About our Club
A little more about the organisation - SI BIRMINGHAM WEST
SI Birmingham West celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2002. The Club has approximately 25 members, from a wide range of professions, backgrounds and age groups.
During the last 57 years, the Club has been successful in many projects, including:
• Provision of a 12-seater minibus to the Birmingham Settlement
• Donation towards the building of a bungalow for the disabled
• Contribution to YWCA project to build flat lets for older, single women
• Sponsorship fund to enable girls to undertake Voluntary Service Overseas
• HEED Project (Help East European Doctors) enabling Gynaecologists from Easter Europe to undergo further training in their profession at the Birmingham Women’s Hospital. 30 doctors attended over a 10-year period, passing on their new professional knowledge in their own countries
• Guide Dog for the Deaf
• Support for ‘Opportunities for People with Disabilities’
• Donations to Edward’s Trust, enabling parents to stay with children receiving treatment at the Children’s Hospital
• 3 year input providing sanitation, health care and education for 50 children in 3 West Bengali villages
• Assisted Heartlands Hospital Trust (East Birmingham) with a Day Surgery Ward
• Donations to Hope and Homes for Children to support their work
• Support for a young woman in Uganda, who has need of additional assistance with reading skills
• On-going project of planting, weeding, mulching & tidying at Selly Oak Millennium Wood
• On-going support of Project Independence (see main web site)
• Supporting and promoting Live Music Now!
• Supporting & promoting National Missing Persons’ Helpline
• Many local charities have been assisted
SI Birmingham West meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, at the Apollo Hotel, Hagley Road, except August and December and also has a varied programme of activities, including speaker meetings, social and fundraising events.
We are non party-political and our members are from diverse backgrounds. We actively welcome members from ALL cultures.
You may contact us using the web form, but if you wish additional information, do not hesitate to e-mail us at siwestbirmingham@blueyonder.co.uk.