Street parties across Birmingham for Royal Wedding
Active Streets is helping coordinate a series of street closures across Birmingham for parties to celebrate the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle.
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Active Communities
Over the past few months the Wellbeing Team have been in Handsworth visiting people to find out more about the community and it’s community activists. ‘Active Communities’ event in Handsworth is the first event in a series to bring people together to make things better locally across Birmingham.
British Cycling are looking for volunteers
British Cycling are looking for volunteers for a number of key roles – could you be one of them?
Active Streets five years on and growing
Five years on, playing out in Birmingham has developed into Active Streets, and has grown exponentially.
Green Flags and Green Shoots in Northfield
Today our Active Streets supported two events in the Northfield district – celebrating Kings Norton Park’s fantastic achievement in becoming a Green Flag Park, and the newly created Northfield Community Garden.
Wild Brum’s Green Carpet Roll Out
With our first event done, we are coming away with a feeling of excitement. Pots were planted, shrubs were established and neighbours aquainted.
Active Streets early beginnings
Active Streets concept was developed from “Playing Out”, which began in Bristol. We began running Active Streets following National Playday 2013, where three streets in Birmingham were closed for children to play. Active Streets recognised that by stopping traffic on a street local residents could lead their own events to
Big Birmingham Bikes
Big Birmingham Bikes is making it easier for you to get on your bike. Whether it’s cycling to the park, to the shops or work or purely for fitness and pleasure, we have something for all the family. Save