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FolesHillfields Healthy Summer continues during August. Take a look at the attached leaflet, and pass it on as appropriate.
Keep up to date online with our events calendar - and read on for highlights of the month ahead ...
More than seventy residents from different cultures in Hillfields and Foleshill came together to celebrate community spirit at The Big Lunch on Sunday, outside our offices at 6 Paul Stacey House.
We've just published our July Events Programme - you can download it as a pdf here, and it's also available as an online calendar
As always our May womens lunch was a fun, busy and lively affair!
Around 30 local women and a handful of children got together to share food, hang out with each other and make new friends. We took the opportunity to let the women know about our big FolesHillfields Health Summer, and how they can be a part of it.
There was much enthusiasm and excitement. We came up with lots of fun ideas for things to do:
We have just started a new project with the Community Development Foundation to carry out some work with women in the local area to listen, learn and develop a more deeper understanding of interfaith and intercultural relationships.
FolesHillfields Vision Project is going to hold a season of health related events over the next three months, called FolesHillfields Healthy Summer.
We will put on a range of activitites - with something for everyone. What the activitites are are not yet finalised but we will have a programme ready for mid-June. We will include;-
FolesHillfields held it's second Unity Seder last week. The Passover "Seder" commemorates the redemption of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago - and it's themes resonate with the historical experience of many peoples. Our Unity Seder also commemorates the experience of all people who have been enslaved, exiled or otherwise oppressed, while reaffirming our commitment to the unity and liberation of all people.
We've cleared up and locked up after a fine day of celebrations for International Women's Day. We've talked with our sisters in other countries, cooked and eaten together, sung and chatted and had all kinds of fun.
Heather and Mark are staying with Aya and Mino in Japan.
The street sirens just went off, followed by a calm Tsunami warning - the TV is broadcasting more details on all channels. I rushed to get passport and mobile, but the warning is for a possible two metres wave in three hours time, so we have plenty of time to get to higher ground.
We have just completed another great volunteer training and activities day.
Below, our volunteers write about what we got up to and how they enjoyed it: