2. Be Involved
Have your Say, Join us at our client involvement
meeting, which regularly meet up to bring ideas
together, working together, for a better service. Do
you want to add ideas to our monthly newsletter, or
bring something, or bring something else to the table,
do you have ideas about bring carers together, then
let us know, by contacting 0121 380 4949.
Contribute articles.
Poems
Photographs
Art Work
Or anything you would like to see appear
in these pages.
If you have any ideas contact Balkar Shoker on the
details below.
By Phone:
0121 380 4949
By Email:
Balkar.Shoker@homegroup.org.uk
Or by Post to:
Birmingham Mental Health Carers Support
Service.
Unit 3, Holt Court North,
Heneage Street West,
Aston Science Park,
Birmingham,
B7 4AX.
Carers Dedicated Website:
https://bhammhcarer.homegroup.org.uk
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Before using any of the contacts, information or resources in this Information Pack, you must check it for safety/
reliability/ appropriateness. Advice in this Pack does not give a full statement of the law. It is intended for
guidance only, and is not a substitute for professional advice. Stonham cannot accept any responsibility for loss
or liability occasioned as a result of any person acting or refraining from acting on information contained in this
Pack.
PALS customer
relations
(Patient Advice and
Liaison Service)
Can provide information on a
range of mental health
matters, and liaison with all
Trust services
Monday to Friday
8am to 8pm
Contact
0800 953 0045
Text
07985883509
Email
pals@bsmhft.nhs.uk
Website:
www.bsmhft.nhs.uk
Please note that the PALS
team is NOT a medical team.
If you have an immediate
health problem please contact
NHS Direct above or your GP

3. How to apply, ask your local client involvement and diversity representative for more information
by phoning our information and referral line on: 0121 380 4949.
Or email: MHCarerService@homegroup.org.uk
Address: Birmingham Mental Health Carers Support Service, Unit 3, Holt Court North, Heneage
Street West, Aston Science Park, Birmingham, B7 4AX.
Birmingham and Solihull
Equality Diversity and Client Involvement
Steering Group
Be
Have your Say.
We regularly meet up to bring ideas together to ensure that we
are continually improving our service with the help of our
clients.
You can expect:
Support and encouragement
Opportunities to take part in diversity & client events and
meetings.
Workshops and Training around Client Involvement and Diversity.
Diversity does not mean special treatment; it means fair treatment, which may vary for
individuals with different needs. It means understanding society the best way we can, and
taking a positive approach to community thinking.
The way we do Business:
A business that encourages a diverse culture
attracts people and helps it perform at its best.
Diversity & Client Involvement.
Working in partnership to help support people within their local communities,
working together helps prevent social isolation and improves access to
services that people sometimes so desperately need.
Have you ever
wondered about
Client
Involvement?
Are you passionate
about equality and
diversity?
Involved

4. Reaching Communities.
Sexual Health Promotion Service
The aim of the service is always to provide effective, culturally-sensitive sexual health
promotion to reach the most vulnerable people within communities.
The service does a lot of work with ethnic communities including developing peer education,
awareness raising and skills building in the communities, and much more, for more information
about this service and others within the sexual promotion service please see:
Their work with ethnic communities includes:
Research, evaluation and community needs assessment
Advice and consultancy
Developing and utilising resources
Training for professionals
Awareness-raising and skills-building in communities
Developing peer education
Condom distribution
Two outreach projects working directly to promote sexual health services
within the African (Ubuntu) and African Caribbean (REAL) communities.
Attwood Green Health Centre, 30 Bath Row, Birmingham, B15 1LZ.
Tel: (0121) 334 0767
Fax: (0121) 465 0357
Is an online encyclopaedia of medicine that provides a trusted immediate
reference resource for clinicians in the UK and internationally.
It is updated regularly, and the database consists of over 26,000 pages of
information; fast and reliable, many doctors use GP notebook during their
consultations.
http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/homepage.cfm

