🚨 **URGENT COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN: SAVE THE FRIENDS INSTITUTE, PACHA EARTH HOUSE & GREEN HEARTS** 🚨

 

The Friends Institute in Moseley, Birmingham—home to Pacha Earth House and the Green Hearts Creative Cultivation Club—is under immediate threat of closure.

 

For over **9 years**, since 2016, this cherished space has been a cornerstone of our community. It has provided a unique blend of **creative education, environmental stewardship, social support, and wellbeing services** that simply cannot be replaced.

 

🌿 **What’s at risk?**

 

* Independent creative and educational workshops

* The Green Hearts Creative Cultivation Club (Saturdays)

* Mental health and emotional wellbeing support

* Lay advocacy and social care for vulnerable individuals

* A safe, inclusive space for all ages—from young people to elders

* 9 years of wildlife conservation and **bee-friendly habitat restoration** by The Friends Wildlife Trust

 

This is not just a building—it is a **living, breathing community hub**, where friendships are formed, skills are nurtured, and people find support, healing, and belonging.

 

⚠️ **What’s happening?**

Birmingham City Council are moving to **evict us and close The Friends Institute**, with **no public consultation**, despite the building being a **heritage asset gifted for community education and leisure**.

 

This decision disregards:

 

* The Institute’s historical and cultural importance

* The ongoing and urgent need for accessible community spaces

* The lives, wellbeing, and connections built here over nearly a decade

 

💔 The closure will have a **devastating impact** on individuals and families who rely on these services—particularly those who benefit from social support, advocacy, and inclusive community care.

 

🌍 **We believe there is another way.**

Instead of closure, we are calling for:

 

* Meaningful **public consultation**

* Exploration of **alternative solutions** (funding, partnerships, community-led models)

* Recognition of the Institute’s role in supporting Birmingham’s diverse communities

* **Reinstatement of access (locks)** so services can continue

 

✊ **We need your support NOW:**

✔️ Sign the petition

✔️ Email Birmingham City Council to formally object

✔️ Share this campaign widely

✔️ Encourage friends, colleagues, and organisations to write in support

 

📢 We are building a **public campaign as quickly as possible**—and every voice strengthens our case.

 

This space was created *for the people*. We must come together to ensure it is not taken away without a fight.

 

👉 **Sign, share, and stand with us to save The Friends Institute, Pacha Earth House, and Green Hearts**

 

Together, we can protect this vital community resource for future generations.

 

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