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The Lord Mayor's Charities

Lord Mayor's Charities

Throughout the Lord Mayor's and Lady Mayoress's term in office they support a number of local charities which are close to their hearts. For 2010/11 the charities which will be supported by Lord Mayor's Charity Appeal are;

Burns Centre at Birmingham Children’s Hospital

Staff at the Burns Centre witness the trauma suffered by burn victims and their families, they are very keen raise awareness of accident prevention. Their latest campaign, which is aimed at both children and adults, will encourage everyone to use simple rules to help avoid these extremely painful accidents. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress feel particularly close to this charity as their Grandson received some treatment from the burns centre and are aware of the constant struggle the charity faces for funding. For more information check out Birmingham Children's Hospital

The Stroke Association, Birmingham Branch

Strokes can affect the very young to the very old. “Life after Stroke” is an eight week programme devised to provide stroke victims and their carers with information, advice and support as they face changes to their lifestyle. The wide ranging course, which is new to Birmingham, covers many issues including medication management, exercise and finance through to fire safety. Both the Lady Mayoress's parents were sadly victims of Strokes, Gill and her Sister were long term care for their Parents. Please visit the Stroke Association website for more information.

BID Services

The Birmingham Institute for the Deaf is a UK registered charity working with deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and physically and sensory disabled people across the UK. British Sign Language (BSL) courses and Interpreting are just two of the many services offered by BID. BID’s aim is to increase these very valuable communication links between the deaf and the hearing world especially in situations such as visiting the doctor, applying for a job or pursuing leisure activities. For more information please visit BID Services.

Birmingham PHAB Camps

Birmingham PHAB Camps is a small independent charity whose aim is to encourage integration between disabled and non-disabled children and young people by providing a series of holidays where everyone takes part together as equals.

All of the children live in Birmingham, the majority are from disadvantaged backgrounds and are unlikely to have any other holiday. The holidays are organised and staffed by groups of volunteers including an experienced leader and a qualified nurse. Visit their website Birmingham PHAB Camps to find out more information.

Contact Us

If you would like to find out more about this years supported charities or volunteering opportunities please email The Lord Mayor Charity or call Sammy Williams on 0121 675 1577.