5. Young Gifted Brum
(YGB) Workshops
(Young Drum Theatre Co)
A programme of free weekly creative
workshops for children and young people.
The emphasis is on developing practical skills whilst having fun.
If you are between 14 and 25 and have a talent in
Acting, Design, Filmmaking/Digital Art and
Scriptwriting, then we want to hear from you! YGB
are holding a programme of free weekly creative
workshops for children and young people. The
emphasis is on developing practical skills whilst
having fun.
Things to look out for in coming months at the Drum.
Vocal workshops with Tynie Superstar
Guitar workshops
Private (one to one or small groups) music tuition
Comedy club
Writers Workshop
Young Drum Forum - leadership development for 16 - 25 year olds
For further enquires please call the drum on 0121 333 2444 or phone
0773 6925 3866
THE UK’s PREMIER BLACK-LED
ARTS CENTRE
book online or call 0121 333 2444
Wednesday: its Thursday Club!!!
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Free Admission
The Drum
144 Potters Lane
Aston, Birmingham
West Midlands
B6 4UU
Call: 0121 333 2400
Fax: 0121 333 2440
Email: info@the-drum.org.uk
http://www.the-drum.org.uk/contact/

6. Kushinga Carers Project
Run by the African Community Council for the Regions (ACCR)
Kushinga support African Informal Carers who look after their family, partners or friends because they
are ill, frail or have a disability. Whether the Carer is an adult or young person, the Kushinga will offer a
listening ear.
The Services Offered by the Kushinga
Project
Information, Advice, Guidance and Advocacy.
Any Carer is welcome to drop into our centre during its opening hours.
They offer culturally and linguistically specific counseling and emotional support.
Whatever your African background, we are here to help you.
Advice, Support and Counseling sessions are confidential.
They provide information and support to enable African Carers to integrate
into the Birmingham Carers Forums and to gain access to other wider
Carer Network Services and local community organizations.
They provide anti-stigmatising and anti-discriminatory support for Carers, helping to enable
them to understand cultural references and overcome social/ cultural barriers.
They also offer assistance with Job Search and CV writing, Training opportunities, Leisure
activities and information on Health and Wellbeing.
Contact Details.
The Kushinga Carers Project
(ACCR), Prospect Hall, 12 College Walk, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 2LE
Opening times
Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Phone: 0121 415 6670

7. New Heights have organised a
day trip to
on
For more details contact
New Heights on
0121 384 2333 or
Stonham Carers on
0121 380 4949
to book & confirm your place
£20.00

9. Aspiring to be yourself?
Young people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures can be affected by Asperger`s
Syndrome.
For information visit
www.projectaspie.com
The project website provides essential advice and information that is specific to the unique needs
of young people that have Asperger`s Syndrome. Our forum and chat room enables members
voices to be heard. It also offers parents and carers of loved ones with Aspergers Syndrome help
and support and features a counselling service for all members.
Help on offer from Ladywood
Community Advice
Ladywood HealthLadywood HealthLadywood HealthLadywood Health & Community Centre& Community Centre& Community Centre& Community Centre
St Vincent Street West, B16 8RP.St Vincent Street West, B16 8RP.St Vincent Street West, B16 8RP.St Vincent Street West, B16 8RP.
Ladywood Community Advice are holding sessionsLadywood Community Advice are holding sessionsLadywood Community Advice are holding sessionsLadywood Community Advice are holding sessions
Mondays and Thursdays between
10am to10am to10am to10am to 1:30pm.1:30pm.1:30pm.1:30pm.
Do you need help or advice about changes to welfare?Do you need help or advice about changes to welfare?Do you need help or advice about changes to welfare?Do you need help or advice about changes to welfare?
Unsure how changes affect you, or struggling to cope?Unsure how changes affect you, or struggling to cope?Unsure how changes affect you, or struggling to cope?Unsure how changes affect you, or struggling to cope?
Unable to get online to make an application or bid?Unable to get online to make an application or bid?Unable to get online to make an application or bid?Unable to get online to make an application or bid?
Anyone can drop-in to get help and advice particularly around the changes to benefits that affect a lot of
claimants from the start of April. The sessions are taking place downstairs in the Community Centre where
there is a suite of computers which are available for people to pop in and use for things like universal job
match, housing bids and making online applications.
For more details contact HarryFor more details contact HarryFor more details contact HarryFor more details contact Harry onononon 0121 456 3212.0121 456 3212.0121 456 3212.0121 456 3212.

