GOOD NEWS FRIDAY! Things we are grateful for this week.... - getting FREE tickets to take 57 people to the magical Luminate Winter Light Trail Birmingham Botanical Gardens - an amazing evening and such a welcoming space - ThreadSky

birchnetwork.bsky.social • 76 days ago

GOOD NEWS FRIDAY!

Things we are grateful for this week....

- getting FREE tickets to take 57 people to the magical Luminate Winter Light Trail Birmingham Botanical Gardens - an amazing evening and such a welcoming space

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birchnetwork.bsky.social•76 days ago

- giving out over 70 SIM cards via the National Digital Inclusion Network run by @goodthingsfdn.bsky.social making a lot of disconnected feel much happier and connected

birchnetwork.bsky.social•76 days ago

- preventing a young man from getting evicted from his hotel, due to Home Office incompetence, thanks to partnership work with the FANTASTIC CARE Team @refugeeaction.bsky.social West Mids - we cannot praise them highly enough! We then helped this man submit his asylum appeal.

birchnetwork.bsky.social•76 days ago

- Martineau Gardens helping us to host 60 young people for a Christmas party, full of fun, fire, dancing and laughter - another amazing welcoming space

birchnetwork.bsky.social•76 days ago

- immigration advice and support from Sue Conlan (https://tactic.org.uk/) helping us support a family potentially facing a forced removal submit a fresh claim - endlessly grateful for this resource and fantastic training too

birchnetwork.bsky.social•76 days ago

- another lovely trip to the B:Music Symphony Hall for some Ghanian and Nigerian from Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham - 6 of our young people were also invitied to listen to a rehearsal - our staff reflected that "we do live in a special city" - full of venues ready to support sanctuary seekers

birchnetwork.bsky.social•76 days ago

- linking an age disputed young man who is really struggling with isolation and his mental health and the befrienders immediately linking him with gardening opportunities, teaching materials & football

- getting another child from a hotel into a local school with another starting next week

manchestercos.bsky.social•75 days ago

Wow, this is the ultimate feel good thread! Congrats on all your amazing work. 👏

The Botanic Gardens look amazing! 🎄💡

birchnetwork.bsky.social•75 days ago

Thanks, we are reminding ourselves of all the good things to try to keep morale going! Been a very tough year...

manchestercos.bsky.social•74 days ago

It has indeed. Which makes your efforts all the more valuable. 🧡

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