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Green Lane Masjid faces uncertain future as energy bills rise

Homeless services face cuts at a Birmingham mosque as energy prices rise to £250,000

Rangzeb HussainSeptember 7, 2022September 12, 202201 mins

A mosque in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, which offers essential support services to vulnerable and homeless people, faces possible closure to departments as energy bills soar from £60,000 to a shocking figure of £250,000. Green Lane Masjid, which also operates as a community centre, food bank and a Covid-19 vaccination centre, is looking…

Hundreds band together to create coronavirus solidarity network for Birmingham’s vulnerable and needy

Staff ReporterMarch 20, 2020April 8, 202001 mins

Hundreds of people all over Birmingham have joined forces to create a network of volunteers to help the homeless and elderly in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Individuals, charities and residents groups have come together to launch Birmingham Community Solidarity, a new initiative focusing on helping the most vulnerable as key to protecting the wider…