What is ‘Home in Highgate’?
A partnership with local residents, Birmingham City Council and local organisations meeting monthly.
‘Home in Highgate’ replaced our ‘Highgate Community Steering Group’ as a local partnership to make community use of our local assets with residents including our green spaces. It supports people who are ‘Home in Highgate’ and develops cultural opportunities stengthening our community.
Home in Highgate is chaired by People’s Heritage Co-operative, Highgate Comuunity Support Limited are the ‘Community Lead’ and Friction Arts act as ‘Cultural Lead’.
As part of our partnership working we deliver food and cook meals at venues across Highgate and our youth lead, Russell, offers a range of activities for young people during holidays and after-school.
Our Partners
Aero-Kick Gym
Birmingham’s premier kickboxing and boxing classes destination! Whether you want to unleash your inner warrior, build strength and confidence, or have a great time while staying fit, we’ve got you covered. Beyond just a place to work out, Aero-Kick Gym is a community of individuals striving for excellence. Our friendly members and supportive staff will make you feel right at home from day one. Whether you’re training for competitions or looking for a new hobby, you’ll find a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere here
BOSF
A volunteer network organisation, set up at the end of 2004, that brings together all the community groups in Birmingham with an interest in green open spaces. Our main focus is supporting the volunteers who add value to the city’s open spaces.
Black Heritage Walks Network CIC
Formed in 2018 to highlight the achievements of the African Caribbean community in the UK. The co- founders Garry Stewart, Dawn Carr and Marcia Dunkley researched the initial Madiba Walk, in order to capture the stories and history of the Windrush mark the 70th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush. The organisation has developed a plethora of walks, exhibitions, film festivals and educational workshops.
Friction
Create socially engaged projects and programmes from our base in Highgate. We take pride in our approach of making work that creates a difference to people at our home at The Edge, in our city, our region and across the world. We believe that the arts and creative projects provide a safe space for people, young and old, to explore the world, and their place in it. Through art we can find ways to express ourselves that ma be otherwise difficult and we also believe that its a place for people to find ways to improve their wellbeing.
Glue Collective
Use a creative approach to the way we use our urban landscape so that we are better able to look after the environment, ourselves and each other. We are a group of artists and community workers seeking to address current and emerging, social, health and economic challenges in our local communities. This primarily involves the development of unused plots of land for a range of initiatives under the umbrella of visual arts and providing access to nature as a fundamental need for human growth and development.
Highgate Community Support
Promotes health and wellbeing in Highgate – nourishment and healthy recreational services people in Highgate want. We particularly work with Highgate people who are (i) hungry and/or in need of nourishment and exercise (ii) children and young people (iii) those in the community who are lonely or can’t fully look after themselves. All events and services are open to anyone and are free of charge.
Highgate StreetWatch
A community led initiative that work together to make a difference in Highgate. The StreetWatch group is made up of volunteers from local communities. They carry out street patrols and are linked to WM police, but have no police powers. StreetWatch is about local residents promoting good citizenship and supporting a better neighbourhood by patrolling their own streets. They provide visible reassurance and appropriately engage in local issues that matter most to your community.
Legacy West Midlands
A charity based in Birmingham, founded in 2010 to celebrate our local heritage and diverse communities. We deliver sports, arts, heritage and youth programmes for the benefit of the whole community, including marginalised and underrepresented groups. We take pride in achieving excellence in service delivery and maximising positive impact across our programmes.
People’s Heritage Co-operative
Shares our diverse culture and heritage, working collaboratively, increasing participation in exploring our heritage. Our members include archivists, digitisation specialists, oral historians, creative practitioners, archive outreach experts, academic staff and researchers interested in archives. We are members of Schools Archives and Records Association. We manage Paganel School Archives, the first and only ARCHON registered repository Archive located within a State Primary School.
St Alban’s Church
Integrated with our neighbourhood and we engage in common initiatives with local private and public organizations and faith communities. As a part of the Highgate Inter Faith Group, we run an independent food bank with Central Mosque, Central Synagogue, Stanhope Centre and the Academy, with weekly (and anonymous) distribution of food bags
Stanhope Wellbeing Hub
As of November 2025 is run by The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS). TAWS work to knit social connections and systems, build resilience and improve wellbeing in communities where inequalities are the highest.
MAPPING HIGHGATE
Showing our members and our stories:
★★★★★
Highgate Community Support Limited has been a lifesaver for me. Their programs not only provide nutritious meals but also foster a sense of belonging in the community. I’ve met wonderful people and improved my health significantly. The staff is incredibly supportive and genuinely cares about our well-being. I highly recommend their services to anyone in need!
Paula Neumann
Highgate Community Support Limited