The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) and St. Paul’s Community Development Trust have been in partnership for two years working together to ensure the funding of the Balsall Heath City Farm, as well as working together on the site to bring support and services to the local community in addition to those already being provided there. This includes a community kitchen and a portable Share Shack.
For the last few years, we have entered the Royal Horticultural Society’s Heart of England in Bloom – It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards and we are pleased to report that, this year, we have been awarded: Level 5 – Outstanding!
After the Government announcement regarding step 2 of easing the lockdown, we are pleased to announce that our little City Farm can reopen to visitors from Monday. As social distancing is still of utmost importance, we will continue to use our booking system to ensure that no more than 6 people visit at any one time. Please continue to follow the “Hands, Space, Face” guidance.
You can book a visit by using the Booking System on the Visit and Donate page
The Big Feed Project is providing tasty meals made from locally sourced surplus food.
It is with great pleasure the I can announce the reopening of Balsall Heath City Farm on Monday 13th July 2020. We are very aware that local families need to use our facility and give families and children some much needed enjoyment during this uncertain period.
To comply with rules around keeping people safe we have introduced an appointment system to ensure adequate social distancing and keeping people safe.
Come and join us in the celebrations on the POSTPONED.
We will be hosting a FREE session on how to prune a fruit tree at the Farm on Sunday 1st of December.
The session is due to commence at 11 am and expected to be finished by 4 pm, the session is FREE to attend and is open to all.
To book a place, please call 0121 464 1888 or send an email over to Hywel.Williams@stpaulstrust.org.uk
Please remember to dress up warm and we hope to see you soon.
St. Paul’s Community Development Trust are happy to announce that following lengthy discussions with a number of organisations agreement has been reached with The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) that will secure the long term viability of the Balsall Heath City Farm.
Threatened with closure since December 2018 St. Paul’s have been working with a number of organisations to try to secure the long-term viability of the City Farm. Now agreement has been reached with TAWS which means that the farm which has operated in Balsall Heath for over 40 years will remain open.