11. This year the main festival site is wristbands only, tickets are currently on sale at the early buy price
of £5 per day or £8 for a weekend ticket.
Tickets can be exchanged for wristbands on the Pride weekend.
Tickets are on sale online from the Pride website and seetickets.com or in person from all the city’s
leading gay venues, bars and clubs. Plus on sale from Prowler and Clone Zone stores.
More info Find our more info as it becomes available at birminghampride.com

12. Do You Identify As Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Queer Or Transgender? Not Straight?
LGBT Carers Forum
An online & in person support group for LGB&T carers and professionals across the
UK but with particular focus on the North West of England.
Registration is quick and confidential; all you need to do is click on the register
button via the website. You can also connect with Facebook to access the group
with your Facebook account. Please website for further information.
http://support.lgf.org.uk/
For some carers, meeting other carers face-to-face is the best way for you to get the
information and support that you need. Therefore, there will be a monthly support
group for carers to come along to on the last Monday of the month – either as a one-
off drop in to pick up information or for more regular support. This group will
understand your needs as an LGBT carer and can be your first step into other LGBT
friendly services to support you.
Also, keep up to date with news, find out about events, and chat with other carers
who understand how you feel, on the new LGBT Carers Online Forum
http://support.lgf.org.uk/
For more information, and for advice on support for carers, email info@lgf.org.uk
http://www.blgbt.org/
Birmingham LGBT
http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/
Birmingham LGBT Centre is a project of
Birmingham LGBT
Birmingham LGBT CentreBirmingham LGBT CentreBirmingham LGBT CentreBirmingham LGBT Centre
You can call the Birmingham LGBT Centre on: 0121 643 1160
Birmingham LGBT will work with community groups and members of the community to
develop an exciting range of cultural and community events, ensuring that the centre acts
as a hub for LGBT community activity in the city.
The Birmingham LGBT centre is located in the heart of Birmingham in the Southside
district, close to all major transport hubs. Address: 38/40 Holloway Circus, Birmingham, B1

13. The basic mission statement of BPSu21 is to inspire
young people to explore their creativity and provide for
them the equipment, space, guidance and the community
to develop their skills and experience as photographers
BPSu21 welcomes anyone who has a real passion for
photography and wants to further extend their expertise
behind the lens. Some members are hobbyists, while
others aim to eventually work in the industry. Either way,
BPSu21 will do our best to cater for all abilities, for more
information please see their website.
The Society meets on a Saturday between 12:00pm and
3:30pm at the Custard Factory in Birmingham, as well as for
events, trips and projects at other times during the year.
For More information please visit their website on:
http://www.bpsu21.co.uk/
Or call Eddie on 07769 956947 or Email: edmund@bpsu21.co.uk
Address:
Birmingham Photographic Society
The Custard Factory,
Gibb Street, Digbeth,
Birmingham,
B9 4AA
Birmingham Photographic
Society for under 21s
Birmingham Photographic
Society for under 21s
Set up in October 2012.
Website:
http://www.bpsu21.co.uk/

14. My Personal Best is about young people inspiring and supporting each other to be the best
they can. My Personal Best is a national project ran by Beat, the UK's campaigning eating disorder
charity. The My Personal Best project has created a young-people led, web based community focusing
on promoting well-being and positive self-esteem. Please see the website below:
www.mypersonalbest.org.uk
Youthspace
Programme aims to support young people with a preventative approach to youth mental
health difficulties and targets 14-25year age group.
Youth space offers advice and information from clinicians, professional staff and young experts
on all aspects of mental health & emotional wellbeing.
Please see for more information:
http://www.youthspace.me

