Thank you to everyone who was able to make it today on our trip to Stourport! The sun was shining and everyone had an amazing day out. Remember the POD is closing for two weeks for its deep clean so Tai Chi will be the only session on and will be taking place in the…
On the 4th of September leading up to Amir Khan’s fight on Saturday, Nechells POD were able to take a few children from the local area to see Amir in Birmingham and even get in the ring with him! Some of the children were lucky enough to get a signature off Amir and we all…
We had an amazing visit from Gina Maddison yesterday. We learnt all about her story and what it was like growing up in Birmingham from 1957 – 1968. We saw various photos and other memorabilia from her childhood and overall learnt more about the History of Birmingham! [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”144″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_slideshow” gallery_width=”600″ gallery_height=”400″ cycle_effect=”fade”…
The Nechells POD team with 20 Nechells residents visited Wyevale Garden Centres. Our FiNs( Friends in Nechells ) all looked around the stores and had a chance to shop around. We then sat down to enjoy a lovely festive meal. The trip was a success and our Friends in Nechells said it was a great experience…
This week was our Summer Programme 2017 we offered a full week of a wide range of activities for Nechells children between the ages 5 – 11 years old. We had Naty from Unatty Arts; Yoga and Face Painting who offered yoga which worked on the children’s movement. We also had Spiltmilk Dance who ran…
We had a fun Reading group today. It was great for all the attendees to be able to read together and also help each other better their reading skills. This group is on every Friday from 11:00am – 12:00pm, for more information contact the POD.
On Wednesday 20th September 2017 Adele the Librarian held a special celebration at the POD for the children who completed the summer reading challenge ‘Animal Agents’. Altogether a total of 46 children completed the challenge, they were all able to read 6 different books with in 6 weeks which is an amazing achievement. Adele presented…
Today in our Well-being Programme run by Asma, the class learnt how to blend their own oils. All the class gave it ago and made some brilliant oils which gave off beautiful aromas all around the building. If you are interested in this course then please contact the POD to take part.
We had a great turn out to today’s ESOL class with Kevin and Keri. With a full class all the attendees enjoyed introducing themselves to each other and learning pre-entry ESOL at the POD.
Joseph Chamberlain College (JCC) student’s spent the afternoon interviewing POD staff as part of their assessment, which was to identify the different roles of the staff and how the centre operates. They enjoyed speaking to the different members of POD staff and have gained a better understanding of our daily duties and how we work…