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Heathans

Life in Balsall Heath

All about Balsall Heath and Balsall Heathans. Here.
And more history Here.

Woodies

B’ham Woodcraft Folk

Following on from 100 Objects Spanning 100 Years. Where do we go?

People

People’s Heritage Co-op

Co-operative working with Libraries, Schools, Peoples and Archives.

Festival

Balsall Heath Community

July 3rd to 12th, Check it out!

Highgate

Community Support

Home in Highgate – together we can build our community

Space

Breath deep

From Community Gardens to family fun, life’s a riot.

  • Back to it!

    Back to it!

    Last summer I worked with the ActiveStreets project –  me and a few other students spent our summer generally helping out in all aspects of Birmingham’s Wellbeing Service. Towards…

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  • Canalside walk for Heritage

    Canalside walk for Heritage

    Walking along Birmingham Canals, of which they’re really are more than Venice, you might question how and why these canals got built and who did it.  Well, it…

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  • With RoSPA 100 years on

    With RoSPA 100 years on

    On a dusty sunny day we entered in through that front gate of Buckingham Palace.  We were ushered across the gravel, under the famous balcony and through an…

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  • Interview with John Hill-Daniel, from Playing Out to Active Streets

    Interview with John Hill-Daniel, from Playing Out to Active Streets

    Playing Out began in Birmingham 2013. Here’s an interview with John Hill-Daniel who helped coordinate in those early years. How did you find out about Playing out? I…

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  • Playing out spreading out

    Playing out spreading out

    It’s great to be a part of the larger playing out community – in the UK, Leeds, Bristol, Hackney and a few other places are all working with their…

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  • Co-constructors of healthy habits

    Co-constructors of healthy habits

    Obesity in young people and children is on the rise – it’s widespread, growing and the consequences are costly.  The solutions themselves are pretty straight forward (improved diet,…

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