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During this difficult time, in the interest of keeping our community members and staff safe we have had to postpone all activities until the Government lifts its restrictions on social distancing. In the meantime, we are still here to help you where we can. We have already distributed food to over 150 people, which was…

Our young Rotary Interact group had great pleasure in giving away their first cheque to Time Out, an after school club in Nechells, that supports many local children. The Interact group has been set up to raise money and then give it away to other good causes, particularly ones that focus on young people. Here…

We had an amazing February half term with our children and young people, even with the cold weather. Our primary aged focus was a holiday club looking at activities involving scientific experiments, ending with a trip to Birmingham’s Think Tank Science activity centre. The children enjoyed making volcanoes, magic painting and egg parachutes. The children…

This year we began a new club for the children and young people who are part of our mentoring programme. Although 121 sessions are invaluable, they can sometimes be intense, so having spending time with the children and young people during an informal activity, particularly something they may not have done before, is a really…

Party Time!!! We had an amazing family party at free@last to celebrate Christmas together. Santa came and gave out presents (donated by so many people, including @wearefreeradio Cash for Kids), and inside the awesome grotto made out of balloons by our lovely @candybubblesuk – we love this time of year and spending time together –…

Our group of young entrepreneurs have spent several months learning how to make jewellery – earrings, bracelets, necklaces etc. – and having created some unique products we spent 2 days on a market stall on Sutton high street. The journey we are on to teach these young people the skills to run their own business…

We were given the opportunity to have a decorated Christmas tree in Lichfield Cathedral this year, to raise our profile further afield. The queens of decor were Cheryl and Sarah, who organised and made an array of free@last festive decorations, supported by the craft specialists Berts & Gerts, and helped by our little elves. Thank…

This week we were very proud to launch our Interact Rotary Club at free@last. This is a youth version of the long established Rotary Club, an international organisation that aims to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. over many years,…

We had 3 awesome residentials this summer, with 12 primary aged lads going to Preston Montford Study Centre in Shrewsbury; 11 teenagers going surfing in North Devon and 34 people, representing 11 families, camping in Tenby, South Wales. The primary residential boys had so many things to do, see and learn throughout the three days…