You are invited to our June BOSF Socials, where you can meet and talk with other groups and find out what is happening.
We are now starting to organise more out door socials, where we can drink tea & coffee, eat cake and meet up face to face.
Come and join us on Monday 21st June at 11am for our June outdoor social
We have been invited by the Friends of Ten Acres in Stirchley to come along and explore their site by the River Rea, sit around the camp fire and toast marshmallows!
Meet at 11am outside River Brook Medical Centre on Cartland Road, B30 2SH (at the corner of River Brook Drive)
We can walk to the site, location can be seen by clicking here
If you have the App "what3words" the meeting location is "trees.crouch.social"
If you arrive later, please ring me on 07982 401933
We look forward to seeing you there!
Naturally Birmingham Newsletter
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Throughout May, they have been talking to internal stakeholders on their vision to gather the views of colleagues to ensure everyone has a chance to input into the City of Nature vision. They will continue to move this forward by talking to more internal stakeholders over the next couple of months.
The next steps for this vision are that they want to hear from as many as you as possible to take you through theur vision and thinking and allow you to input into creating the vision for the citizens of Birmingham.
They will be holding a series of webinars throughout June which you can book by clicking here.
Involving Young People in Friends Groups and Greenspace
Young People in Cotteridge Park By Emma Woolf MBE, Vice Chair
The Friends of Cotteridge Park was set up in 1997 in response to a threat to “decommission” the park. The aim of the group is to care for and develop the park as a resource for the whole of the community. Young people are the future of our community; working with them to find ways to make the park their own is key to the work of the Friends of Cotteridge Park.
Our future hope for park management to include young people By Lydia Allen, Youth Work Specialist at the National Youth Agency
With the stricter lockdown restrictions of 2020, we discovered our local greenspaces and parks that before we might have walked through, but never truly valued. These spaces became places to escape, to forget, to clear our minds and to look at nature in a different way. The Future Proof Parks programme a partnership initiative set out to engage young people in their local parks by connecting them to local Friends of Parks groups. There have been two parts to this programme.
The Young Placechangers programme from greenspace scotland
greenspace scotland engages and empowers young people through the Young Placechangers programme. The Young Placechangers approach combines greenspace scotland’s experience of working with community groups on placemaking with Youth Scotland’s experience of youth work and supporting young people to take the lead. Young Placechangers puts young people in the lead role – bringing together the wider community to look at local spaces and plan improvements.
What are assets of community value? Does your Birmingham neighbourhood have a place that should be listed as one?
An ‘asset of community value’ (ACV) is a building or place that furthers the social wellbeing or social interests of its local community, now and in the future.
Under the Localism Act 2011, community groups and citizens can nominate certain local public or privately owned buildings (or land they feel is significant) for recognition as an ACV.
If the local authority accepts the nomination, the ACV will be included on a register of such assets for five years.
During this time, if the asset’s owner wishes to sell it, they must, with a number of limited exceptions, inform the local authority. In turn, the local authority will notify the local community of the proposed sale.
Get Grants FREE networking events give fundraisers the opportunity to connect with other like-minded people who face similar challenges. You will be able to share frustrations and success, get fundraising inspiration, and gain advice from Get Grants fundraising experts. Register your FREE place via Eventbrite.
At these free conversational sessions, a Get Grants expert will share an easyfundraising update, before encouraging discussions around how to get the most out of this initiative, highlighting what opportunities and challenges fundraisers may be experiencing. Register your FREE place via Eventbrite.
Get Grants Major Donor Fundraising Course offers a comprehensive overview of the major donor fundraising process and includes practical examples for you to apply to your organisation. Register your place via Eventbrite.
Michelle Brodie, Community & Environment Lead for Groundwork West Midlands, will be presenting on Tesco Community Grants. This fund supports thousands of local community projects across the UK. Through this event you will have the opportunity to ask questions about the relaunch of this grant scheme, gaining unique insight into the decision-making processes of this funder. Register your FREE place via Eventbrite.
The People and Nature Survey for England
The People and Nature Survey for England has released new monthly indicators looking at the impact of COVID-19 on people's enjoyment, access and attitudes to the natural environment and its contributions to wellbeing. The data published by Natural England on the 9th June 2021 was collected during 1st – 30th April 2021.
The Midlands Park Forum have worked with CFP, a green space and heritage consultancy, who have produced a short guide on using automated people counters in parks. The guide was produced with case studies from parks managers and is a starting point for those wanting to build a picture of their visitors.
Asda Foundation Bringing Communities Back
Grants of £250-£1,000 with a focus on reuniting communities, celebrating togetherness, and supporting groups Click here for more information.
Tesco Community Grants
£1500 for community Groups to support families and children Click here for more information.
Severn Trent Community Fund
Grants from £2,000- £250,000 for projects making an impact on improving community wellbeing. Click here for more information.
Small Grants for Summer Play Schemes
Grants of £500 - £1,000 to registered charities for summer playschemes for children between the ages of 5-16 years. Click here for more information.
Birmingham City Council – Commonwealth Games Celebrating Communities
Grants from £100 - £10,000 from community groups and residents Click here for more information.
Heritage National Lottery Grants – Reopens
Grants of £3,000- £5million that focuses on job creation / supports wellbeing & create better places to live Click here for more information.
B & Q Community Reuse Scheme
Groups have access to unsaleable items within stores and end of stock items Click here for more information.
