POD Allotment update
The beautiful sunny weather we have been having has ripened the currents and the last of the strawberry crop and brought our first harvest of peas, a new crop for the POD allotment!
Nechells PCSO’s join POD users for Tai Chi
The Bloomsbury Active Parks Project sponsored by Coca-Cola got some new recruits for the Tai Chi lesson today when our lovely Police Community Support Officers joined our local residents for their weekly Tai Chi Session. Everyone enjoyed the gentle exercise in the sunshine with our instructor Dave and felt the Chi! (energy) flow as we…
Parent and Child Family Learning July 14
There were lot of families at Megan’s Family Learning session this week. Everyone enjoyed singing in group time before going outside to play.
Living Histories Group
Living Histories Group Yesterday was the second meeting of the Living Histories Group. This is open to anyone over 60 (or thereabouts) who would like to reminisce about their lives and times in Nechells. We’ve been talking about where we all came from – so far only one person was born in Nechells! We’ve…
Nechells Clear Up 20th September 2014
On the morning of Saturday 20th September there was a Nechells Clear Up event organised by Churches Together in Nechells that brought together volunteers from the local community, statutory and voluntary organisations. The morning started with litter-picking and then there was a community BBQ. 70 people litter-picked across Nechells, with St Matthews Church, The POD…
Cook and Taste with Chris
The Autumn term weekly Food Net “Cook and Taste” sessions are weel under way, today was week three and the group made a delicious fish pie and fruit crumble, the POD has been filled with the most amazing aromas and has made everyone feel very hungry!
Pirate Day Maths Challenge with Aston University Students
The term as part of the Numeracy Programme students from Aston University have been working with pupils in zone schools on a variety of Numeracy based activities, this culminated in a Pirate Challenge Event held at Heartlands Academy which brought all the schools involved together for a fun day with maths! Teachers commented: The maths…
Benefit Changes – Information on how this may affect you
Yousef from free@last held an information session at the POD on the New Benefit changes which come into affect fro 1st April 2015 and how these may affect claims. For more information on benefits or debt advice come and talk to Yousef at the POD on Tuesday mornings. To avoid disappointment if the sessions are…
Benefit Changes – Information on how this may affect you
Yousef from free@last held an information session at the POD on the New Benefit changes which come into affect fro 1st April 2015 and how these may affect claims. For more information on benefits or debt advice come and talk to Yousef at the POD on Tuesday mornings. To avoid disappointment if the sessions are…
Big Hoot – Our POD Owl has been collected
The POD are taking place in the City Wide Big Hoot Project and today Noran and our work experience pupils from Heartland Academy went to bring our baby Big Hoot owl home to the POD.