National Memorial Arboretum

On 1 December 20 FiNs (Friends in Nechells) visited the National War Memorial Arboretum at Alerwas. The day was cold, crisp and sunny. We had a fabulous day, starting with a trip to the Chapel and a short walk round the memorials near to the visitor centre. We then had the most delicious Christmas lunch…

Community Lunch 9th December 2016

On Friday 9th December we held our festive community lunch and were delighted to be joined by our local councillor, Yvonne Mosquito, who made a lovely speech. The food , as always, was delicious and it was a great opportunity for us all to come together and celebrate. Unfortunately some of our ‘regulars’ were not…

Festive Stollen Baking

Yesterday evening Albert the baker joined us at the Nechells POD where he taught residents of Nechells and POD staff how to bake the festive bread stollen. We had a lovely evening with lots of laughs, as we all got into the festive spirit while baking the very tasteful bread. Thank you Albert for running…

Children’s Festive Celebration

  The children and families had a blast during our Festive Celebration on Saturday. A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers Tina, Jennie, Joanna and Donna for organising and hosting this fantastic event. They worked extremely hard to allow children and families in Nechells to join in the festive fun. They went above on…