What's on Where Solihull and Surrounding Areas
Check out what's on where in Solihull
Published: 23/05/2024
Regular Events and Activities in Solihull and the surrounding areas.
In Solihull and its surrounding villages, a diverse calendar of events unfolds throughout the year, encompassing both unique, one-time festivities and beloved, recurring community gatherings and clubs. These occasions are foundational to fostering community connections, offering exceptional opportunities for engagement, nurturing an inclusive environment, and boosting well-being—values that we, at Right at Home Solihull, deeply embody. We strongly advocate for everyone, particularly our clients and their families, to actively participate in Solihull's vibrant community life.
Engaging in these local events is not merely about enjoying the celebrations; it’s about experiencing the warmth, camaraderie, and shared moments that strengthen the community ties in Solihull. At Right at Home Solihull, we believe in enhancing the quality of life through community involvement, making us a leading choice for home care services in the Solihull area.
Below you will find a list of regular events hosted by various community groups within Solihull and the surrounding areas.
Walking Football
Everyone can feel the multitude of health benefits of Walking Football to older people such as reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke while improving blood pressure. Walking football gives an often isolated section of the community the chance to become involved in something they really enjoy, making new friends, form lasting relationships with like-minded people and generally improve their social circle and overall quality of life, often making them feel less isolated and more part of the wider community. This means there are substantial mental health benefits whilst studies have shown it can be effective in the treatment of mild to moderate hypertension.
Solihull Football Centre currently run 13 Walking Football sessions at the Solihull Football Centre, located at: Brick Kiln Lane, Solihull, B91 3LD, right next to the Solihull Bowls Club. There is also a sister location at Beechcroft in Hall Green.
They offer a diverse range of community walking football from Parkinson's Disease Specific Session and ladies only to over 50s, over 60s and over 70s. They are available for people with any abilities but encompass a warm and welcoming community approach with discounted sessions for Solihull Bowls Club members. Anyone looking to join and create new friendships should call Paul and his team on 0121 796 1330, or reach out via email at: solihullfootballcentre@gmail.com.
The phenomenal awareness raised with Parkinson's UK meant that they teamed up with Arsenal Community Foundation to talk about their walking football sessions and the impact it has had on those attend their Monday morning sessions. To see more photos and read more about the invitation from Arsenal Football Club, click here.
Walking Tennis
Hosted by Beechcroft Tennis Club, it's a popular community sports club that offers people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to get involved in sport at any level. They provide a welcoming and inclusive environment that promotes healthy lifestyles, social connections, and personal development. Throughout the year Beechcroft Tennis Club host a variety of social events including quiz nights, petanque evenings, meals out and Christmas parties. Members are like family, and they foster a supportive, inclusive community that values teamwork, respect and fun.
Beechcroft Tennis Club doesn't just offer tennis, but also table tennis and this goes hand in hand with the facilities available at Beechcroft Tennis Club.
At Right at Home Solihull, this is something we encourage and our core values are encompassed with the core purpose of Beechcroft Tennis Club, by encouraging clients and their families a social connection with other members of the community.
They can be found at: Beechcroft Tennis Club, Beechcroft Avenue, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 9ER.
Land Rover Sports and Social Club
Hosted by Age UK Solihull is a social activities club every Tuesday from 12:00 - 3:00pm in Olton, Solihull. Activities include a meal, a cuppa, activities, occasional live singers and wonderful company at: Land Rover Sports & Social Club, Solihull, B92 9LN. Bookings are required, for more information contact 0121 704 7811 or activities@ageuksolihull.org.uk.
The purpose of these events are to encourage members of the community to engage within the community and help combat loneliness within Solihull. Currently Solihull suffers from a a vast amount of the elderly community suffering from loneliness and social isolation and Age UK Solihull and Right at Home Solihull are working together to create various events and engaging activities to encourage social interaction within the community.
We work with our clients to encourage social activity whether that being introduced to a neighbour and developing a relationship or attending a specific group activity. Volunteering is acknowledged as both an enabler of effective loneliness interventions and a way of directly preventing and alleviating loneliness and involving members of the community. By working alongside Age UK Solihull, we aim to raise awareness of the issue across Solihull and the surrounding areas to reach more people who are potentially lonely or socially isolated through specific services.
For a full list of regular activities and clubs hosted by Age UK Solihull, click here, call 0121 704 7811 or email: activities@ageuksolihull.org.uk.
