Free 4 weeks Visual Arts Workshops at The Muath Trust
The Muath Trust have a number of FREE visual arts sessions to be delivered by a local artist
Author: Rachel Gillies
Sparkbrook Litter Pickers: Pick it, Bin It, Clean Sparkbrook it!
Supported by ACP Group the next litter pick event is taking place on Sunday 13th June 2021.
ACP blogpost for Carers’ Week
This year Carers’ Week focuses on ‘Making Caring Visible and Valued’. Kam from ACP has written a blogpost for anyone who is a carer to focus on their own needs and self care.
Refugee Week 2021 – We Cannot Walk Alone
Refugee Week – World Music & Arts Festival
Hall Green NNS Grants Programme
The 2021-22 Hall Green NNS Small Grants Programme is now open for applications.
Balsall Health Local History Society – Gazette May 2021
Balsall Heath Local History Society’s monthly gazette is now available to download.
The EU Settlement Scheme Deadline is 30th June – Have you Applied?
30th June 2021 is the cut off period for applying to the EU settlement scheme. Many thousands of EU citizens across Birmingham have successfully obtained Settled Status, but there are still people out there who are yet to apply.
Lateral Flow Testing at home
Taking twice weekly Lateral Flow test is a quick and easy way to see if you are likely to have Covid-19. Many workplaces and educational settings are asking people to take these tests, but it’s a simple, free and convenient test for everyone to do, whatever your circumstances.
Time to take our city back – 4 week creative visual art workshops
A free arts programme led by Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies supporting Public Health Birmingham in delivering COVID related messaging.
Half Term Activities at The Gap Arts
A week of creative activities and workshops for young people and families, all taking place at The GAP every week day between 2.30 until 4.30.
Bereavement Support
The Kindness Project is a confidential support scheme co-ordinated by The Bahu Trust aimed at helping members of the community, regardless of race, faith or background, through the bereavement process.
Our trained volunteers will offer a befriending service that delivers one to one support to adults that are recovering from the trauma and loss of a loved one and live within the Hall Green Constituency.
About the Kindness Project
During the pandemic we have carried out many community consultations and concluded that bereavement is one of the major causes of anxiety and fear in the community, especially from those who have certain rules and regulations in place which govern how they carry out a funeral from a faith perspective.
Who is this for?
If you are over 18, a resident within the Hall Green Constituency and experiencing bereavement, this service can be for you.
How do I get this help?
Go to their Contact page to see how to get in touch. We will respond as quickly as we can and start to connect you to one of our volunteers. We may also advise you on other support resources that might be helpful.
Balsall Heath’s ‘Hometown Hero’
Late last year, Birmingham resident were asked for their help in finding the unsung legends of sport in the West Midlands. From hundreds of nominations received, 10 ‘Hometown Heroes have been selected as volunteers, coaches and grafters who keep grassroots sport alive.
Celebrating communities grants
There’s still time for residents and community groups to apply for money from a £2million fund to help people in all 69 of the city’s wards feel involved with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The Celebrating Communities Small Grants Funding Scheme has been assembled by Birmingham City Council to maximise the benefit and legacy of being the Proud Host City for the Games.
The deadline for round one applications is 1 June 2021.
The scheme will allocate funding across the city’s wards using a formula that takes into account local deprivation data and the size of the ward.
Celebrate the Commonwealth Games your way and apply today to receive a grant for anything between £100 to £10,000.
Could you be part of the Commonwealth Collective?
The Commonwealth Games Team are set to recruit 13,000 new volunteers as part of next year’s Commonwealth Games.
Specular Reflecular
Moseley Road Baths CIO are so excited to be bringing back Specular Reflecular after having to close in March last year due to Covid. This time the exhibition, created by Juneau Projects, will be held in the slipper baths. The exhibition will run from:12-4pm Monday 31st May- Friday 4th June.
Artists Juneau Projects have worked with hundreds of local people to create a beautiful hand-painted animation that celebrates Moseley Road Baths and the community that surrounds it. People of all backgrounds and ages attended workshops and made individual frames for the animation by painting over live-action footage of local swimmers. Each frame reflects the memories, personality and style of its local creator. Combined, they create an ever-changing collage of colours, light and water; which also reflects the vibrancy and eclectic nature of Balsall Heath.
Viewers are invited to relax on specially created wave furniture and soak up the atmosphere of this unique heritage space, while watching the light from the projected film and newly uncovered windows refracted through multi-coloured translucent decorations.
Specular Reflecular was funded part of Trust New Art, the National Trust’s programme of contemporary arts and is funded by Arts Council England. We have brought it back post-Covid thanks to the DCMS Cultural Recovery Fund.
Booking is essential and to keep everyone Covid-safe there will be one slot per hour where you and your group (either up to 6 people, or 2 households) get exclusive access for 20 minutes to enjoy the animation.