The final session for the Play Togerther Course run by Birmingham City Council Adult Education Family Learning Department took place today, the course has been very popular with our parents who learned about lots of activites and play ideas to use with their children at home and gained an understanding of how their children learned.…
POD Staff attended a very successful Ladywood District Convention on Saturday and were lucky enough to be nominated for the Community Organisation Award 2013, the certificate was presented by Councillor Yvonne Mosquito, the Ladywood District Committee Chair and Leslie Poulton who is the Service Intergration Head for Birmingham City Council. We would like to thank…
The British Red Cross First Aid Course is well underway here at the POD, there are sixteen Nechells residents all undertaking a six week course that will lead to a certificate in First Aid. This week concentrated on applying bandages and slings to injuries and strains. The course is both fun and informative and has…
The Proud Past Bright Future Project which has been sponsored by Smurfit Kappa SSK started the tree planting programme in some of the schools in Nechells today. Paul Freeman, the Operations Director for Smurfit Kappa SSK in Nechells visited St Vincent’s Catholic Primary to plant the first tree for the project with the pupils and…
Simeon Bright from The Birmingham and Black Country Community Foundation visited the POD today to help staff at Nechells POD CIC to set up their own Localgiving web page link. The link will enable visitors to the Nechells POD web site to consider making a donation to support the CIC by a one off donation…
Our Friends in Nechells (FiN) group were nominated for a community award and last night we were successful and have won £250 to support FiN activities. POD staff accompanied a group of 15 Nechells residents to the Nechells Community First Awards and Planning Evening held at St Alban’s Academy in Highgate. The evening was a…
The POD hosted information sessions to see if Nechells residents could reduce their energy bills. Birmingham City Council and Solihull Council have joined forces to negotiate discounted rates for domestic users. The information was presented by staff from Chamberlain Forum who also helped residents log their information into the web site to see just how…
Today Red Watch from Aston Fire Station, West Midlands Fire Service visited the Family Learning Group at The POD. They came in their big, red, shiny fire engine and brought firemen uniforms for the children to wear. All the children present got a chance to climb into the fire engine and use the fire hose……..our…
The success of the new Scrapstore Play Pod at St Vincent’s Catholic Primary is spreading across the City, it was mentioned at a recent meeting held in Handsworth which Lincoln Moses MBE was attending. Lincoln visited the school today at lunch time to see the Scrap Pod in action. The children at St Vincent’s love…
The final session in the Maths Master Class hosted by Heartlands Academy took place today. The Children extended their mathematical skills using weights and measures to make fruit smoothies in the wonderful food technology suite. Year 6 pupils from Cromwell, St Joseph’s, Nechells, St Clement’s and St Vincent’s have been visiting the Academy to develop…