Heart of England Community Foundation restart Coronavirus Resilience Fund
Covid-19 emergency fund reopened to help community projects survive.
Erdington enterprise hub meets public approval
Baths site to be converted into centre for business.
Birmingham arts organisation shortlisted for awards
Friction Arts in line for Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Award for Civic Arts Organisations.
Support plea from Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice
Hospice urges business community to support vital services throughout 2021.
Southside phone boxes “a hazard” claims business chief
Call for removal of dangerous phone boxes.
Academic launches lockdown laptop fundraising campaign
Lecturer aiming to enable primary school pupils to access online lessons.
Training courses a route back to work
Community group launches training schemes to boost employment chances.
Food parcels criticised by meals chief
Food boxes not the solution, says school meals service boss.
Refurbishment completed on St Boniface Church, Quinton
£250,000 upgrade gives back community centre to Quinton.
A new Birmingham Six
Pub bomb campaigners have been issued with fixed penalty notices.
Food charity continues to provide meals during lockdown
Collection service still open for vulnerable and needy residents.
Witton Lodge Community Association helping residents through lockdown
New co-ordinator appointed to help recruit and train volunteer befrienders.
First stage of River Cole improvements finished
Work improves water quality and environment for wildlife and people.
Mental health phone-line opens
NHS debuts crucial one-stop mental health phone-line.
Government help call for UK music industry
UK music venues and festivals face a “second consecutive year of silence”.
Birmingham Hippodrome to help arts-inspired youngsters
Hippodrome announces new pilot programme aimed at young people.
Sarehole Mill issues a New Year challenge
Start 2021 on the right foot with a Run of the Mill Challenge.
Landmark for Millennium Trust donations
Millennium Point Charitable Trust marks £25 million of donations to West Midlands STEM projects.
Christmas appeal up & running
Birmingham charity socks appeal link-up to help St Basil’s.
Local campaign busts fostering myths
Agency launch festive campaign to clear up the misconceptions surrounding who can foster.
Blues launch playscheme to help feed local children
Local children given Christmas holidays extra at St Andrews.
Afro-Caribbean charities combine to help the Windrush generation
Christmas meals for elders trying to cope with the lockdown.
Jamaican Olympic hopefuls help fight hunger
Athletes lend a helping hand to stock food bank in Birmingham.
Pupils raise funds with special festive charity drive
Olive School helps NHS and homeless charities.
Erdington’s world record breakers
Record-breaking community creates history.
Boost for new employment charity
First three organisations sign up to provide jobs for the homeless.
Two new Trustees join Birmingham Museums Trust
Appointments aim to help museums increase appeal to young people.
Cadbury fundraisers hit wheelchair target
Cadbury World staff raise £5,000 to fund brand-new wheelchair for Dudley man.
Matched funding provides community theatre training
Birmingham Hippodrome raise over £26,000 to support young people.
Award for Bournville mask maker
Mask-making ‘supermom’ on mission to help people in need this Christmas.