15. Personal experiences of health and illness
Many people with who are offered ECT can feel anxious or concerned:
What will it be like? How can I prepare myself?
Would you like to take part in research into the experiences of
service users and carers of being offered ECT (Electroconvulsive
Therapy) and the development of a new Internet resource for
service users, carers, and the public and health professionals?
www.healthtalkonline.org is an award winning website that will answer
questions like these by providing access to the experiences of others who
have faced the same concerns. On the website you can watch video clips,
listen to the voices or read the accounts of people relating their experiences
of being offered ECT - themselves or having a friend or family member who
was offered ECT - what it involved and how it affected them.
Taking part in the project would involve being interviewed about your
experiences of being offered ECT (including if you refused it) about what
has happened to you or your friend/family member, what your thoughts and
feelings have been at different stages, how you have got information, how
you have made decisions and what have been the good and bad parts of
the experience. Health professionals can also learn from your story and use
it to think how they can improve the way that they interact with patients.
For more information on taking part, please contact Laura Griffith
Address: Health Experiences Research Group, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences,
University of Oxford, 23-38 Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford OX1 2ET
Telephone: 07774 125 059 or 01865 617 767 (answer phone 24 hours);
E-mail: Laura.griffith@phc.ox.ac.uk
Study approved by Berkshire Research Ethics Committee 12/SC/0495

16. Civil Legal
Advice helpline
Civil Legal Advice (CLA) is a national
advice line for England & Wales,
Paid for by legal aid.
Who can use the CLA
service?
People living on a low income or
benefits, who are eligible for legal
aid can get specialist legal advice
on benefits and tax credits, debt,
education, housing, employment
and family problems.
How do people get
advice from CLA?
Online advice
Telephone advice
Call
0845 345 4 345
Or
Text ‘legalaid’ and your name to
80010. CLA will call back within 24
hours.
Open Monday to Friday 9.00 am to
8.00 pm and Saturday 9.00 am to
12.30 pm.
Text relay 0845 609 6677
Free translation service for callers
whose first language is not English
Get advice in British Sign
Language (BSL)
CLA can also talk to someone on
behalf of the client
The information provided here is
intended for guidance only, and is
not to be taken as a substitute for
professional advice. Stonham
cannot take any responsibility for
advice given by civil legal advice
line.

17. Carers Emergency
Response Service.
The CERS team will then
work with the Carer and
the person they care for to
put together a Contingency
Plan detailing what they
want to happen in an
emergency, for use in the
event of an emergency.
In the event of an
emergency affecting the
carer, CERS will put the
plan into action. You have
to be registered to access
the service.
For More Information and
to Register Please Contact:
0845 468 1338
Or email info@cers.org.uk.
The service is free of
charge.
Carers Advocacy Service
In Birmingham
Are you a carer aged 18
or over?
Do you carer for someone
16 or over?
Do you need support to
make sure your needs
as a carer are listened to?
If so, one of our advocates
may be able to help you.
Our Advocates support carers to:
• Get help if they cant cope
• Apply for services
• Make a complaint
• Speak up in meetings
• Get help if their situation changes
This service is free for carers in Birmingham
Phone: 0800 23 49 490
Email: Birmingham@careradvocacy.org
Text: 07773334555

18. O
Health Exchange Mutual Caring
Are you caring for someone or are they caring for you?
Do you have a disability and have changing care needs?
Do they need support through this journey?
For more information speak to a mutual care advisor on:
Our health, our community
www.healthexchange.org.uk
This free support scheme is being delivered by the health exchange and
the disability resource centre to assist people through this journey.
Mutual Carers need the right information and support to continue to care
for each other. This could mean
Being able to talk to someone
Having a break from caring
Help with practical tasks
Being able to have a life outside of the caring role
Getting the right equipment
http://www.healthexchange.org.uk/our-services/self-managed/mutual-care/
If you have any questions about this or any other service offered by DRC/Health
Exchange, please contact either Alison Green or Rachel Georgiou at Health
Exchange on 0121 663 0007.
Health Exchange.
Avoca Court, 27
Moseley Road,
Digbeth,
Birmingham.
B12 0HJ.

