Category Archives: volunteering

Help with Getting Online

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Kit Barlow

**** STOP PRESS*** FREE  WORKSHOP for Over 55s********* In collaboration with Vodafone, Yardley Neighbourhood Network Team are running a free workshop to help citizens in the area get the most out of their technology – whether that is a mobile … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 1st October

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Kit Barlow

A chance to find out more about what is happening in our area. The new Acocks Green Police Sergeant Craig Woolaway will be present as well as other representatives.

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Village in Bloom Strike GOLD Again

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Kit Barlow

Well done to the dedicated team of volunteers who have worked hard all year to make the village look lovely with freshly sanded and varnished benches, colourful planters, community projects, amazing flower beds and so much more. The judges were … Continue reading →

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Canal Clean Up – 15th September

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Kit Barlow

Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum set up a collaboration with Canals and Rivers Trust to adopt a stretch of canal back in 2016. A group of volunteers meet up a few times of year to clean and tidy the canal, picking … Continue reading →

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Keep the Green Clean Update

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Kit Barlow

Birmingham City Council have recently been equipping community groups with litter-picking tools, and so volunteers from Acocks Green Village in Bloom took advantage of the offer. Ashley Atterbury the Assistant Service Manager from the Fleet & Waste at Montgomery Street … Continue reading →

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Greening up Acocks Green

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Kit Barlow

Another weekend of community spirit. On Saturday Acocks Green Village in Bloom were at Stockfield Funday encouraging children and adults to try a little gardening, with pick and mix planters, a plant swap and seed-sowing with children.  Anyone who sowed seeds … Continue reading →

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Public Meeting – Tuesday 14th May

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Kit Barlow

Come along to our next public meeting to find out the latest updates for Acocks Green. The Police will be there to give us an update of recent events as well as councillors and the Focus Group talking about the … Continue reading →

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Making a Difference Locally

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Kit Barlow

The month long organised Great British Spring Clean continues and we have another local litter-pick organised by Village in Bloom. Everyone is welcome to come along and join in, (families, individuals, groups of neighbours etc).  All equipment is supplied and … Continue reading →

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The Great British Spring Clean

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Kit Barlow

If  you live near Yardley Road and are fed up of litter in the gutters and on the pavements then here is a chance to be pro-active. Meet outside the Great Western Pub at 10am. Volunteers will be given equipment … Continue reading →

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Keep The Green Clean!

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Kit Barlow

After a particularly busy litter-picking session this winter the Village in Bloom Team came up with the idea of working with local schools to organise a Local Anti-Litter Campaign. They put their heads together and decided on the catchy slogan … Continue reading →

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