Birmingham Warm Welcome Spaces

04/08/2026

💊 Hot weather can affect more than your comfort, it can also affect some medicines.

Some antidepressants and other mental health medications can affect how your body responds to heat, making you more vulnerable to overheating or dehydration.

As temperatures rise, remember to:
💧 Stay hydrated
🌳 Seek shade and cooler spaces
👒 Avoid prolonged time in direct sunlight
📖 Check your medication leaflet for heat-related advice

Speak to a healthcare professional if you're concerned about how hot weather may affect you.

04/08/2026

This is about one of our Birmingham Warm Welcome Spaces ♥️

'This can't be it?' I said to myself as I pulled up to the tucked-away old 'lunatic asylum' in Northfield.

On the skyline, the old water tower of what used to be the Rubery Hill Hospital loomed large over a more modern complex, home to the little shop I was seeking out just a 15 minute walk from Great Park.

I shuddered to think of what life might have been like there in 1904 for Brummies like me, neurodevelopmentally disordered and prone to the occasional fit of 18th century women's hysteria.

As I stood next to the Grade II-listed chapel that remains, I marvelled at how lovely and warm it all felt here in 2026. 😍

To answer my question from the start, this was, in fact, 'it'. The shop I'd been looking for.

I followed the signs to 'The Scrapstore' past boxes of fresh tree plums that were free to finders and meandered through the complex to the sound of a dance troupe practicing their latest number.

🏥The hospital was used through both World Wars to treat troops that had seen hell.

25/06/2026

How is your Birmingham Warm Welcome Space keeping cool?

Here is one way..,

Local churches are adapting their usual Warm Welcome space, offering ice lollies and water to their community.

24/06/2026

24/06/2026

Sorry for the short notice.
Tomorrow’s GetTOGETHER event has been postponed.
This is due to the extreme weather, advice being given and the impact on public transport.
Keep safe and cool! 😎

17/06/2026

12pm - 5pm | Free, drop-in | Hexagon | Everyone welcomeBringing people together to celebrate and experience the culture, arts and stories of refugees and m

11/06/2026

Are you deaf, hard of hearing? Recently been diagnosed with hearing loss? Our team are here to help!

Our FREE drop-in in Kingstanding will be on Tuesday 16th June between 10am - 1pm 😃

Fatemah will be there to offer support with a variety of things including: housing issues, benefits, letter translation and much more!

British Sign Language Interpreters are present at every session to ensure information is accessible for everyone.

Are you busy that date? Don't worry - this drop-in runs every 2 weeks. Our next date will be Tuesday 30th:
https://www.bid.org.uk/event/birmingham-iag-drop-in-kingstanding/2026-06-16/

📍Birmingham Settlement, 600 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham, B44 9SH

11/06/2026

Do members of your Warm Welcome want to learn how to cook 3 delicious recipes?
Ingredients will be supplied for free.
Get cooking!

Incredible Surplus

10/06/2026

Funding opportunity:-

Funding alert for Friends Groups and community green space projects!
Veolia - UK have just launched their Sustainability Fund 2026 - offering funding, resources, or volunteer support to not-for-profit organisations and community groups making a difference to their local environment.

Projects that enhance biodiversity, promote recycling and reuse, protect natural resources, or improve social wellbeing are all encouraged to apply. Last year's recipients included Bournville Village Trust at Selly Manor Museum, so they have a track record of backing grassroots community work right here in Birmingham.

If your group has a project in mind, it's well worth putting in an application - apply here: https://www.veolia.co.uk/sustainability-fund

09/06/2026

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Are you struggling with food costs? Want to eat better food on a tight budget? Want to spend some quality time with your children? Join our FREE home-based COURSE and make FREE delicious food!
Incredible surplus is working in partnership across Birmingham with Bags of Taste, an award-winning non-profit organisation.
Here is a link to our website: www.bagsoftaste.org
We help local people in need who are struggling with food costs or are on tight budgets, such as families, single parents, pensioners, unemployed people, people with long-term health issues,...
Our course is completely home-based - we’ll deliver a FREE bag of ingredients to your door and give you personal help and videos by WhatsApp or phone while you cook three delicious FREE meals in your own time and kitchen.
No commitment apart from cooking the dishes, and the course is suitable for all abilities.
All the food is provided