19. About Carers Together
Carers Together is an exciting new volunteering project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund and delivered by
TimeBank and Carers UK. The project offers face-to-face mentoring to 70 carers in Birmingham, plus tailored
online support to 300 carers across the country. It aims to reduce social isolation, improve emotional well-
being and help carers cope with the stress and strains of caring.
How does it work?
Drawing on its extensive experience of volunteer mentoring, TimeBank recruits, trains and supports
volunteers who have current or previous caring experience and who would like to act as mentors to other
carers. Mentors are able to share their own experience and techniques that have helped them. We offer
face-to-face and online mentoring. Carers are matched with a volunteer mentor to help them take a fresh
look at their own situations and identify goals .Mentoring enables carers to work through the difficulties they
may be experiencing and receive support, as well as signposting to other sources of help.
What is involved?
Volunteer mentors in Birmingham will meet with carers for around five hours a month over a period of 6-12
months. Online volunteers should be available to give around three hours’ support over two months. This is
available through a dedicated - and completely secure - web-based messaging site.
Getting Started
Carers Together is a new project and is in the process of getting up and running. We are now taking
telephone and written referrals for volunteers and beneficiaries. We take both self and professional referrals.
We can be contacted on 0121 236 2531, or by sending the referral form to Carers Together, Timebank , 10
Water Street, Birmingham, B3 1HL. In addition we accept mentors and beneficiaries through our website at
www.timebank.org.uk/carers-together or by sending the referral form to carers@timebank.org.uk.
If you are caring for a friend or relative
and feel in need of support, take a look
at our website at
www.timebank.org.uk/carers-together.
Or you can email us at
carers@timebank.org.uk
Or telephone on 0121 236 2531.
Carers Together
TimeBank, 10 Water Street,
Birmingham, B3 1HL
Follow us on Twitter: @TimeBank
And Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/volunteeruk
TimeBank is an ONE20 initiative. ONE20 is a
company limited by guarantee registered in England
and Wales no. 3695114 and a registered charity no.
107383; Scotland.

20. Positive Mental Health Group
The group is open to anyone with an interest in promoting a greater
awareness of mental health issues across the communities of Birmingham
and Solihull. Your chance to share information, news & views with
statutory agencies, voluntary sector organisations, user groups - and
individual users/carers/staff.
Monthly Networking Meeting dates for 2013
Come and join one of the biggest mental health
networking meetings in the Midlands, every month!
Just turn up – no need to book. Meetings include guest speakers,
information table, light refreshments & a chance to chat and catch up.
Thursday 30 May – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 27 June – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 25 July – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 29 August – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 26 September – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 31 October – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 28 November – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 19 December – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD AT
Friends Institute, 220 Moseley Road, Highgate B12 0DG
Only eight minutes by bus, right to the door of the Friends Institute building.
BUS ROUTE 50 runs every few minutes from BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE
Stop “MS2” Beside Bullring / across the road from rear of M&S / Moor Street Station.
Stop “DS1” Outside Birmingham Voluntary Services Council, Digbeth.
PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) at BSMHFT can offer information on this group and
other voluntary or user groups within Birmingham and Solihull – Phone 0800 953 0045
Confused about the changes to benefits?
Do you have a mental health condition or care for someone who does?
Then come to the The Phoenix Hub & Clubhouse Harrison Road, Erdington, B24
9AA
Wednesday 15th
May
11:30am
Birmingham City Council’s Benefits Advice Team
will be giving a talk and taking contact details for individual advice
For more information contact The Phoenix on 0121 685 6801

