CASBA Better Health – new project funded by Edgbaston NNS and Birmingham City council

CASBA’s new project is all about helping people living in Edgbaston with learning disabilities feel better in themselves both physically and mentally. They can support you by helping you get more active, make friends and get out more. They can also provide one to one advocacy to help. You can refer via their website here: https://www.casba.org.uk/contact-us/referring-someone-else/
email: admin@casba.org.uk
or call 0121 475 0777 

Freewheelin is a community dance class for people with disabilities that brings communities together through wheelchair dance to improve wellbeing, reduce loneliness and improve confidence. Freewheelin runs sessions across South Birmingham and provides the opportunity for beneficiaries to perform at festivals and events and compete nationally in para dance sport across the UK.

Make Me Visible Edgbaston is an inclusive training programme empowering adults aged 18+ with disabilities and parents/carers across Edgbaston to build skills, confidence and community. Designed to remove financial and logistical barriers, it tackles isolation while opening pathways into adulthood and the creative industries. Through the Culture Crew, participants gain hands-on experience in event programming, marketing, budgeting and live technical production at WMCC — creating real opportunities for progression, independence and future freelance work.

We have funded two activities at HBC – Move It or Lose It and Creative Wellbeing Arts & Crafts Morning. These FREE to attend groups encourage good physical and mental health and opportunities for social connectivity to combat isolation.

Move It or Lose – Every Monday 11:30 – 12:30 OR 13:00 – 14:00 providing ability-adapted exercises to improve balance, mobility, flexibility and strength for all levels and abilities.

Creative Wellbeing – Every Friday morning 10:30 – 12:30 led by an Arts Therapies UK facilitator providing varied craft activities.

The over 50’s Boxing project is a 12-week boxing course funded by Edgbaston NNS starting on 10^th Apri 2026. The course consists a free comprehensive health check by the British Heart Foundation.

It is well known that as a society, we are not confident in supporting those around us who are coping with different forms of loss, or talking with each other about our own mortality. Despite death and loss affecting 100% of us at some point, we now live in a society whereby people avoid conversations about dying, and individuals are left struggling to cope with loss alone, becoming disconnected from their communities and more socially isolated. Thriving Connections C.I.C. was established to address these challenges, bringing the topics of death, dying and loss back into the normality of community life and everyday conversations across the West Midlands.

Rhythm for the Brain is an Edgbaston NNS funded project that delivers inclusive drumming-based workshops for adults aged 50+ using music and relaxation to improve cognitive function, confidence and mental wellbeing, with plans to develop online resources to extend impact.

The Woodview Hub is an active Oasis community hub designed to bring people together through inclusive, holistic support tailored to the needs of the local neighbourhood. It offers a welcoming Community Space that doubles as a Warm Welcome Space, providing access to free facilities such as hot drinks, charging points, computers, magazines, and a safe, heated environment for anyone who needs it during winter and beyond.

Alongside this, the Hub fosters connection and growth through workshops, mentoring, and community events that help residents build confidence, develop new skills, and strengthen local relationships.

Together in Time Tea Dances is a welcoming, dementia- and carer-friendly project by Xpress Yourself, funded to support older adults in Edgbaston and the surrounding area. The tea dances offer a relaxed, inclusive space where people living with dementia, their carers, families, friends, and local older adults can come together to enjoy music, gentle dancing, social connection, and a traditional afternoon tea. Sessions focus on wellbeing, friendship, and shared enjoyment, helping to reduce isolation and promote confidence through movement and social interaction. Everyone is welcome, with activities designed to be accessible, supportive, and joyful.