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Services
Services
Community-based efforts and initiatives cover a wide range of activities designed to meet the diverse needs of our local area. These projects are all about supporting and empowering people within our neighbourhoods, promoting inclusivity, accessibility, and working together.
Community-based programmes
At the heart of these community-based programmes is the goal to improve everyone’s well-being and quality of life. This means providing access to crucial resources like healthcare, education, and social support. For example, our local health clinics offer medical services tailored to the specific needs of our community, ensuring everyone gets the healthcare they need, regardless of their financial situation.
New challenges
Additionally, these community efforts often involve reaching out to tackle new challenges as they arise. This could include things like mental health awareness campaigns, substance abuse prevention programs, or initiatives to help the homeless.
Participation
What’s really important is that these initiatives rely on the active participation and collaboration of local residents, organisations, and local government. By working together, we can pool our resources and expertise to come up with creative solutions that address the unique needs and priorities of our community.
Overall, these efforts are crucial in building social cohesion, resilience, and sustainable development in our neighbourhoods. By investing in them, we can create a more fair and thriving environment for everyone.
Celebrating culture & Building community
Keeping the faith
Keeping the faith
We provide religious teachings and events in a nurturing environment for spiritual growth and communal connection.
Events
Events
At our Event Centre, we provide an ideal setting and comprehensive planning service for your special celebration or commemoration.
Bereavement
Bereavement
We offer a comforting space and for holding bereavement gatherings, honouring and remembering loved ones dearly as well as counselling support if needed.
Women's network
Women's network
Team focused on empowering women and promoting family values.
Sports
Sports
BPM Sport continues to work at grassroots level promoting diversity and inclusion in sports. Building close links with local professional football and cricket clubs.
Seniors
Seniors
Regular elderly gathering providing religious, culture activities and informative sessions.
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Keeping the faith
We provide religious awareness and events in a nurturing environment for spiritual growth and communal connection:
- Diwali: the festival of lights
- Navaratri: a celebration of fertility and harvest
- Holi: a spring festival
- Krishna Janmashtami: a tribute to Krishna’s birthday
- Maha Shivaratri: the great festival of Shiva
- Sharad Bhajan
Bereavement
We know that our community members, their families and loved ones go through very difficult time when there is bereavement in their family. In order to help and support the bereaved family during such stressful times, we offer a comforting space and for holding bereavement gatherings, honouring and remembering loved ones dearly as well as any support if needed to:
- Communicate the Announcement of Death and Last Rites and Funeral Service Arrangements to members of our community in and around Birmingham via BPM Facebook and e-mail.
- Provide BPM Event Centre & Krishna Temple for Prathna Sabha (condolence congregation) – availability permitting
- Arrange for the Bhajan Team to chant appropriate Bhajans at Prathna Sabha (condolence congregation)
- Help in the arrangement of ceremonial and Darshan activities
Events
Community gathering designed to bring people together with a shared purpose. Fostering connection, cultural celebration, or addressing a common cause. See Events Calendar for more information.
Women’s Network
Team focused on empowering women and promoting family values
We have an influential Women’s Network, which is an integral part on the BPM community to ensure female inclusion.
Women’s Network extending activities to empower women and working with children
- Hold various events thought out the year in bring women together and networking.
- Wellbeing seminars
- Social events
- Event for children
Sports
BPM Sport continues to work at grassroots level promoting diversity and inclusion in sports. Building close links with local professional football and cricket clubs.
- Saturday youth football sessions, regularly attendance by over 60 children and over 20 volunteer coaches. Supported by Aston Villa Football coaches
- Football Coaches taking part in training sessions with Aston Villa Foundation to learn and improve skills.
- Women’s campaign to encourage more female players and coaches. Now 4 young female assistant coaches
- Supporting other charities with involvement in tournaments.
- Hosting BPM Sports football tournament with other involvement of other local football clubs
- Cricket events supported by Edgbaston Cricket Club and (ECB)
- Golf – BPM Sports Golf Day with family social and involvement from other community groups
Seniors
Regular elderly gathering providing religious, culture activities and informative sessions.
Proving support to our elderly members of the community through monthly gathering. The aim to reduce risk of loneliness, depression and cognitive decline
- Religious temple puja
- Culture activities
- Guest speakers in wellbeing
- Social activities
- Onsite meal and tiffin service
- Lunch Guest speaker Awareness session Monthly gathering