21. Coffee Morning!
13th May 2013
Duke Street Chapel
Duke Street
Sutton Coldfield
B72 1RJ
Join us for some
delicious home made cakes,
freshly brewed coffee
and help raise
funds for carers
Walk & Talk Event
Monday 10th June 2013
This year’s theme for the week is
‘Prepared to care?’- are you
accessing all the practical
and emotional support you need to
continue caring
and look after yourself?
The Carers Support Team invites you to join them on a
health and wellbeing event for Carers to help mark the
beginning of Carers Week 2013 in Birmingham.
If you would like to join the team, other carers and
Professionals for a leisurely walk followed by a gentle cool
down exercise and laughter session (optional) then you
can meet us in the courtyard at the
rear of the Midlands Arts Centre
Cannon Hill Park
Monday 10th June 2013
Meet at 10am to start walking at
10:30am
For more information on this walk or
other issues
Contact the Carers Support Team on:
Tel. 0121 466 4314
Email: carers@bhamcommunity.nhs.uk
Website:
www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/carers-
support
Please remember to dress appropriately for the British
weather and bring along any refreshments or equipment
you may need whilst walking i.e. a drink, walking aids etc.
Please Note: Whilst the terrain at Cannon hill Park is
reasonably flat and the cool down session very gentle if
you have not taken part in any exercise recently or have
any pre-existing medical condition you should consult your
GP before undertaking the walk. Birmingham Community
Healthcare Trust or the Carers Support Team cannot be
held responsible or liable for any claim, loss or damage
resulting from attendance at the walk.

26. To Report it Dial 999, 101, 0800 555 111
Or 0121 380 4949
To Report a Hate Crime
West Midlands Police
Are please to certify that
Stonham Birmingham Mental Health Carers Support Service
Is an official
Third Party Reporting Centre for Hate Crime
Have you or someone you know been a victim of a hate crime or hate incident?
Hate crimes and incidents come in many different forms. It can be because of hatred on the
grounds of your race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or disability.
Hate crime in any form is wrong. That is why it is important that if hate crime happens to you or
someone you know, that you report it.
True Vision is here to give you information about hate crime or incidents and how to report it.
www.report-it.org.uk
On this website, you can:
• Find out what hate crimes or hate incidents are.
• Find out about the ways you can report them.
• Report using the online form.
• Find information about people that can help and support you if you have been a
victim.
Reporting makes a difference – to you, your friends, and your community. By reporting hate
crime when it happens, you can help stop it happening to someone else. You will also help the
police to better understand the level of hate crime in your local area, and improve the way they
respond to it

27. List of Stonham’s Carers Groups in Birmingham
Group
Venue
Address
Type of
Group
Frequency When Contact
Longbridge
Carers Group
Longbridge Health
and Community
Centre, 10 Park
Way, Rednal, B45
9PL
Mixed Carers
Support
Group
Every Two Weeks
08th
May
22nd
May
05th
June
2013
11am to
1pm.
Janet Summers
07713385888
Carers Group
Kinmos Centre 1
High Street
Kings Heath, B14
7AR
Mixed Group 1st
Friday of Every
Month
3rd
May
2013.
12pm –
2pm
Janet Summers
07713385888
Northfield
Carers Group
Creative Support,
88 Bristol Road
South, Northfield,
B31 2NS
Mixed Group
Alternate
Wednesdays
15th
May
29th
May
12th
June
26th
June
2013
Janet Summers
07713385888
Kings Heath
Carers Group
Mind Furniture
Shop
2A Addison Road,
Kings Heath, B14
7EW
Mixed Group
1st
Thursday of
every month
starting
6th
June 2013.
6th
June
2013
4th
July
2013
Janet Summers
07713385888
Stirchley
Carers Group
Hazelwell Street
Stirchley
Birmingham, B30
2JX
Mixed
Group
3rd Thursday of
Every Month
16th
May
2013
2013
11am –
2pm
Janet Summers
07713385888
W.I.G.S
Bridge House
509 Aldridge Rd
Great Barr B44
8NA
Wellbeing
group
To be confirmed, please call for further
information.
Wellbeing Information Guidance Sessions (Group).
Telephone: Safia Sawal 07713387325.
Stechford
Carers
Group
The Stechford
Club
7 Victoria Street,
Stechford
B33 8AJ
Social
Group
2nd
Thursday of
every month
9th
May
2013
7pm -
9pm
Joanne Davies
07711378476
Newbridge
House
Evening
Group
130 Hob Moor
Road,
Small Heath.
B10 9JH
Evening Group
Advice and
Info Group
Last Wednesday
of Month
29th
May
2013.
6pm –
8pm
Mick Brown
07713 385 893

