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Birmingham Museums Trust: Our Green City video
The brand new short film created by Sima Gonsai Films for Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham Stories: Our Green City, is now online & available for everyone to watch! Its… Read More
Flags of Nature is a youth art project that was recently led by the Friends of Digby Park in Small Heath, Birmingham. The Friends of Digby Park asked… Read More
Birmingham’s Erratic Walking Trail – Bournville and Cotteridge Park
Join the Birmingham’s Erratic Boulders project team for an exploration of Birmingham’s Ice Age Heritage: The Louis Barrow Trail – around Bournville and Cotteridge Park. This will be held at… Read More
Ahead of the internationally celebrated World Tai Chi & Qi Gong Day on 30th of April – Emma Woolf (Friends of Cotteridge Park) was invited for a phone call… Read More
Veronica Treadwell from the Friends of Westley Vale Millennium Green shares the news about an exciting new project in her local open space: “After fourteen months from our first application,… Read More
Future Proof Park – Youth Participation and Safe Guarding webinar
Earlier this month Groundwork Youth West Midlands hosted an online workshop for BOSF Friends Groups, to help groups work with young people – building the next generation of green space volunteers! Led… Read More
Take a look at this wonderful short film (above) about Cotteridge Park’s new community cafe, lovingly named – The Shed! The film has been created by Duncan Baird and hi-lights… Read More
Importance of Urban Green Space to Children’s Development
Green spaces can significantly benefit children’s physical, mental and social development – from infancy into adulthood. This discussion paper from UNICEF outlines the many benefits of green spaces on… Read More
Birmingham’s Erratic Boulders: Heritage of the Ice Age!
This project aims to engage the public with visible heritage of the Ice Age that can be seen in SW Birmingham and NE Worcestershire. These are large boulders, up… Read More
Misfits Music is a charity based in Birmingham that strongly believes in the power of group music-making activities to facilitate new connections between people, break down social barriers and… Read More
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