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Co-creating research

Hannah shares how the Research and Insight team’ approach co-designing and delivering research with communities.

Lucy is the Active Streets manager, she describes how the team co-designs and co-delivers with people each step of the way. From supporting people to hold meetings with their neighbours, plan activities and support with the practicalities on the day, people feel more empowered when they make decisions.

Kevin Ford appointed Chair of The Active Wellbeing Society

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative, which has been working for the last five years to build happy, healthy communities living active and connected lives. We’re grounded in the areas where inequalities are highest and work with the people there to tackle them, while

Come to Campus – The Active Wellbeing Society at the University of Birmingham

At The Active Wellbeing Society, we are delighted to be involved with a special event at the University of Birmingham, designed to open up its spaces to young people. The idea behind Come to Campus – which is running in the first week of the holidays – is to show

Tales of Tyseley – the stories of a place

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) has been working to collect the forgotten stories of Tyseley. The storytelling project was designed to shine a light on to the area’s past, and to showcase those tales that may otherwise be lost. We have been working with the local community to capture their

Emma’s story

Emma began running in 2017. As a full-time carer for her daughter, Emma was looking for something which could help her decompress. Over the years she has run miles, made friends and raised money for the Smith-Magenis Syndrome Foundation, to support families like hers. Here’s her story in her own

Co-creating in our health centres

Naeed works with the Social Prescribing team. She shares how she works with people to identify what is most important to them and start solving some problems. She also gives examples of how services have changed or grown through dialogue with service users.

Lenox’s story

When sight loss and bereavement transformed Lenox’s life beyond recognition—a local walking group helped him recover. Walking with others in nature brought him back to himself— reconnecting him with his body, lifting his mood and inviting him into mutually supportive connection with others. In this story, Lenox reflects on how

The Big Bike Upcycle Revolution

Cycling, and bikes are a big part of what we do, so we’re delighted to be taking that work further with the Big Bike Upcycle Revolution. This project is launching on the 18th of June at Sustainability Sunday at the Warehouse Cafe in Digbeth. We want to save bikes from landfill,

Essex Pedal Power in Action

We’ve been working in Essex since 2021 on Essex Pedal Power with partners including Active Essex and Essex County Council. The scheme gets bikes out to people who can use them and reduces cycling inequality. In total more than 3,700 bikes will be distributed. One of those to receive a bike

Can you help stock the Share Shacks?

We run a number of Share Shacks across Birmingham – and they’re in need of more stock! The Share Shacks are libraries of things, places where you can borrow something for which cost is a barrier, or that you may not have the space to keep. Currently there’s a permanent location