28. List of Stonham’s Carers Groups in Birmingham
Newbridge
House
Daytime
Group.
130 Hob Moor
Road,
Small Heath.
B10 9JH
Day Time Group
Advice
and Info
Group
Last
Wednesday of
the Month
29
th
May
2013.
2pm to
4pm
Mick Brown
07713 385
893
Sutton
Carers
Group
Our Place
Community Hub
1 & 2 South
Cottages,
Farthing Lane,
Sutton Coldfield
B72 1RN
Mixed
Group
Last Thursday
of Every Month
30
th
May
2013
6pm –
8pm
Mick Brown
07713 385
893
Arts
Group
New Heights St
Johns Centre
Warren Farm
Road,
Kingstanding
B44 0QN
Mixed
Group
Weekly
Every Thursday
Morning
10 - 12
2 hours
Joanne Davies
07711378476
Phoenix
Centre
Drop – In
Phoenix Centre,
Harrison Road,
(off Erdington
High Street)
Erdington
B24 9AB
Mixed
Carers
Group
Weekly
Every
Wednesday
11am –
1pm
2 hours
Joanne Davies
07711
378476
Computer
Group for
Carers
Our Place
Community Hub.
1 & 2 South
Cottages,
Farthing Lane,
Sutton Coldfield,
B72 1RN
Computer
Class
Computer group looking for new members, all
ability ranges welcome; please register your
interest by calling Joanne Davies on
07711378476.
Carers
Drop In
Group
Our Place
Community Hub
1 & 2 South
Cottages
Farthing Lane,
Sutton Coldfield
B72 1RN
Mixed
Group
2nd
Tuesday of
every month
14th
May
2pm –
3.30pm
1 ½
hours
Joanne Davies
07711
378476
Chinese
carer group
Chinese
community
centre, 99
Bradford road,
Digbeth, B12 0NS
Chinese
carers
only
2nd
Wednesday
of every month
8
th
May
12
th
June
2013-04-
02
11.30am
to 1.30pm
Safia Sawal
07713387325
Caring for
Carers Group
Zinnia Centre
100 Showell
Green Lane
Sparkhill
B11 4HL
Mixed
carers
group
Third
Wednesday of
every month
15
th
May
2013
5pm –
7pm
Safia Sawal
07713387325

29. List of Stonham’s Carers Groups in Birmingham
Caring for
Carers
group
Small Heath
Health Centre
42 Chapman
Road
Small heath
B10 0PG
Mixed
Carers
group
First
Wednesday of
every month
1st
May
5th
June
2pm –
4pm
Safia Sawal
07713387325
Carers
group
Maryam House
Bridge Road
Saltley
B8 3SF
Mixed
Carers
group
Twice a month
2nd
– 4th
Wednesday of
every month
8th
& 22nd
May 2013
6pm –
8pm
Safia Sawal
07713387325
Carers
group
Creative
Support
64 Water Street
B3 1HN
Mixed Carers
Group
Once a month
Last Friday of
every month
31st
May
2013
2.00 -
4.00pm
Safia Sawal
07713387325
Library
Carers
Group
Perry Common
Library
College Road,
Birmingham,
B44 0HH
Mixed
Carers
Reading and
Social Group
Twice a month
1st
and 3rd
Thursday of the
Month
2nd
and 16th
May
6th
June,
20th
June,
11am –
1.00pm
Safia Sawal
07713387325
Library
Carers
Group
Springhill Library,
Springhill,
Hockley,
Birmingham, B18
7BH
Mixed
Carers
Reading and
Social Group
Second Monday
of the Month
13th
May,
10th
June
2.00 –
4.00pm
Safia Sawal
07713387325
Small Heath
Carers Group
Young Carers
Group
Small Heath Youth
and Community
Centre, Muntz
Street, Small
Heath,
Birmingham B10
9RX
Young Carers
Only
Drop In
Group
Weekly Every
Tuesday
3.30pm to
5pm
Hassan Karim
07713385894

30. Contact Fathima on 07713 3873 24
or Jan on 077133 85888 or just come along

33. Unit 3, Holt Court North
Heneage Street West
Birmingham Science Park
Aston, B7 4AX
Stonham Carer
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