Following the forcast for heavy snow and freezing temperatures starting this weekend, we took steps to protect the newly sprouting broad beans and prevent snow damage. We had a Blue Peter moment and used Plastic cups secured by opened paperclips, it worked very well – perhaps we could patent the idea!
We had the first heavy snowfall of the year today, schools asked parents and carers to collect children at lunch time as weather conditions deteriorated. Temperatures dropped to minus 3 and everyone scurried to get home to get warm and get out of the swirling snow that formed gentle drifts in the grounds of the…
Freshwinds, a Birmingham based charity, donated some beautiful hand made blankets and scarves for distribution by the POD. Today we asked our FiN (Friends in Nechells) group at the end of their Plus Fit Session if they would like them and they were delighted to take them home to keep warm, especially after the snow…
Heartlands Academy hosted a visit and laid on a super fish and chip lunch for some of the FiN group today. The Principal Mrs Jones and Community Director Mrs Buckingham welcomed the Nechells residents and talked about the wonderful new school and all the opportunities that there are for the young people today. Several of…
Today the POD held a fundraising Macmillan shared lunch, our new colleagues from SEN Parent partnership joined some of our old colleagues from the LACES team to bring food contributions and raffle prizes to fund raise for MacMillan. We raised £60 for the charity and had a lovely lunch break getting to know our new…
The FiN Help the Hero’s fund raising coffee morning raised a fantastic £140 for the charity. Lesley, Eveline, Margaret and Sylvia did a brilliant job with the posters, flyers and organising the event, there was a cake and refreshments stall, a bric a brac table, guess the names of the pets and a huge selection…
On Friday 28th September 2012, the FIN Friends in Nechells Group are holding a coffee morning the raise money for the Help the Hero’s Charily. There will be refreshments and lots of delicious cakes for sale, a bring and buy sale and a raffle with lots of great prizes, so please come and join us…
The BCT parent group led by Megan Soar visited the Donkey Sanctuary in Sutton Park today. They caught the train from Duddeston Station into Sutton town centre and them walked through the town gate entrance to the park to visit the sanctuary. The weather was wonderful for the whole trip and no raincoats were needed!…
We hosted our third Nechells community lunch today, despite the awful weather we were joined by over 60 local residents, third sector providers and staff from the POD and West Midlands Police. We would like to say a special thank you to Councillor Chauhdry Rashid who took time out of his busy schedule to be…
The latest POD post has just arrived hot off the press from Pinstripe. These will be delivered to schools in Nechells for the children to take home to their parents, If you would like a copy please call at the POD, there are also copies available from Bloomsbury library, Nechells Regeneration Centre and West Midlands…