The Great Get Together

Last Friday we had our Great Get Together Event where we celebrated having #moreincommon with each other. Luckily the rain held off and we enjoyed a lovely community picnic in our garden! Thank you to John Powell’s family who attended the event and were able to see the plaque and bench which us located within…

Sad News from Trustees of Nechells POD

It is with huge sadness that we have to announce that Rob Walker, trustee at SHINE@NechellsPOD passed away on Thursday 2nd June.  Rob was only 56 and passed away after a short illness in hospital, which has been an utter shock.  He had retired from Lloyds Bank in 2020 and had moved to York, despite this he had continued to…

Commonwealth Games Ghana Event

On Friday 3rd June we had a Commonwealth Games celebration of Ghana event at The POD, organised by Communities Engage & Thrive. Our wonderful day consisted of learning about and trying some Ghana cuisine made by chef Maude, outdoor games, healthy food stalls, and lots of live music and dance! We’d like to give a…

Queens Platinum Jubilee Celebration

What an amazing turn out to our Jubilee celebration yesterday afternoon On Thursday 2nd June 2022, Spiltmilk Dance did a fantastic job at organising the event and providing entertainment to celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee. We had over 800 community members attend throughout the day, who all enjoyed Games, Arts & Crafts, Face painting, cake…

April Half Term Activities

Recently from 11th – 14th April POD staff had a busy three days full of half term children activities with our #bringitonbrum programme! Take a look and see what we got up to… Children enjoyed some healthy eating sessions where they made fruit kebabs, smoothies and cornflake snacks. There were also some Easter themed crafts…

You Matter Communities Project

Check out the final project video of the You Matter Communities Project which Nechells POD were lucky to have benefited from. The You Matter Communities project, was run by McLaughlin and Harvey who are contractors working on the Commonwealth Games Alexandra stadium redevelopment, their focus with this project was on strengthening communities by providing resources,…

Nechells POD Community Award 2022

On March 29th 2022 we attended the West Midlands Community Inspiration Awards after being nominated for an award. We were very grateful to have received and won the Community Reassurance Award. This is a great achievement for all of us at the POD. We continue to work with the Nechells Community to offer support, education,…

Timetable

Find below our most recent timetable for activities and sessions happening here at the POD. Feel free to contact POD staff if you would like to register for any of these activities.

Great Get Together at Nechells POD

Our Great Get Together Event was a huge success, despite the rainy weather we had 29 residents attend and as always the community spirits were great. We all braved the rain and sat down under the cover of the trees and gazebos with refreshments and the community chatted away about all that we hold in…