Partners

Neighbourhood Network Schemes (NNS) in Birmingham work to strengthen communities and help older adults in our city to lead happy, healthy lives.

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Thank you for continuing to support us and for championing FNV's work.

Selly Park South Neighbourhood Forum is the local residents' community group. Representing from Pershore Road to the River Rea, between Pershore Avenue and Dogpool Lane in the Selly Park area of south Birmingham.

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Support from the Forum has led to
us creating a new growing space on Cecil Road, and also boosted
our connection to the local area.

The Hall Green Neighbourhood Network Scheme (NNS) is a project to help prevent older people aged 50+ and adults aged 18-49, with a long-term disability, from needing to access social services or the NHS. By connecting them to the right activities or services in their local communities at the right time, this helps them stay living at home for as long as possible.

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FNV were able to work with older people across the Balsall Heath neighbourhoods through funding from Hall Green NNS.

Hazelwell Farm Allotments is an allotment site of about 100 plots in Stirchley, South Birmingham, situated on a hill overlooking the Cadbury factory.

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FNV have enjoyed regularly working here to care for the small on-site mixed orchard.

The Dads Lane Allotments site is located on Dads Lane, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8PQ. The allotments are part of the Moseley & Kings Heath ward of Birmingham City Council allotments.

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The committee here have always been supportive of FNV activities on-site.

A community space in Stirchley, Birmingham. Dads Lane Community Association has been around since the late 1930s and has been led by various community-minded people down the decades.

A small partnership but one that we cherish. FNV only have 10 cordon trees planted with DLCA but our shared aims have much overlap.

Fovea Creative is a specialist creative agency, which has been serving charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations for 28 years.

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A special thank you for making
the FNV Annual Report into the
visual spectacle that it is.

This School brings together expertise from across the physical, environmental and social sciences to advance understanding of the planet and its people - past, present, and future. Their interdisciplinary areas of activity include: Sustainable Environments and Societies, Environment and Health, Dynamic Earth and Ecosystems, and Extreme Climates and Hazards.

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A thorough, eager and enthusiastic student placement with FNV.

Nisa-Nashim is a national network, bringing Jewish and Muslim women together to inspire and lead social change.

A very able and willing team
bringing vital volunteer labour.

Beautiful tales told in support of
bringing people together, for fun
evenings with their community.

Founded in 2009, Stirchley Happenings is a community group run by four local residents in Stirchley, an area of South Birmingham. They think Stirchley is a brilliant place to live, with great community spirit; alongside other residents, they aim to promote that spirit, whilst generating and supporting cultural and community activity. This takes the form of artistic and community events, such as film nights, street art and litter-picks.

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Your fantastic ‘bird artworks’ are
admired by 100s of people every week!

The National Trust Blossom Branch in Birmingham is part of the Blossoming Balsall Heath project where, together with the local community, they are planting 300 blossoming trees in the area.

20 new trees from the Ring of Blossom came to FNV orchards in Stirchley!

Participatory Storyteller, creating immersive, inclusive and bespoke storytelling for children and families in the West Midlands.

Your determination to tell tales despite cold and rain is much admired by FNV.

THE TENBAGS are a folk/punk outfit hailing from Birmingham, with original Boozy Brummie Ballads and traditional Woozy Wailers.

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A great performance at FNV Balsall Heath Wassail, despite the miserable weather – hearty and heart-felt.

Spearhead Trust's aim is to benefit further the community living in Druids Heath, without distinction of gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, race or political, religious or other opinions in association with local authorities, volunteers and other organisations. In a joint effort to advance education and provide facilities and activities in the interest of leisure, learning and social welfare, with the object of improving their quality of life.

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Thank you for hosting a small fruit bush growing space for FNV in Druids Heath.

Uncanny gang of mosslings who dance, play, sing and make merry. West Midlands based.

Fantastic costumes, a fantastic team, and some great dances – we really welcome your support of the FNV Stirchley Wassail.

The Birmingham University Conservation Volunteers (BUCV) is a student volunteering group, dedicated to conserving environments for the joint benefit of wildlife and people. For over 50 years the group has helped local and national conservation organisations.

Thank you for lending FNV a hand on several occasions, tackling rather large orchard care and creation jobs.

The Old Print Works is a diverse and welcoming community in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, that believes in the transformative power of making and creativity. Through mutual skill sharing they are building a resilient, sustainable and cooperative future. They provide studio, meeting, event, exhibition, and co-working space.

Many thanks for allowing FNV to set up a nursery space in your premises!

Harts Community Adventure see the value in everyone and want to be a catalyst for positive change. Since their beginnings in 2000, they’ve been driven by support, empowerment, and progress.

FNV enjoyed beginning a new orchard in Walkers Heath Park with HCA.

Working with community partners to retrofit homes, community spaces, hearts and minds.

FNV have enjoyed sharing visions
of the future with RBH – changes
are taking place in our world!

Sähëlï Hub is dedicated to improving health and well-being in the community, by providing innovative services that educate, motivate, inspire and empower. Most of their work is with women.

A fantastic organisation FNV are
proud to be connected with.

Run by St. Paul's Community Development Trust, this little City Farm was opened in 1980, and is an inner-city oasis, providing local families with access to animals that they otherwise might not see. It is a valued community asset in Balsall Heath, with visitors who came as children now bringing their own little ones to see the 50 animals that live on the Farm.

A long-established and much loved
institution – FNV are grateful that we're accepted into your sphere!

Loaf is a co-operative-run bakery and cookery school based in Stirchley, South Birmingham, since 2009. They aim to build community through real food and healthy living.

Thank you for keeping our FNV volunteers well-fed during cold, winter tree planting days.

Originally established in 2014 as The Real Junk Food Project Birmingham, they intercept food and other usable materials that would otherwise go to waste from supermarkets, restaurants and other sources, and provide them to individuals and community organisations on a “Pay-As-You-Feel” basis. They also grow fresh fruits and vegetables, and compost theirs and others’ waste on allotment sites across the area!

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A very supportive partner, offering FNV space to work on, regular positivity, and offers of electric van transportation, the generosity of which we are grateful for.

Children’s Organization of Lending Equipment is a Non-Profit Organization whose mission is to connect costly adaptive equipment from children with disabilities who outgrow the equipment, to other children who need it, at no cost.

A great organisation who funded FNV to purchase caging, protecting many of our fruit trees.

Stirchley Park was originally created from land donated by William A Cadbury in the early 19th century, the park is a small and hidden green space in the heart of Stirchley.

Thank you for supporting the FNV project in your park!

The Birmingham Ranger Service has launched a two-year project in partnership with Public Health: 'Wild at heart, healthy parks'.

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The support of officers here has allowed FNV to begin and continue its work – without this support we wouldn’t exist.

Groundwork is a federation of independent charities, called Groundwork Trusts, working under a common brand to a single federation strategy. A national organisation, Groundwork UK, supports the activities of Groundwork Trusts by running programmes, initiatives and campaigns that generate national resources for local delivery and support improvements in quality and impact.

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Support from Groundwork allowed us to operate through the summer at The People’s Plot.

The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery established in 1994. Regulated by the Gambling Commission, it is operated by Allwyn Entertainment, taking over from Camelot Group on 1 February 2024.

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Fantastic support and an offer of ongoing support to develop FNV work further, for which we are incredibly grateful.

Severn Trent provide over eight million people across our region with water every day.

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FNV are very grateful for their support, allowing us to work in Druids Heath and Monyhull.