(Some of) What we did this week…

• We supported our groups towards this weekend, where we’ll be having meals in Birmingham, Cardiff, Derby and Liverpool 🍲
• We’ve been working with an organisation called Re. Future Collective to deliver art workshops in Norwich and Birmingham as part of a project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will include a cultural visit to a historical ground on the day. We’re kicking these projects off this weekend in Birmingham, where Re. Future Collective will be delivering a Gilding workshop inspired by Perrott’s Folly, a grade II* listed 18th century Folly Tower in Birmingham 🎨
• Andrew has been busy working on a first draft of our 2024 annual report for our trustees to review at the end of the week 📝
• We’ve been gathering responses from the Leader Survey to help us better understand the impact of Local Welcome meals - thank you for sharing your feedback so far! 💜 If you haven’t managed to share your feedback yet, there’s still time! Link to form: https://forms.gle/SkjvPN2dtpQZWEa29

(Some of) What we’re doing next week…

• Debriefing Birmingham, Cardiff, Derby and Liverpool’s meals 📝
• Supporting our leaders in preparing for their meals in Birmingham, Derby and Liverpool 🥗
• Reviewing results from our Leader Survey and discussing next steps based off of your feedback 💬

Photo of the week

This photo was taken at Cardiff’s meal in July! Cardiff have had in increase of families attending their meals recently, which we’re loving to see 🥰

Thank you for reading 💜

The Local Welcome Team