Charity
West Midlands Police donate hundreds of free soft drinks from Birmingham college to NHS staff
Officers from West Midlands Police have been delivering soft drinks to NHS workers after a local college asked for assistance in distributing excess stock from vending machines. Following the coronavirus lockdown and closure of educational institutions, South and City College in Birmingham had hundreds of untouched drink bottles, from a wide variety of brands, left over…
Kind hearted Small Heath volunteers deliver food during coronavirus lockdown
An inspirational youth club run by volunteers in Small Heath has put aside fun and games to concentrate on helping people during the coronavirus pandemic raging across Birmingham. Dream Chaser Youth Club in Green Lane, Small Heath, have shown real community spirit and courage by raising funds and responding to calls of help to deliver…
Small Heath hero bakes 165 cakes and raises £600 for NHS staff battling coronavirus
An inspirational teenager from Small Heath in Birmingham has raised £600 to buy food for frontline medical workers during the coronavirus pandemic and baked 165 cakes for NHS staff. Aatif Ahmad from Small Heath said he was inspired to raise the money and bake the cakes to help lift the spirits of the frontline NHS…
Who’s performing at Lady Gaga’s ‘One World’ global telecast to benefit frontline workers?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have seen that Lady Gaga has been all over the news this week. Usually, you’d expect her to have dropped a new song or album, like her industry-rescuing pop sensation. However, after appearing on a televised Facetime call with Jimmy Fallon, Gaga announced something rather more spectacular.
Sikh soup kitchen to soldier on feeding the homeless despite coronavirus threat
A Sikh soup kitchen in Birmingham is determined to continue feeding the homeless despite the threat of coronavirus. The Midland Langar Seva Society – who feed the vulnerable and needy in Birmingham nearly every single day of the year, taking a break only on Christmas Day – have announced they won’t be backing down from their duty in…
Aston Villa donates over 800 packed lunches to homeless after game postponed in wake of coronavirus
Aston Villa Football Club have donated hundreds of pre packed lunches to homeless charities today, after a planned football game had to be postponed in the wake of the coronavirus threat. The news came only an hour after the club confirmed that tomorrow’s fixture with Chelsea has been postponed in line with the Premier League’s decision to…
INTERVIEW: Social media sensation Charity Shop Sue – when will she return to Bulwell?
For those of you who have been living under a rock, Charity Shop Sue is a new staple in British comedy, having swept Twitter and YouTube users by storm this past year. Set in Bulwell Shopping Centre, Nottingham, the series follows eponymous Sue Tuke – played by Selina Mosinski – and some local volunteers on…
UK charity plea for unwanted Christmas presents to raise funds for heart research
The festive season is one of the most generous times of the year, but the British Hearth Foundation (BHF) charity is appealing to Brummies left disappointed by Santa’s offerings to donate unwanted gifts to them, to help beat the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases. While it’s the thought that counts, it wouldn’t be Christmas…
VIDEO: Muslims in Birmingham feed the homeless on Christmas Eve
Members of the city’s Muslim community took time out this Christmas Eve to hand out free food and drink at Birmingham Central Mosque to homeless, needy and vulnerable individuals and families ahead of Christmas Day. Recently appointed chairman of the mosque, Maqbool Ahmed, spoke to I Am Birmingham in Highgate.
VIDEO: Christmas party for 350 homeless people at Birmingham New Street Station
On Christmas Eve, staff at Birmingham New Street Station joined the Midland Langar Seva Society (MLSS) and a host of public volunteers and supporters to put on a special Christmas party for the homeless and needy. Features Randhir Singh, Craig Stenning, Andy Street, UB40’s Robin Campbell and event guests Ian Cochrane, Kelly and Courtney Taylor.