Social Prescribers at The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) have been supporting the Covid-19 vaccine rollout at GP surgeries across the city. The team are supporting in a number of ways, such as welcoming patients as they arrive at practices, carrying out temperature checks, and helping people to navigate their way
Rookery Runners and Walkers Group was set up at Rookery Park, Erdington, in April 2019. It aimed to provide a supportive environment in which people could be guided through the ‘Couch to 5K’ programme, and give local people the opportunity to connect with each other. Sally, one of our Run/Walk
The last year has been incredibly difficult for so many people. Every day as the news streams in about the mounting number of deaths, cases, and the R rate it takes a toll on our resilience, our ability to the weather the storm. We’ve spent the last year working closely
The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) has been awarded ‘Best Community Initiative- West Midlands’ in Corporate Vision Magazine’s 2020 Small Business Awards. Corporate Vision is a digital platform to support and guide better business practices. TAWS is thrilled to receive this award which recognises our work during 2020, and more specifically
If there is one thing this year has taught us, it would be the importance of social connection. As our society plunged into successive lockdowns in order to protect those most vulnerable to viral transmission, we began to see a new surge of societal problems arising from the knock-on effect
In light of the latest government announcement regarding lockdown, regrettably all our outdoor activity sessions must stop with immediate effect. The government has announced a range of new restrictions designed to combat the steep rise in coronavirus (Covid-19) infections. More information about what is and isn’t allowed is available on the
Our team work extremely hard offering a safe space for people to feel heard and to talk about what is important to them; alongside practical solutions with links to clothing, food support and Share Shacks (borrowing tools and sharing practical skills). Julie is one of our latest team members to join
Community organisations and volunteers came together to help spread the festive cheer to thousands of individuals and families across Birmingham. 165 Treatbags and 2000 toys were delivered to ensure people received a gift to unwrap on Christmas Day, all thanks to public donations. The appeal worked in partnership with Coop
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, #BrumTogether – a network of over 80 organisations and countless individuals have come together in response to Coronavirus and the lockdown. This network of community organisations and mutual aid groups have worked together alongside The Active Wellbeiing Society to provide support for local people including the
This page was last updated on the 15th December 2021 The following is a list of contact details for organisations which may be able to help during lockdown and beyond. Please note due to changes in circumstances after the time of publication, the accuracy of the information may be affected.
Written by Birmingham City Council Birmingham City Council received its first batch of e-cargo bikes – just in time for Christmas. Manufactured by Raleigh, the bikes will be used by the Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) to support community food deliveries in the lead-up to Christmas. In May this year Birmingham
We are delighted to be working with local partners to bring the Love Exploring app to Black Country parks and open spaces. FREE to download, Love Exploring puts the power of discovery in your hands by providing a range of discovery games and guided tours that are fun to do and free to use. With
It was January 2020 when we first started hearing about a novel coronavirus appearing in the Far East. It was a virus spreading so quickly that cities had to be quarantined and people were getting ill. It was devastating. “I just thought it was something happening somewhere else, I
#BrumTogether is a network of over 80 organisations and countless individuals that have come together in response to Coronavirus and the lockdown. This network of local organisations and mutual aid groups have worked together to provide support for local people including the delivery of food parcels, hygiene products, baby supplies,
In March 2020 we launched a Befriending phone service in response to the COVID 19 lockdown. The aim of the service was to support people who were experiencing loneliness and isolation due to shielding or a loss of social and support networks. We recognised that not being able to connect
Please note this article was published in November 2020 and therefore information contained within it may be out of date. Find up to date info on food support available currently and Community Cafés here. Community Cafés The Big Feed Project provides free meals to people across Birmingham to ensure everyone
Stories have always been shared over a meal. But food also tells a story. It can transport you to another time, another country, another culture, without you even having to leave the plate in front of you. Food is deeply rooted in our histories and cultures and has evolved and
I am the lead for The Active Wellbeing Society’s Big Feed Community Cafés. With the help of volunteers, we run 6 cafés across the city, as well as a mobile catering van that is used to provide hot meals around Birmingham. This week, the van was at George Road Baptist
Manor House, Hay Hall Business Park, Redfern Road, Tyseley, Birmingham,
West Midlands, B11 2BE.
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