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Wild Stories
Being wild can make a difference to your wellbeing and everyone around you. During difficult times there are stories of hope and kindness. Using #BrumTogether, we’re sharing some of these stories on social media – and we’d love to hear from you. If you have a story you’d like to share we’d like to hear from you – please complete the form below, use #WildTogether and/or #BrumTogether in your social media posts and please read our stories.
See Active Communities Going Wild Facebook page for the latest or visit our Wild Community to find out more.
Finding Space
You don’t need much space to make a garden. We spoke to Ben, who grows fruit and vegetables in Druids Heath outside the block of flats he live in.
Our Streets, our NHS
Erdington Litter Busters (ELB) care about where they live. They are determined to keep caring for their community and recognising the work of the National Health Service.
Giving Peas a chance
We are making special deliveries of peas to grow at home in the Balsall Heath Area. Beat the isolation blues, grow your own peas and share photos as you plant, watch grow and harvest your crop.
Growing Together
Growing things in shared spaces can be very rewarding. Community gardens are great to grow your own food and plants and make long term change locally – Enjoy the benefits…
Closer to nature
It’s corn dog season at Swanshurst Park in Billesley! My eleven year old daughter had to explain to me what a corn dog was – if you’re prepared to get muddy…
Celebrating Earth
On World Environment Day (in Volunteers’ week) we celebrated the achievements of people doing their bit to improve where we live.
If you have a positive story you want to share, you can do so by:
- submitting below – we can share it more widely, including on our website and social media as well as citywide or media partners
- Directly posting it to Active Communities Going Wild group
- By using #WildTogether in your public social media posts
What does The Active Wellbeing Society publish?
Our intention is to share Wild stories of nature, hope and kindness which are both local and positive. We will not publish stories that contain incorrect information or support profiteering for individuals and/or organisations. Please read our guidelines if you are unsure if your story is relevant.