The spirit of Christmas shone brightly at the NB4U Christmas Party, held in the warm and welcoming Holy Trinity RC Hall. The event was a heartwarming celebration of joy, community, and togetherness, shared with our Ukrainian friends, generous sponsors, and dedicated volunteers. The atmosphere was alive with carefree laughter and cheerful smiles. Guests were treated to a delicious buffet, lovingly prepared by #BitsAndBites, and generously funded by #SuttonColdf…

On Monday, in place of our usual ESOL lessons, we visited Birmingham Council House in Victoria Square. The visit was arranged by Noran through June and Simon of the Public Relations Dept of Birmingham Council. Thankyou to all three and to Julie, our guide on the day. Our guests found the tour fascinating and were particularly interested in the details of the Mayor’s job. It gave our guests an insight into our City and how it’s managed while admiring the a…

On 16th November, over 60 guests and their loved ones gathered for a cosy and engaging event. Attendees spent a delightful afternoon painting pottery and enjoying warm hot dogs. Special thanks go to Beverley for organising the activities and for her incredible effort in packing all the food and pottery supplies into her small car to bring them to the event. Thank you to everyone who joined and made the day so memorable! …

On 21 October NB4U held a successful social event at Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church. We were joined by Anton and Roman who shared the work they were doing taking a range of items and vehicles to soldiers fighting in Ukraine. We collected £209 to donate to the cause and on 16 November we will be collecting in items to send to Ukraine. Thank you to Lucy, Colin and Peter who worked hard in the kitchen, Val and Mel who provided a craft activity for children , Roger …

On July 17th we celebrated Ukrainian Independence Day with 100 participants at Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church Hall . It was a truly amazing experience and we were joined by Councillor Clifton Welch , Councillor David Barry and Frances Thomas from Birmingham City Council. We had fabulous food from Ukrainian Sunflower which quickly disappeared . We had entertaiment from Iryna’s children’s dance group , the elders from ESOL entertained us with singing and poetry , …