Emma Williams
Fun for All the Family
The Northfield Ecocentre opened it’s doors for the ultimate green after-school club last week.
They started Family Hour, a new scheme for 2010, last Thursday, January 21st.
The activity afternoon, which will become a regular slot every Thursday at the centre from 3.30pm, is open to families from the Northfield area with young children.
Jane Baker, Groups Development [...]
Tom the baker uses his loaf to encourage community baking
For all budding foodies out there, the latest way to stay healthy and help the community is here.
Offering a slice of the revolution, Birmingham’s first community bakery will open this month in Cotteridge, South Birmingham.
Loaf Community Bakery offers local people the chance to purchase the freshest organic bread around, and will make Birmingham the first [...]
A Cruelty Free Christmas
Vegans from all over the Midlands and even further afield, gathered this Saturday, the 12th December, to raise awareness of their causes and get in the festive spirit, at the Midlands Vegan Campaigners’ Christmas Fair.
Birmingham Recycled went along to the event, held at All Saints Church Hall in King’s Heath, to find out what it [...]
Local Nature Reserves for Local People
Yesterday, Thursday 10th December, a group of dedicated volunteers braved the cold to gather at the Wildlife Trust Office in Edgbaston for a day of practical volunteering projects.
Part of a fortnightly scheme offering members of the public a chance to help out with Birmingham’s beautiful nature reserves, this week, lead by Wildlife Trust Community and [...]
Birmingham’s Park Events: December 2009
This year seems to have flown by – already Christmas is upon us once again, and many of Birmingham’s parks are getting into the Christmas spirit. Along with the usual conservation and educational park events, check out how you can take part in Christmas activities throughout the Midlands’ most scenic parts, in our pick of [...]
Birmingham’s Park Events November 2009
Going down to your local park may be the last thing you feel like doing in the gloomy winter weather, but if you do make the effort to get out of the house it could be well worth your while.
The many parks in Birmingham and the surrounding areas offer a host of activities for the [...]
Birmingham Recycled’s Audience
Birmingham Recycled has been running for almost a year now, but recently came under new management. New editor Natalie Adcock took over from Kasper Sorenson in summer this year, and has been joined by journalist Emma Williams, journalist/designer Rebekah Douglas and Public Relations manager, Katie Wood, all third year media students at Birmingham City University.
As [...]
Calling all students in Birmingham!
At last, an incentive for students to make an effort to save energy – a lifetime supply of Ben and Jerry’s Ice cream!
That’s just one of the prizes being offered as part of national campaign the Student Switch Off, which kicked off proceedings again last month, for its third year running and hopefully its biggest year yet.
If [...]