Give and Gain Day Volunteers Create Bee Cafe

Thanks to the Give and Gain Day volunteers from Solihull Council and Park View, a garden area containing wildflowers has been created in the graveyard at Castle Bromwich. The 17 volunteers donated over 70 hours to help turn a waste area into a garden which will develop into a peaceful area for reflection. The volunteers [...]
CBYCP Volunteer Wins Roy White Memorial Trophy

The Roy White Memorial Trophy presented by Lions in District 105M recognises the contribution made by young volunteers to their communities. We’re absolutely delighted that one of our volunteers, George Brennan, has been presented with the Award for his voluntary efforts. See the award winning video that showcased to the Judges how George’s volunteering helped [...]
Graveyard Project Judged to be Thriving

Representatives of the Castle Bromwich Youth & Community Project were invited to attend an It’s Your Neighbourhood” Awards ceremony at Henley in Arden Golf Club on September 6th. Chairman of the Partnership, Terrie Knibb, was presented with a Level 4 Award for community participation and environmental responsibility, for the group’s graveyard project. To date in [...]
Community Dinner has CHARM

Participants in the CHARM cookery project run by the Castle Bromwich Youth & Community Partnership hosted a community dinner on Saturday May 26th to show that it’s possible to cook cheap, healthy meals on a budget and to create favourite take away dishes easily at home. The CHARM project ran from February to May and [...]
Bloomin’ Wonderful Result

The efforts of the Castle Bromwich Community Project to restore the closed graveyard have paid off with an excellent first time result in the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom Competition. Members are celebrating after receiving a Thriving Award in this year’s Heart of England in Bloom – It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards category. Representatives of [...]
Collaboration is Key to Success

In two short weeks the Community Project’s renovation of the local graveyard has made remarkable strides. Key to the success has been the partnerships which the project has formed with other local organisations. During half term week, 32 volunteers from organisations as diverse as the Project itself, Castle Bromwich Lions, young people from Solihull [...]
Young and Old Work Together in North Solihull

Members of the Castle Bromwich Community Project were part of the organising team for the recent Intergenerational Question Time held at the Loft Room, Chelmsley Wood. Both the audience and expert panel consisted of young and old, the oldest being born in 1929 and the youngest in 1995, A cross-generational audience quizzed a panel of [...]

What We Do

ENHANCING LIVES, ENHANCING COMMUNITIES: Castle Bromwich Youth & Community Partnership aims to bring people together in purposeful, mutually beneficial activities which promote greater understanding and respect between generations. Working with community members we undertake projects which enhance individuals and the environment utilising the positive resources that the young and old have to offer each other [...]

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Why It Matters

Both young people and older people experience ageism. By participating in intergenerational projects, young and old gain a better understanding of and respect for each other reducing generational tensions and the fear of crime in the elderly. Many of the projects undertaken regenerate the environment and provide opportunities for socialising and learning. Overall the projects [...]

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What You Can Do

GET INVOLVED: There are many ways for you to get involved including volunteering, recycling your mobile phones and ink cartridges via our recycling scheme, making your online purchases via our webshop and participating in our events.

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Shop and raise money for CBYCP – what could be easier?

Hosting many of the UK’s best known brands and retailers, such as ASDA, Amazon, HMV, ebay, M&S and Sky “Spend and Raise” enables you to generate a commission for us, when you buy online. Please go to http://www.spendandraise.com/cbycp/ and follow the link to your chosen retailer and start spending! Please send the link to your family, friends and work colleagues so that they can also shop for CBYCP – it’s such an easy way of giving a charity donation and incorporating it into your everyday life. Booking a holiday, buying a new tv – it all adds up and doesn’t cost you a penny extra and in some cases even saves you money.Thank you.

A Week In The Life

A Week In A Life Of A Chairman – Day 3 Wednesday

I talk to many people who fulfill volunteer roles similar to mine and one thing that most of us have in common is that we struggle with public speaking. We also share the knowledge that public speaking is a skill we need to master. Communication is key to fulfilling a Chairmanship role, whether it be [...]

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A Week In The Life Of A Chairman – Day 2 Tuesday

Being the Chairman of a completely volunteer managed and operated organisation requires you to be a Jack of all trades. It also means that the tasks you have to complete take on a life of their own. Today, I’ve taken time to step away from those tasks, to stop doing and to start thinking and [...]

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A Week In The Life Of A Chairman – Day 1 Monday

I love what I do, it’s what gives meaning to my life, it allows me to spend time doing things that matter to me and I hope, it helps to enhance the community where I live and the lives of the people who live there. I woke this morning the sun was streaming through the [...]

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