The Springfield Project

28/08/2026

🌞 Summer Stay & Play Highlights at The Springfield Project last week 🌞 Startwell

Last week, National Allotments Week, the European Athletics Championships, and National Plum Day gave families lots of opportunities to learn through play.

Children enjoyed growing cress, exploring a harvesting sensory box, completing obstacle courses, and taking part in plum tasting and printing activities. Parents were also introduced to 180 Katie, Fay 5 a Day, 2 Snacks Max, and Sammy Skills to support healthy eating and active play at home.

26/08/2026

The Great Sparkhill Shake & Shape Up
12 September 12-2pm Sparkhill Park ☀😀🍎🍏
All ages welcome for this fun summer event. Make your own smoothie with our smoothie bike, talk to health professionals, children's and adults' exercise all in Sparkhill Park
Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre ecobirmingham

25/08/2026

Stories 4 Nature at the Midlands Arts Centre - MAC in September - Saturday 19th September
⏰10:30am - 11:30am
🎟️ Drop-in
💚 Part of MAC's Big Green Weekender

📣Good news!! 🐞📖 Stories 4 Nature is coming back to the Midlands Arts Centre - MAC this September. 👇

💚 Join us for fun storytelling filled with smiles and the magic of the natural world, sensory adventures and nature crafts for preschoolers and their grown-ups!

📍Midlands Arts Centre - MAC, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

📅 Thursday 10th & 17th September
⏰10:30am - 11:30am
🎟️ Booking Required
🔗https://ecobirmingham.com/product/stories4nature/

AND

📅 Saturday 19th September
⏰10:30am - 11:30am
🎟️ Drop-in
💚 Part of MAC's Big Green Weekender

We can't wait, see you there!
🌳🐞📖..

National Literacy Trust in Birmingham / SustainaBrum / Northfield Community Partnership / Family Fun In Brum / Naturally Birmingham / Birmingham Friends of the Earth / The Springfield Project / Allens Cross Community Garden

25/08/2026

✨ Roti Reinvented – Zero Waste Cooking Class | 8.09.26! ✨🥙

Celebrating Zero Waste Week 2026 – 7th to 11th September! ♻️

Bread and flatbreads are everyday staples, but these products are also among the most wasted foods in UK homes. In fact, we throw away around 960 tonnes of bread every single day!* 🍞

Join us for a fun, hands-on cooking class where we'll give leftover rotis a new lease of life and show just how versatile they can be!

Together we'll be making:
🥧 Mini quiches – using roti instead of pastry
🧀 Quesadillas – using roti as a tortilla wrap
Plus a sweet treat demo! 🍫

All recipes are family friendly and designed around using up leftovers and scraps, while showing creative ways to use everyday ingredients differently.

You'll pick up practical cooking skills, discover money-saving ideas and learn simple ways to make the most of the food you already have at home.

🌱 £1 to book
👩‍🍳 All ingredients provided
🤝 Meet local people and learn something new
♻️ Discover creative ways to reduce food waste

📆 Tuesday 8th September
🕐 12.30pm–2.30pm
📍 Springfield Project, The Springfield Centre, Springfield Road, Birmingham B13 9NY

This session is part of Building Greener Communities, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, supporting people across Birmingham to take practical action for a greener, healthier and more sustainable future.

👉 Click the link in our bio to book your place – LIMITED SPACES available online:
http://www.ecobirmingham.com/.../building-greener.../

*Source: WRAP, July 2025

24/08/2026

🌊🐠 National Marine Week, Play Day & Greek yoghurt with berries Day! 🎉

At our Summer Play and Stay last week, we enjoyed lots of fun activities at our summer stay and play, celebrating the sea, the importance of play and healthy eating!

Children explored marine-themed activities, got active with Active Azra, enjoyed music and movement, and took part in fun shopping and sensory games. 🦀🌊
We also had Greek yoghurt with berries Day, linking in Mickey Me Size and Fay Five a Day. 🍓🥣

A fun-filled time of learning, playing, moving and tasting! 💙

24/08/2026

Join ecobirmingham FREE Level 2 - Cycling Tuition - helping build your confidence cycling on the road 🚲👇
🗓️ Tuesday 25th August
⏰ 1.30pm - 4.30pm
📍 Hub on the Green, Bournville

🎟️ Places are very limited - BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY
🔗https://ecobirmingham.com/.../adult-cycling-tuition-level-2/

FREE Level 2 - Cycling Tuition - helping build your confidence cycling on the road 🚲👇

🗓️ Tuesday 25th August
⏰ 1.30pm - 4.30pm
📍 Hub on the Green, Bournville

✨ Taking place on local roads in a small group, giving trainees a real cycling experience in a supported environment.

You will learn how to safely:
🚲 Prepare for on-road cycling
🚲 Position yourself on the road correctly
🚲 Recognise common hazards
🚲 Communicate effectively with other road users
🚲 Pass parked vehicles and side roads safely

🎟️ Places are very limited - BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY
🔗https://ecobirmingham.com/product/adult-cycling-tuition-level-2/

🚲😎🚲😎🚲

20/08/2026

More coverage of our amazing youth volunteers by Birmingham Live. 😍

"I think there would be a bit more crime if there were no youth groups," 14-year-old Mohammed Hasnain reflected on the importance of youth services in Birmingham today.

The teenager is part of a continually expanding youth network in the heart of Sparkhill dubbed the Springfield Project, which runs essential youth-led campaigns included the Child Friendly Neighbourhood initiative.

Organisers of the Child Friendly Neighbourhood scheme seek to engage with Birmingham's youth by offering enriching activities, while helping to support their own neighbourhood.

19/08/2026

It was a pleasure to host the community screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing and have such a valuable and engaging conversation about the challenges we face and the action needed for the future. A big thank you to everyone who came along and took part in the event.

There is clear evidence that urgent action will strengthen our economy, resilience, and quality of life.
Please keep sharing the petition. It remains open until 20th November, and continuing to push up the number sends a powerful signal.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767687?utm_source=chatgpt.com -content

18/08/2026

🚴‍♀️Free Cycling Tuition: Build confidence on the road! 📍 The Hub on the Green, 25th Aug, 1:30-4:30pm. Book via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/adult-cycling-tuition-level-2-cycling-on-the-road-tickets-1997880516406

16/08/2026

More from Birmingham Live's visit to the Springfield Centre last week to meet with some of our amazing youth volunteers.