Solihull Memory Singers
New Memory Singers group for people living with dementia launches A brand new singing group for people living with dementia and their carers launched in Chelmsley Wood on Thursday 16 January. Solihull Memory Singers is the second community choir to be set up by...
Your Thoughts Please on The Waiting Room
The Waiting Room has been online for over 10 years now. It is visited by thousands of people from across Birmingham and Solihull every week. We want to make sure that this directory, continues to grow and be there for more people in the future. One way of doing this...
#Wearitpink – Breast Cancer Awareness
Each year, around 393,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer. On average someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer at least every 90 seconds. Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink day is one of the biggest fundraising event in the UK. Taking place during...
World Mental Health Day 2024
Life can throw so many challenges at us that it is vital that we look after our mental health and know where to go if we are struggling to cope. The Waiting Room lists over a 1000 services that in some way shape or form can support our mental health. You may be...
Change The Narrative
This year, World Suicide Prevention Day, will be focusing on changing the narrative on suicide, by breaking down barriers, raising awareness and providing support for those in need. World Suicide Prevention Day is an awareness day always observed on 10 September every...
Launch of the Birmingham Armed Forces Covenant Guide
Launched on Armed Forces Day, Birmingham City Council have compiled a directory of services called the Birmingham Armed Forces Covenant Guide. The guide contains helpful information for the whole armed forces community including those who are currently serving,...
Service Highlight: The Delicate Mind
Author: Indi Lotay The Waiting Room is proud to be supporting Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, which takes place this week. Mental Health Awareness Week exists to drive change, so together we can prioritise the UK’s mental health, prevent mental health problems and...
Service Highlight: Clouds End CIC
Author: Indi Lotay The Waiting Room is very pleased to be a part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, which takes place from 13th to 19th May. Mental Health Awareness Week is bringing the UK together to focus on getting good mental health by tackling stigma and help...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
Moving More For Our Mental Health People of all ages are being encouraged to move more for their mental health, as part of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2024. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Movement: Moving more for our mental health”. One of the...
Dementia Action Week 2024
What is Dementia Action Week? Dementia Action Week is an awareness raising campaign. Each year, Alzheimer’s Society works with individuals and organisations across the UK to encourage people to act on dementia. The Alzheimer’s Society provides loads of...
Service Highlight – Maternity Engagement Action
The Waiting Room is proud to be supporting Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, which takes place from 29th April to 5 May 2024. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is a week-long campaign dedicated to talking about mental health problems before, during and...
Prevention and Communities Grants Programme Prospectus 2023 – 2026
The Prevention and Communities (P&C) Grants Programme is an historical programme which has been running for over 10 years. It was previously known as the Third Sector Grants Programme until 2019, when it was recommissioned to align with the Prevention First...
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024
#IWD2024 #InspireInclusion The Waiting Room is delighted to celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 #IWD2024, an event which promotes gender equality across the globe with this year’s campaign being #InspireInclusion. This world should be one free of bias,...
TWR Wishes You All The Best For This Festive Season
The creators of The Waiting Room want to wish all the best for this festive season and the New Year ahead to all that have championed and supported us in Birmingham, Solihull and beyond. It has been an incredibly busy and rewarding year at TWR seeing increased...
World Mental Health Day
Every year on the 10th October we highlight the importance of promoting mental health through what is internationally recognised as World Mental Health Day. What is as important is that we are aware of what support we can engage with in respect of our mental health...
Happy Anniversary to The Waiting Room
At Common Unity & Forward For Life we are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Waiting Room (TWR). Tailored for Birmingham and Solihull citizens and providing links to over 1000 services both locally and nationally, The Waiting Room, we believe, has been a huge...
Cost of Living Support Options
With the increase in household bills and the rise in food costs, many of us are really struggling to make ends meet. But there are options out there that may help the challenges a little more easy to deal with. Birmingham and Solihull websites Both Birmingham City...