Membership and Committee

Membership of QCOP

If you wish to join or be informed about QCOP, please complete the Membership form which you can view here or download here. Please send it by e-mail or post to the address in the form.

Donations

There is no membership fee but donations are welcome; a suggested amount is £10. Regular annual donations are particularly helpful.  BACS payments (ie direct electronic payments) are the preferred means as cheque payments unfortunately incur higher bank charges. QCOP is unable to take card payments. 

Please make BACS contributions to
Account Name: QCOP; Account No:  78445460; Sort Code: 30-97-13

If you are unable to pay electronically, please make your cheque payable to QCOP and send to

Fran Worpe, QCOP Treasurer, Friends Meeting House, Ward Street, Guildford, GU1 4LH.

 

Committee

Here are the current members of the QCOP Committee (formerly known as the Steering Group).  For any enquiries please e-mail us at:  qcop.contact@gmail.com

  • Martin Schweiger   Roundhay Meeting, Leeds AM (Convener)
  • Fran Worpe              Guildford Meeting , Surrey and Hampshire Border AM (Treasurer and             Membership Secretary)
  • Jason Evans             Brighton Meeting, Sussex West AM
  • Jonathan Riddell     Alton Meeting, Hampshire and Islands AM (Newsletter Editor)
  • Caroline Series        Warwick Meeting, Central England AM (Website Editor)
  • David Tinsley           Settle Meeting, Craven and Keighley AM (Communications Secretary)

The following are no longer on the committee but continue to play an important part:

  • Maria Grace: Newbury Meeting, Mid-Thames AM (Website editor)
  • Roger Plenty: Nailsworth Meeting,  Gloucestershire AM (Honorary Member)

Chosen Charity

Our chosen charity is CHASE Africa (Community Health and Sustainable Environment Africa). CHASE Africa supports organisations in Africa that enable access to family planning, healthcare and rights, while protecting the environment and building resilience to climate change.

You can make donation to CHASE Africa directly here.      

Here is a link to an excellent talk given to QCOP in October 2024 by Robin Witt, founder of CHASE Africa, about CHASE Africa's work.

American Friends

American Friends have a group similar to QCOP which is a working group of Quaker Earthcare Witness. They time some of their meetings so that QCOP members can take part.  One of their leaders is Richard Grossman who runs the website  www.population-matters.org, not to be confused with the British charity Population Matters whose website is, confusingly, www.populationmatters.org.   Richard can be reached through his website. Tom Cameron is the current clerk of the working group and may be reached at  tomcamphoto@gmail.com.