The last day of July already, where does the time go? We have had another fun packed day at the POD we have enjoyed Bhangra dancing, glass painting, finishing our mosaic wall hanging, indoor games and lego model making. Only two days left of the DREAMS Summer Fun programme, but don’t forget the fun day…
The first day of August started nice and cool with a slight breeze but by lunch time it was a sizzling 30 degrees! Today we practiced our yoga and relaxation, drew beautiful scenes in pastels, made our graffiti summer fun pictures, played lots of games in the sunshine and enjoyed drama in the community room.…
Today was the last day of the summer activity programme at the POD, we made sea creatures, played the drums, learnt all about making candles and enjoyed team sport activities in the sunshine. We would like to thank Adele and her team of artists from WFS (Workshops for Schools) for all the great activities, Oli…
The Nechells community fun day took place in Bloomsbury park today. The event was organised by the ICAN B7 group which includes people from all 3 sectors (Statutory, Voluntary and Business) who are working together to help make Nechells a better place to live and work. It was a great day, the sun shine, the…
Twenty seven of us visited Blenheim Palace today, the sun shone and we had a great day. There were lots of things to see, we started with a nice cup of tea, then we had a tour of the house with our guide Liz Chapman. We learnt about the secret lock and key on the…
We are saddened by the tragic death of one of our nearest neighbours. Craig was a regular visitor at the POD, he attended some of our courses and came to community lunches and often just popped in for a cup of tea and a chat. Craig was polite cheerful and honest and although he had…
Just before the summer holiday Danny nominated Zenia our EAZ/POD CIC office manager on behalf of the FiN group for a Chamberlain Award under the Local Hero category. The group said that ‘Zenia is like a fairy, granting all our wishes and sprinkling magic dust wherever she goes making us laugh and smile’ Out of…
We were visited today by a beautiful new baby boy and his proud mum Joanne. Thomas George was born on 4th September 2013 at 9.04am and weighed 10lb 12 and a half oz. Congratulations to Mum and Dad and Thomas’s four brothers and three sisters on the safe arrival of such a contented baby he…
We held the end of Summer Term Community lunch today, it was very warm but the food was good and the company even better. We would like to thank Phil Pemble, Mohammed Rahman and Cherag Ali from Pertemps People Development Group who presented the FiNs with the cheque earlier in the term but who were…
This morning the heavens opened and we received some much needed rain but probably not this much all in one go! The play areas and car park were flooded and we had our own outdoor shower falling from the conference roof. The thunder and lightening continues as we update our site and at least now…