I don’t record every bench chat I have, sometimes because people don’t want me to record them. Sometimes because I don’t realise stopping for a quick catch up is going to turn into a “Bench Chat” moment. On this occasion a simple question to me – “What are you up to?” Evolved into a conversationContinue reading “An unplanned Bench Chat”
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Pull Up a Seat
What I Learned from the Bench Chat Project By Deborah Needle, Community Facilitator, Naturally Birmingham Let me tell you something I’ve learned through this work: sometimes, the simplest ideas are the ones that change people the most. The Friendship Bench Chat wasn’t born in a boardroom, from a strategy paper, or after a round ofContinue reading “Pull Up a Seat”
Reflecting on my role
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Community Facilitator Being a Community Facilitator for the Future Parks Accelerator (FPA) Project is a role filled with purpose, passion, and—sometimes—loneliness. As the final stage of the FPA project that looked at urban nature development comes to a close, I am asking those involved in the project to reflect onContinue reading “Reflecting on my role”
Bloomsbury Park Bench Chats
It’s not every day you see a clown getting his blood pressure tested. But at the Nechells Be Healthy Environmental Fun Day in Bloomsbury Park it was just one of the memorable moments I can recall from a lovely event. It was a very warm and sunny day filled with laughter and occasional screams ofContinue reading “Bloomsbury Park Bench Chats”
Birmingham’s A to Bee Roads
You can find out more about Birmingham’s Nature Recovery Network, the development of A to Bee Roads, and why we need to start changing the management of amenity mown areas to support nature recovery in urban areas by watching the recording of the presentation given to the Green Champions who joined us for an onlineContinue reading “Birmingham’s A to Bee Roads”
Naturally Birmingham Future Parks Project 