', but about 6 times per year we meet as an 'area meeting', to deal with certain business matters and to enjoy sharing social time together. (Pictures below: Area Meeting in Doncaster)
Quakers are a faith group. We try to live in truth, peace, simplicity and equality, finding good and love in ourselves and those around us. Our meetings for worship offer a welcoming opportunity for spiritual exploration, refreshment, and sharing.
Living peacefully and promoting peace has always been a major concern for us. We want to share here the latest statement on the dreadful situation in Gaza. This statement was agreed at the Yearly Meeting of British Quakers in London in May 2025.
Back in November 2023, Friends at Sheffield Central meeting agreed a statement on the Israel/Palestine conflict.
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All our meetings are subject to clear Safeguarding Policy. (documents here)
Our area meeting includes 4 local meetings. By clicking on the meeting you can find out more about each one.
Sheffield Central has a large meeting house in the city centre. Most Sundays, there are around 50 people, as well as children. Every Sunday meeting is 'blended' so a zoom option is available.
Nether Edge meeting is based in a suburb, and does not own a meeting house. Usually around 10 - 12 Friends may attend on a Sunday.
Doncaster also has a meeting house, a short walk from the city centre.
Hope Valley
Friends meet in Moore Memorial Hall, Brentwood Road, Bamford. S33 0AG. Meetings are 10.45 - 11.45 every Sunday. Then there is coffee. No children's meeting. Discussion group on the FIRST Sunday of the month at 12.15 to 1.15 pm. Inquire
In Bamford there has been a small community of Quakers living together for a number of years. For more details of that: www.quakercommunity.org.uk