My great, late father's legacy work continues.

On Saturday 22nd November 2025 a new project will be launched to show how nature friendly farming contributes to the health and wellbeing of over 80% of the UK population that live in cities and conurbations.

Nature feeds into Birmingham, from the surrounding countryside, along the city's wildlife corridors.

One such wildlife corridor is the River Cole, which rises just outside Birmingham near Wythall and flows into Brum at Hasluck's Green. The river flows on past Trittiford Mill Park and Sarehole Mill to Stratford Road which is where I saw the the blue and orange flash of a Kingfisher when I was five and instantly fell in love with nature!

Nature continues to feed deeper into the city as the river passes through Sparkhill, Tyseley, Hay Mills, Little Bromwich, Stechford and Shard End, before it leaves Brum and passes back out into the countryside before joining the River Blythe, Tame and Trent.

Highfield Hall Community Club lies just 800 meters away from the River Cole in Hall Green, south-east Birmingham. This amazing charity (Registration No. 1169586) organises and hosts an amazing range of activities and my own aunt's life was enhanced there when she attended cake-making classes.

This community centre improves the lives of thousands of people that live in the area where I was born and the charity's passionate work includes connecting more people to nature for their happiness, health and wellbeing. I am proud to support their work with this fundraising initiative.

I will be setting up a project to tell the story of how nature feeds into Birmingham along the River Cole and connect more people to it for their happiness, health and wellbeing.

Early in 2026, I will be walking from the countryside beyond Earlswood and then following the River Cole from the source of one of its tributaries to the heart of Brum before heading out to the city's border at Shard End. This event will raise money to support Highfield Hall Community Club through this JustGiving platform. The date for the walk will be announced here soon.

I warmly invite you to consider giving to this cause and sharing the campaign with your family and friends and across social media. Together, we can create a better world for all.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

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