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Hello, I’m Councillor John Cotton I’m Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities. I was born and brought up in Birmingham, so I suppose my first memory of a green space goes back to those early days growing up in the north of the city. With these amazing spaces onContinue reading “Next Generation of Birmingham Stewards”

Councillor Paulette Hamilton shares her earth story memory of Handsworth Park and her request for you to help shape the future of Birmingham’s parks and open spaces. My name is Paulette Hamilton, I’m the cabinet member for adult social care and health and public health in Birmingham. Let me start by saying I’m a wife,Continue reading “Earth Stories – Handsworth Park”

Councillor Brigid Jones shares her Earth Story memory of The Green and hopes for the future of Birmingham’s parks.

If you read about Birmingham, the facts you’ll soon come across will almost definitely be: Youngest city in Europe More miles of canals than Venice More Michelin star restaurants than anywhere else in the UK (outside of London) One of the UK’s greenest cities When I moved to Birmingham about 8 years ago, I sawContinue reading “We make memories in parks”

Once upon a time in a land far, far away…. That might be how we think stories should start but I much prefer the ones that start “You’ll never guess what happen yesterday on the allotment” or “When we arrived in the UK last year, we couldn’t believe how green it was” Because although thereContinue reading “Earth Stories”

The “Big Park” and the Lake District After being asked to write a blog about green spaces I got to thinking about how my enjoyment of green spaces is influenced by how safe I feel in that environment, and as with most of us it goes back to experiences as a child. I grew upContinue reading “The Big Park”

Mentoring in Green Spaces – Reflections from a Mentor  I’ve been a Health Mentor with Evolve for over a year, and I love the holistic view that we take of children’s health. We include not just physical health, but mental and emotional wellbeing too. One of the most important aspects of physical and mental health,Continue reading ““I could stay here forever””

Sophie Hislam Public Open Space Innovator – Jobs and Skills Nature is our biggest ally and our greatest inspiration. Sir David Attenborough Since starting my role with FPA back in April 2020 I have found myself looking up more – not only looking up on walks to enjoy the surrounding but using the internet toContinue reading “looking up more”

Name: Samantha Hall Role: Corporate Parenting Coordinator Hello, I am so excited to be writing this blog – I have never done a blog before and don’t really know where to start! So I am going to reminisce – My earliest memory of green space as a young girl stemmed from brook jumping in WoodgateContinue reading “Growing up in green spaces”

Dawberry Fields Forever….. We are blessed in Birmingham with so many green spaces/parks? Wherever we have lived, we have enjoyed playing, walking, exercising, learning about the birds and the trees. Thanks dad. Many happy hours were spent with school friends at the Muntz Park in Selly Oak, “down the Dell” then through the gap toContinue reading “Park Life”