Balsall Heath Church Centre (Silver Lining Project)
St Martin’s Social Care Project
Debbie Tye - Development Practitioner
140 Witton Lodge Road,
Perry Common,
Birmingham,
B23 5AP
stmartinsscp@yahoo.com
https://www.facebook.com/stmartinssocialcareproject
St Martin’s Social Care Project offers local older people and carers a range of opportunities to stay connected and active and is led by local people like you, who make it happen and direct the activities. Based at St Martin’s Church in Perry Common, we presently offer activities on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays including: a Place of Welcome (a place to sit and chat), a Community Garden (for those interested in gardening and chatting) a Community Shed – now open on Tuesdays and Thursdays (where you can share or learn skills) and we have also just introduced a library where you can borrow books and jigsaws. Our popular Baked Potato and Bingo is now happening every Friday.
We now have a St Martin’s Charity Shop where you can buy second hand clothes and much more, the proceeds going towards a new church roof.
Much of what we do is based on laughter and encouraging friendships, with the ultimate goal of working together for the common good of local people.
Development Practitioner
Hi, I am Debbie the Community Development Practitioner for the over 50’s at St Martin’s. My background is varied with retail and teaching experience. Life is good, I am creative and always up for a challenge!
Tuesday AND Thursday
Community Shed £2
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
St Martin’s Social Care Project
Whether you are a beginner or a pro, join in our fully kitted out Community Shed for woodwork, metal work and other jobs. Learn or share how to recycle pallets into planter, up-cycle anything made out of wood and recycle tin cans and pot noodle pots into decorations for your garden. Just a few of the items created by people in our Community Shed. Cost is free but a small donation towards the running costs is welcome.
Use of the shed costs just £2. Free tea, coffee, biscuits and toast are available throughout in the Centre.
Tuesday
Places of Welcome
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
St Martins Social Care Project - FREE
This is a place to come and see a friendly face and have a conversation whilst drinking a cuppa and eating a snack. Whilst attending the Place of Welcome you also have the opportunity to visit St Martin’s Library where you can borrow books and jigsaws and St Martin’s Charity Shop where you can purchase second hand clothes and much more, to help raise money for St Martin’s New Roof Fund.
Free tea, coffee, biscuits and toast are available throughout the session.
Thursday
The Community Garden & Craft Group £2
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
St Martin's Social Care Project
If you are interested in gardening and socially distanced company, please bring your creativity and come along and help in the Community Garden every Thursday from 10am till 1pm. There is much work to do as the place has been very neglected during lock-down and needs lots of TLC. We have a few tools and gardening gloves but feel free to bring your own. There will be wipes and hand sanitiser for equipment and tools that are shared.
If you feel the cold and you don’t fancy tilling the soil you can still come and get involved and be creative in the warm with our craft materials.
Cost is £2 and there is free tea, coffee, biscuits and toast throughout the morning and a bowl of soup at noon.
First Thursday of the Month
Trip out for the day £10 - Booking Essential
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Meet at St Martin's at 10am
Join us on the first Thursday of every month for an adventurous day out. We will update you with where we are going each month and each trip will cost £10.
Booking is essential
Contact Debbie 07545 477519 or email stmartinsscp@yahoo.com
Second Thursday of the month
Tea Dance
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
St Martins £4
Join us for an afternoon of dancing, foot tapping and chatting. There will also be sandwiches and cakes as well as lots of music, dancing and laughter.
£4 per person
Third Thursday of the month
Film afternoon
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
St Martins £4
Come and relax and watch a film on the third thursday of each month.
£4 per person
Fourth Thursday of the month
Fun Day # Do What You Want Day
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
St Martin's £4
Come along and have a natter whilst knitting, playing board games, crafting, doing word searches, building a jigsaw, or choose something a little more energetic like darts and ten pin bowling!! It’s your choice!!
Refreshments and nibbles provided.
£4 per person.
Friday
Baked potato and Bingo £6
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
St Martin's Social Care Project
Join us for a baked potato lunch followed by a fun game of bingo for just £6
Friday
Sing-Along and Exercise £2
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Chair based exercise
Come along and join in with our Sing-Along and Exercise group. A chair based exercise class on a Friday from 10am costing £2. We look forward to seeing you
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