ChangeKitchen CIC

SATURDAY The Mix - Community Café - who's coming?!! 😍

We're mixing it up for our third , Saturday 11.00am to 5.00pm!

Lots of smiley faces last week enjoying tasty treats, lovely lunches and awesome artisan drinks ☕

Drop in, and takeout
Stay longer, catch up
Grab some quiet time
Meet up with friends

Always a warm welcome 🧡💚


📍 @ The Old Print Works, 498-506 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath B12 9AH.

Thanks so much to Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs for hosting their breakfast event this morning - it was fantastic to chat with some many fellow CIC’s & social entrepreneurs, including Tom from Big Issue Invest!

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The next Balsall Heath Second Saturday is coming up soon: Saturday 13 June. Free Entry.

Events The Old Print Works & Museum of Islamic Arts & Heritage - MIAH Foundation
Full schedule here: https://www.secondsaturday.org.uk/

Lots to do including:
* Creative activities in The GAP Arts Project's new space
* Exhibition, workshop & talk with Each Child a Light
* Community cafe takeover with ChangeKitchen CIC
* Woodwork with Make and Tada!
* Play with clay with Sundragon Pottery
* Arabic Calligraphy workshop with Museum of Islamic Arts & Heritage - MIAH Foundation
* Film screening with Balsall Heath People's Emergency Briefing
* Local makers market with stalls including sector9.lab & Soulective Treasures
* Balsall Heath Repair Cafetravels to
* Bookbinding, CDT and more!

We're mixing it up again TOMORROW!! 😍

It's all part of our June cafe takeover with the rather wonderful The Mix - Community Café, and this Saturday it's all part of Balsall Heath Second Saturday - a fabulous community market and mini-festival celebrating making, creativity, local culture and the arts!!

👋🏽 Pop in, say Hello.
☕ Get great coffee.
🥘 Check out our delicious hot food.
🍰 Cake is essential!

DOORS OPEN | Saturday 11am - 5pm
FIND US | The Old Print Works, 498-506 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath B12 9AH

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Sizzling Highlights from Easy Cook Club ✨🍳

The kitchen has been buzzing at our Easy Cook Club sessions ran by ChangeKitchen CIC in Birmingham and Walsall!

From chopping colourful vegetables and preparing ingredients to cooking a delicious noodle stir-fry, everyone got stuck in and showed fantastic teamwork. These sessions are all about building confidence, learning practical cooking skills and having fun while creating something tasty to enjoy together.

It's been brilliant to see participants trying new things, supporting each other and taking pride in the meals they've made. 👏

Want to join us? We'd love to welcome you to the table!

Birmingham
📞 0121 427 6404
📧 [email protected]

Walsall
📞 01922 616798
📧 [email protected]

Big thanks to Yang and Make an Impact CIC for all their support as we evaluate our 🧡💚

It’s been wonderful having YangLiang in our today - a PhD student who is conducting a research project spotlighting some of our social impact in the local community!

Big thanks to Make an Impact CIC.

YangLiang has been completing interviews with staff, volunteers and partners - most recently with Navjot, about her journey through volunteering and working with ChangeKitchen CIC !

🧡 Stories matter. They make opportunity visible. They turn abstract ideas into something real.

This , we're spotlighting what's people-centred and achievable.

Many of our team have gained employment with us from a volunteer or work experience start.

We believe in treating everyone with kindness, regardless of their background or experience.

We see the light in people.
We support them to see the opportunity in themselves.

Here's a few heartwarming highlights from a recent project working with unemployed young people to give them skills, enable positive connections, and achievable sustainable futures.

💬 “It benefitted me in many ways besides cooking, including boosting my self-confidence and learning how to adapt to working as part of a team.”

💬 “It helped me form a routine for myself and start the day well.”

💬 “It’s instilled the sort of work ethic I think will be useful in the world of employment and it’s allowed me to connect with a helpful cause in a heartening way.”

💬 “I’m an introvert and working at ChangeKitchen CIC helped me open up more.”

Every booking made with ChangeKitchen CIC helps create a brighter future for someone.

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https://changekitchen.co.uk/gen22-social-impact-in-action/

Retrofit Balsall Heath is taking part in Balsall Heath Community Festival 2026 We’re inviting local residents to join us in a procession traversing Balsall Heath from east to west; from Balsall Heath Park to Calthorpe Park, on Sunday 5 July. We’re going to be carrying banners made in workshops with local artist Thakoordin celebrating the strength and resilience of Balsall Heath’s vibrant community.
Retrofit Balsall Heath recently hosted a workshop with Jane to specifically make a “Retrofit” themed banner which will have its first outing on 5 July.
Retrofit is a technical term which means making good,“fit” buildings from existing buildings. We are applying this approach to homes, neighbourhoods, hearts and minds: making good and better what we have already.
Join us for all or part of the procession: for the beginners drumming workshop in Balsall Heath Park, to see the historical exhibition of Balsall Heath Carnival, for the model “Wendy” house retrofit street performance in George St Park - where we will demonstrate how to install insulation, draughtproofing, and renewable energy production (solar panels and heat pumps) in local homes to reduce energy bills and improve health and wellbeing.

For more info about the Festival check out: https://balsallheathan.org/balsall-heath-community-festival/