Inspire Support Services

24/12/2025

So that’s Christmas 2025 done for us at Inspire, Courtyard Eatery, the Baby Bank and our Pre-loved shop. Our Winyates Hub is now taking a very well earned break. This Christmas our amazing team have:
✔️delivered 6 fund-raising wreath making courses plus a free community workshop
✔️ held an awesome ‘gonk’ sip ‘n paint workshop fundraiser
✔️attended several Christmas markets to raise funds
✔️held a Christmas fair for the community with lots of goodies and free visit to Santa
✔️cooked and served our free annual 3 course Christmas dinner for our older people’s lunch club
✔️prepared and sorted over 50 food bags and toy gift bags for struggling families
✔️supported the Winyates community Carol service event
✔️laid out 4 tables of free toys for the community
In addition to our normal food bank,
Baby bank, crisis cafe and support
work ☺️
So I am going to say that our team should be extremely proud of themselves, I know I am 😍😍
Merry Christmas everyone xx

24/12/2025

Last week Irene, Jo and myself attended the Redditch Spiritualist Centre Christmas service. We were welcomed as we always are by this lovely group of people, and presented with a wonderful food collection. Many many thanks to everyone who supported the collection and our Christmas food bank drive ❤️

24/12/2025

So the last parcel has been safely delivered and we have closed for the Christmas break. Thank you so much to Morrisons, Bev, customers and also the lovely people at Redditch Spiritualist Church who made our Christmas food parcels possibly 😍

23/12/2025

The Christmas night shelters will be open from for 5 nights starting from 24th December up to and including 28th December 2025.

If you see anyone rough sleeping, please report them to Streetlink via thestreetlink.org.uk

This will alert the relevant outreach teams to attend the location and offer appropriate support to the person. Streetlinks enable outreach workers to visit rough sleepers and encourage them to access the SWEP night shelters. Outreach workers can support rough sleepers to engage with homelessness organisations who can offer support with complex needs.

If you see a person who is collapsed on the street, then please call the Emergency Services immediately on 999.

Merry Christmas!

21/12/2025

Something for the family 😍😍

21/12/2025

The absolute heart of our organisation are our volunteers, and we just wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them!
These awesome guys are there day in, day out! Some are visibly working hard, some tick along in the background or help at events or seasonal activities. Each and everyone one of them are awesome!!! 🤩

Sometimes it’s easy to rush around and forget to show these guys, but one thing we can do is hold our yearly volunteer party. Sadly some missed it due to other commitments but we will def have another in the new year 😍

This one consisted of hot pork rolls, a few drinks and a very funny game of family fortunes 😃
(Short video of Justyna for reference 😂😂)

21/12/2025

Jingle bells 🎶 jingle bells 🔔
What a lovely carol service we had last night at Winyates Centre. We know it was dark and a bit grotty but it was lovely to see people turn out and take part 😍
Thank you to Cllr Jen Snape for organising this event and inviting us, Cllr Rogers and her daughter for such beautiful singing and poetry, and Redditch Borough Council for the community tree 🌲
🎶 We wish you a merry Christmas 🎶

21/12/2025

These guys are awesome so if you have a free few hours think about joining them!

🎅 Santa’s been busy — and so have we!

Round Table volunteers have been out spreading festive cheer across the community. If you like getting involved, having a laugh and doing good locally, we’re always happy to welcome new faces.

Male, 18–45? Fancy joining us at a future social? 🎄

Our Naughty Green Elf will sort you out

20/12/2025

Wow!! The market is in full swing ❤️

20/12/2025

Massive thanks to the lovely Tesco community champions for the support you give us at Inspire.. we are at the market today with more of the awesome goods we have had donated ❤️❤️❤️

19/12/2025

How awesome are Morrisons, their awesome customers and Bev their amazing community champion? 😍
Thank you again for the support you give our food bank, lots of lovely goodies going out to our families ❤️

19/12/2025

A shout-out to more of our awesome volunteer team who work so hard this week sorting out our Christmas food bags and gifts for struggling families.
38 food and gift parcels went out today to families and single people in need, giving them a helping hand at Christmas
😍
Thank you so much to Julie, Marion and Lou for helping to sort and give out parcels today ❤️