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The Bike Project: Get refugees cycling

by Cath Palgrave | May 21, 2020 | Blog, News

The Bike Project is a community of refugees, cyclists, mechanics and volunteers. The mission is simple: to take second hand bikes, fix them up and give them to refugees. It was founded when the CEO, Jem, gave his brother’s old bike to a mentee at university, who...

Come along to our PoeTree event!

by Libby Harris | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog, Events, News

We are putting on a poetry afternoon to raise awareness of the work we do here and the environmental issues we are currently facing. Come join us for an afternoon of poetry, books, tea, coffee & cake. The day will include a meet and greet, poetry readings, poetry...

Aldo brings a new flavour to the Birmingham Friends of The Earth quiz

by Shaz Rahman | Feb 14, 2020 | Blog, Blog

Some background info About once a quarter, Birmingham Friends of The Earth host a quiz in the Warehouse Cafe. Volunteers from the campaigning group take it in turns to host the quiz. I hosted the quiz myself in 2015. There is a tendency for the host to pick rounds...

Hold up at the bus gate!

by Libby Harris | Jan 30, 2020 | Air Quality, Blog, Blog, Transport, Uncategorised

Transport For West Midlands want to widen the Moseley Road through Balsall Heath, this is supposed to enhance running conditions for the bus. They also want to put a bus lane on the central reservation of the ring road. Our video shows the Number 50 bus waiting for...

Thank you LoveBrum!

by Molly Luke | Dec 19, 2019 | Blog, News

LoveBrum is a fantastic local charity that is dedicated to supporting community groups and organisations who are trying to create positive change in the city but may be struggling to get publicity or funding. All the money that LoveBrum raise through their membership...

Digbeth Vision

by Adam McCusker | Dec 19, 2019 | Blog, News, Planning

We’ve responded to a couple of consultations about planned developments in Digbeth recently, and whilst many of these kind of visioning documents never come to fruition, it is important we push planners to think more sustainably. As part of the Birmingham big city...