Acocks’s Green has received a gold award from the Britain in Bloom campaign, and a garden that we’ve been working on played a part! The site, at the Victoria Road surgery was overgrown and neglected, but our staff, alongside a team of patient volunteers have cultivated it, it now has
Christina from Ladywood Share Shack describes how she creates a welcoming environment where people can re-discover, practice and share their skills. With an emphasis on enjoyment and learning, Christina sees co-design and co-delivery as enabling people to ‘have a go.’
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
A small team of patient volunteers have been transforming the garden at a Birmingham GP’s surgery – so much so it’s being entered into Acock’s Green in Bloom! The garden has gone from overgrown and neglected, to cultivated, with raised vegetable beds, planters, a lot less weeds, and an impressive
Find out about Volunteering at the Share Shack Be part of a team that is passionate about helping communities become happier and healthier Mobile Share ShackSupport Role Help our Sharing Team keep the Share Shack a clean, tidy, welcoming community space. LadywoodShare ShackHelper Role Help our Sharing Team keep
Grow & Connect Sowing the seeds for a brighter future. The Grow & Connect service The Grow and Connect Team is the newest team in The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS), emerging to bring together the various streams of green and growing work. As an organisation, TAWS takes a holistic approach to tackling health inequalities
A Community Benefit Society Working to Develop Happy Healthy Communities Living Active and Connected Lives Get support Virtual Wellbeing Volunteering Free Wellbeing Card Donate Previous Next About us The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected
Dan had never focused on his health and wellbeing. He had struggled with his weight since his teenage years and had battled with low self-esteem. At his heaviest, Dan weighed over 22 and a half stone. Despite losing some weight, he struggled to maintain his weight loss and found himself
Claire started volunteering at the All Saint’s community garden in Small Heath in February this year. With a passion for growing, gardening and, composting Claire was keen to get involved, lay the groundwork and help get things started with the growing space for local people to take ownership. Claire feels
Street Closures Helping communities become happier and healthier Discover More https://theaws.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Street-Closures.mp4 Active Streets can help you to create a safe space where everyone is welcome: children can play and make new friends, adults can chat to neighbours and everyone can get active together! Working alongside your neighbours, we will
Big Run project Wherever you are on your journey, We are here to support you Discover More The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) has worked with communities across Birmingham throughout the pandemic. We have maintained and built trust with communities in areas of high deprivation during a time of increased
Claire started volunteering at the All Saint’s community garden in Small Heath in February this year. With a passion for growing, gardening and, composting Claire was keen to get involved, lay the groundwork and help get things started with the growing space for local people to take ownership. Claire feels
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