The CAB is offering money advice services to residents in Edgbaston, Selly Oak, and Northfield on behalf of the City Council.

This includes welfare rights and debt and money management advice.

This service can be accessed on 0344 477 1010

Baby Aid Birmingham are providing parcels containing food, formula milk, clothes or toiletries for babies and young children.

This service is available to All Birmingham post codes

Their referral from for submission by a support worker can be found on
their website: https://www.babyaidbirmingham.co.uk/

Moseley & Kings Heath Lions Club are distributing food parcels and personal hygiene items to the elderly, vulnerable and families in Kings Heath,Billesley and the surrounding areas

Referrals can be made by email to John Barnes at jhbarnes60@gmail.com.

Fresh and dry goods for collection are  available from the Billesley Ark Food Bank to those in need in the Selly Oak Constituency

They are open on Mondays and Fridays from 9.30am-2.30pm at 

725 Yardley Wood Road

B13 0PT

Contact them on 0121 441 4556 opt 1.
Email Earlyhelp.billesley@gmail.com .

The Birmingham Forward Steps Foodbank at the GBNFC Children’s Centre is available to those in need with a child under 5 in B13, B14, B28,B29, B30

Foodbank parcels can be available on a Wednesday and Friday but can only be
given on a short-term basis.

For more information call on 0121 464 4189 or text  them on 07761 503 165

Student-led ‘Selly Oak Community Response to Covid19’ group has teamed up with the KES Foodbank Team at King Edwards School to deliver food parcels on Saturdays and Sundays.

They are delivering to B12, B13, B14,B15, B17, B29

You can contact them through their facebook page

The Northfield Community Partnership has a new helpline number for residents in the Northfield and Selly Oak Constituencies. You can call them for help with food parcel deliveries, Covid19 support, housing/benefit advice, employment support, family support, support for over-50s

Their number is  0121 411 2157

The New Life Baptist Church opposite Asda on Kings Heath High Street has a foodbank which is open for people in need between 12.00 noon and 2.00 on Wednesdays. The foodbank can be accessed on a drop-in basis or referral forms can be collected. 

Spearhead Trust at Bells Farm Community Centre are providing a range of services to the community of Druids heath 

Food parcels to those in need and referred by a reputable agency 

Telephone family support services

Free lunchtime meals for children, available for collection and 

Hot meals for OAPs are being prepared and delivered on Wednesdays between 12.00 and 1.00 – they ask that people phone in the morning to book .

Phone: 0121 433 3532 or email: familysupport@spearheadtrust.org.uk

The B30 Foodbank is still operating. People who do not have enough money for food can call on 07582 143 972.

Organisations wanting to refer people can call 0121 216 3030 or email info@b30.foodbank.org.uk 

check out their facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/B30foodbank/

Manningford Hall in Druids Heath are preparing and distributing hot meals to vulnerable residents on Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes 

To requests a meal contact Pat Hollinshead on 0785295399 before midday the day before. 

A new study by Public Health England (PHE) has shown that one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine reduces household transmission by up to half.Studies have already demonstrated that being vaccinated against coronavirus (COVID-19) significantly reduces your risk of being infected.

This new research shows that those who do become infected 3 weeks after receiving one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccine were between 38% and 49% less likely to pass the virus on to their household contacts than those who were unvaccinated.

Protection was seen from around 14 days after vaccination, with similar levels of protection regardless of age of cases or contacts.

This protection is on top of the reduced risk of a vaccinated person developing symptomatic infection in the first place, which is around 60 to 65% – 4 weeks after one dose of either vaccine.

Households are high-risk settings for transmission and provide early evidence on the impact of vaccines in preventing onward transmission. Similar results could be expected in other settings with similar transmission risks, such as shared accommodations and prisons.

By linking case and household contact data with vaccination status, the study compared the likelihood of transmission for a vaccinated case with an unvaccinated one.

The study included over 57,000 contacts from 24,000 households in which there was a lab-confirmed case that had received a vaccination, compared with nearly 1 million contacts of unvaccinated cases.

Forward Carers are running a series of events during Dementia Action Week on Zoom and Facebook Live. 

The events are primarily for carers, and the week starts with the Alzheimer’s Society explaining what dementia is.

On Tuesday, Hall Green Health are talking about getting a diagnosis and talking to your GP and in the afternoon the Aston Villa Foundation are talking about their dementia café.

The Admiral Nurses are joining in on Wednesday afternoon and on Thursday, Dementia Friendly Stirchley, will be talking about their journey.

On May 22nd Leaf Creative Arts and Dementia Friendly Stirchley will be holding Dementia Action Day. The event, behind Stirchley Baths, will be a free socially distanced and outdoors starting at 12 and finishing at 3pm.  

Women & Theatre’s Community Performance Club has a new course starting on Monday 10 May 2021 and will run every Monday from 3 – 5pm, for 11 weeks via Zoom.

The project aims to reduce social isolation and promote wellbeing amongst people aged 50+ and carers (men & women).

Over the 11 weeks, you can explore creative ways of developing drama over Zoom and get to produce a digital performance.

You do not need any drama experience – or even be confident speaking in front of a group to take part however you will need a smart phone, tablet or computer with a good internet connection.

To register email info@womenandtheatre.co.uk

or call 07849 214799

Sense Arts, Sport & Wellbeing have launched a new Activity Finder with over 100+ free accessible activities! 

The Activity Finder has links to activities, videos and written resources suitable for people with complex disabilities, 

Sense is a national disability charity that supports people living with complex disabilities, including those who are deafblind, to communicate and experience the world.

The launch of the platform  is reflective of Sense’s commitment to make sure no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, is left out of life and it's hoped will help to tackle social isolation and loneliness for disabled people.

• Edgbaston (104)​
• Gravelly Hill (37)​
• Highter's Heath (36)​
• Alum Rock (33)​
• Bartley Green (31)​
• Moseley (28)​
• Brandwood & Kings Heath (26)​
• Shard End (24)​
• Handsworth Wood (24)​
• Holyhead (24)​

From Monday 17th May Step 3 of the goverments roadmap out of lockdown kicks in, with more restrictions being lifted

Indoor hospitality venues can now reopen with the rule of six being applied, along with cinemas, galleries, children’s play areas, hotels, hostels,  B&Bs the rest of the accommodation sector. 

Overnight stays are now allowed in groups of up to six people or two households and groups of up to 30 people can now meet outdoors.