With so many of us spending more time spending time at home this Winter, it’s more important than ever to be aware of ways to save money on energy bills as well as stay warm. This post from Balsall Heath is Our Planet provides some useful advice.
Celebrating Sanctuary (CSB) is working in partnership with Gap Arts, Ort Gallery and Craftspace to plan and design a project and event for 2022 as part of the Commonwealth Cultural Festival.
As local artists we would like your views and input in its design. This process will influence how we approach an inclusive, community focussed project & event in the Moseley Rd and surrounding areas of Balsall Heath. We want to identify emerging and established artists in the area, especially those from refugee and migrant backgrounds who could be involved in artist development, performance & exhibition opportunities, or delivering creative workshops.
We will be holding some online consultation sessions this month which will be advertised soon. But in the meantime, we have created this short online survey to find out who the local artists are, what they do and what their views and needs are. The survey is very short, so we ask you to please take 5 minutes to give us your feedback.
Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to hearing from you.
The Hall Green Families team are able to take referrals from community professionals and self referrals from families in Hall Green who are in need of support.
Covid guidance can be confusing and hard to understand… Youth Covid Challenge is a group of young people retelling the rules!
Ort Gallery worked with artist Sabba Khan, whose work is an exploration of first world city life as a second generation Azad Kashmiri Muslim migrant. She explores themes of belonging, memory and identity underpinned by philosophical and psychotherapy concepts that explore the nature of self within and outside of the collective.
Sabba created 6 postcards in co-design with local women that are being shared with our community as part of the recovery period mid/post-lockdown. The idea is to spread a positive message and remind people that they are not alone. Moreover they also encourage people to look after their mental health.
The elderly in the community are receiving the messages through foodbank parcels and through the delivery service of hot means by the Muath Trust who reach up to 90 elderly people each week.
Pupils from two local primary schools – Ark Tindal Academy and Nelson Mandela Primary wrote personalised messages to the elderly in the community to spread festive joy this December and to send hope and solidarity to those in the community cut off from family and friends. The project will support the elderly to write back to their young penpals.
The Wellbeing Messages project was supported by The Community Fund.
The Old Print Works would like to invite you to our Christmas Market on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September 2020, from 11am-4pm. The event showcases the artists, makers and entrepreneurs that are based in the Old Print Works, many of whom will have items for sale!
The following courses are available at The Muath Trust. Upskill yourself for the New Year!
During Covid-19 lockdowns, Ward Forum meetings have gone online. They are now available to view through YouTube. Ward Forums are an opportunity to hear from local Councillors and other key local partners about issues affecting your area.
The Bahu Trust are launching ‘The Kindness Project’, an interfaith project to support people in need of bereavement support. They are currently recruiting volunteers who can commit to the four training sessions in January.
Arts organisation ‘General Public’ are running a competition for children to design a ‘Balsall Heath Fairy Door’ – magical doors to other worlds.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inequalities that exist when it comes to digital skills and access to digital equipment. To better understand the digital needs of both residents of Hall Green constituency and community groups that provide activities and services, the Hall Green Neighbourhood Network Scheme team have devised two rolling surveys.
The first survey is intended to be completed by residents of Hall Green constituency, which includes the wards of Balsall Heath West, Brandwood & Kings Heath, Hall Green North, Hall Green South, Moseley, Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East, and Sparkhill.
The second survey is intended to be completed by community groups, other community assets in Hall Green constituency to understand the digital skills of organisations. The Hall Green NNS team have a pot of money to undertake capacity building which includes improving the digital skills of organisations in Hall Green. The information that the team gather from this survey will help to shape the training and support we provide.
Hall Green Neighbourhood Networks Scheme will be gathering the data from these surveys over the coming months. If you have any questions about the survey or would like to know more about the Hall Green Communities digital skills work please e-mail Natalie.Tichareva@accordgroup.org.uk.
With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting families hard financially many parents and guardians may be worrying about gifting toys to children. To help support families in need Thrive Together Birmingham have set up the Toy 4 Birmingham initiative, calling for donations of toys for families in need.
NHS Responders are looking for local volunteers who can support people unable to leave the house by doing some shopping for them.
Balsall Heath Neighbourhood News Online is partnering with Active Communities to explore how we can promote and celebrate what is happening in Balsall Heath.
We would like to invite you to join us for a one hour video call on Monday 7th December at 1pm to discuss how we can work together. This is also a great opportunity to meet residents and organisations active in our community.