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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.

  • Making an exhibition of your Culture

    Making an exhibition of your Culture

    As part of ‘Connecting Stories‘, People’s Heritage Cooperative are leading 3 hour workshops on ‘How to Curate an Exhibition’ at Ladywood Community & Health Centre, Springfield Project and Library of Birmingham. …

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  • Keeping Remembrance Alive

    Keeping Remembrance Alive

    War memorials are something you’ll find all over our city and in surprising places, and where better to start finding out about our World War One heritage than…

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  • Measuring the impact of 20mph

    Measuring the impact of 20mph

    Sparkbrook, Sparkhill and Balsall Heath were among the first areas in Birmingham to get extensive 20mph zones in 2015.  At a cost of £400,000, the 20mph scheme was…

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  • Wild Brum’s Green Carpet Roll Out

    Wild Brum’s Green Carpet Roll Out

    With our first event done, we are coming away with a feeling of excitement. Pots were planted, shrubs were established and neighbours aquainted. The spaces taking part earlier…

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  • Wild Brum – Feeling Green?

    Wild Brum – Feeling Green?

    Alice T from Active Streets writes: With Birmingham being one of the greenest cities in the U.K, we want to expand this legacy and carry it through from…

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  • Being a wellbeing practitioner

    Being a wellbeing practitioner

    I’ve never thought of myself as a ‘wellbeing practitioner’, but after attending the ‘Building Wellbeing Together’ weekend, NOW (Network of Wellbeing) has persuaded me to think differently. It’s…

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