Birmingham Trees for Life plants trees in Sheldon Country Park supported by Birmingham Airport

Birmingham Airport has given support to charity, Birmingham Trees for Life - BTFL -
by funding tree planting to help enhance the environment in the local area

Birmingham Trees for Life is a registered charity, a Partnership between Birmingham
Civic Society and Birmingham City Council, and spreads awareness and understanding
of the value and importance of trees. Its members raise money to enable more trees
to be planted and actively encourage the involvement of communities in planting. Since
2006 over 50,000 trees across the city have been planted by the charity

Last week it was Sheldon Country Park which was selected due to its proximity to
Birmingham Airport. Green fingered members of BTFL were joined by local councillors,
park rangers, airport representatives and school children from nearby Stanville Primary
School and Perry Beeches Academy, to begin a morning of digging and planting. In
total 10 standard trees and 1,000 smaller whips were planted

Andy Holding, Corporate Responsibility Manager at Birmingham Airport, said: "The trustees
decided to award Birmingham Trees for Life with this funding as the work they do doesn’t
just bring enormous environmental benefits but also brings together local community groups
to help increase awareness of the importance of trees in urban environments

Deborah Needle, a Development Officer at BTFL, said: "We are very pleased to have the
airport on board as a corporate sponsor. The trees we have planted from their funding
will make a huge difference to the environment surrounding the airport and greatly
improve this local parkland for future generations"

Councillor Mike Ward, from the Sheldon Ward and Chair of the Trustees at Birmingham
Airport, said "It’s vitally important that we get young people connected with their
environment, and this project is a great way of doing that. We hope that by getting the
children involved in the planting of trees they will treasure them forever. We are also
delighted to see the Airport working alongside local communities"

The funding awarded to BTFL, forms part of the Birmingham Airport Community Trust
Fund which awards grants of up to £3,000 to community groups in areas most affected
by the Airport’s operations. Each year Birmingham Airport contributes £75,000 to the
Community Trust Fund.  Additionally any charges made to airlines which breach night
noise regulations, are added to the fund

The next available round of Trust Fund awards will be made in April 2017. The closing
date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 24 February 2017. More information
is available on the Birmingham Airport www site here

Monday 30 January 2017

Birmingham Airport lights up its Air Traffic Control Tower in support of "Glow Gold September"‏

Birmingham Airport is supporting "Glow Gold September" a childhood cancer awareness
campaign. For a week from Thursday 1 September 2016 the Airport’s Air Traffic Control
Tower (ATC) on the Elmdon site adjacent to the A45 Coventry Road will be lit up gold
from dusk to dawn to support a group of parents of children with cancer

The "Glow Gold September" campaign gets iconic buildings and landmarks throughout
the UK and the rest of the World to illuminate in gold during the month of September.
Using the interest generated to spread the word on the early warning signs and symptoms

Julie Yates, mum of 16 year old Niamh who had bone cancer in 2012 and is now 4 years
in remission approached the Airport to ask for support of the campaign.  Julie says "Our
aim at "Glow Gold" has been to ensure the colour gold becomes synonymous with
childhood cancer and our awareness month September. We have been asking iconic
buildings and landmarks to illuminate gold. And have been asking charities to work
together to raise the profile of childhood cancer and improve awareness

Jo Lloyd, Commercial Director commented: "We are delighted to join in this very worthwhile
cause. Birmingham Airport’s Air Traffic Control Tower is an iconic building in the Midlands
and it made perfect sense for the Airport to be involved and for us to join in and light the
tower up gold.  Hopefully with awareness more can be done to see the early warning signs
and help children and young people"
 
Julie continues "Knowledge is power, and we wish to empower parents with the knowledge
required to pick up the signs and symptoms early. We are proud to have over 190 buildings
and landmarks signed up to Glow Gold in September throughout the UK and the rest of the
world". From Birmingham Airport ATC Tower and Old Joe Clocktower to Edinburgh Castle,
Canary Wharf, Niagara Falls and the Olympic Cauldron Vancouver. Most venues will be
glowing gold on the evening of the 1st  September 2016 from dusk until dawn in tribute
to the children and families affected by childhood cancer, past and present

For more information about the "Glow Gold September" campaign click here

Friday 2 September 2016

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Solihull dancers enter Dance World Cup with help from Birmingham Airport Trust Fund‏

Andy Holding, Birmingham Airport’s Corporate Responsibility Manager, with dancers from Spotlight Stage School

Birmingham Airport has awarded Spotlight Stage School, based in North Solihull, with a grant to
support them in representing England at the 2016 Dance World Cup in Jersey later this month

Spotlight is an independent part-time stage school where aspiring performers can train in all
aspects of theatre arts. Starting with just 60 pupils the school now provides tuition to over
400 youngsters on a weekly basis

Vicky Richards, Principal and Founder of Spotlight, said: "Pupils attend classes for fun and fitness,
to make friends, to increase self-confidence or with a view to becoming a professional performer
or teacher of theatre arts. There is no audition to become a member as there are different classes
to cater for all ability ranges"

"We are totally overwhelmed to receive this grant and extremely grateful to Birmingham Airport’s
Trustees. The money will help us with the cost of the outfits that will be required for various
competitions, particularly the Dance World Cup this month"

Andy Holding, Corporate Responsibility Manager at Birmingham Airport, said: "The Trustees decided
to award Spotlight with this funding as Vicky and the team do an incredible job to teach young people
to dance to a very high standard. The dedication and commitment shown by both teachers and pupils
is heart-warming and the opportunities these children receive are life changing. This is very much in
line with our Corporate Responsibility Strategy of developing local communities and promoting health
and wellbeing in the area"

"We wish them a huge amount of luck in the Dance World Cup and we look forward to hearing about
how many medals they bring home this year"

The funding awarded, forms part of the Birmingham Airport Community Trust Fund which awards
grants of up to £3,000 to community groups in areas most affected by the Airport’s operations. Each
year the airport contributes £75,000 to the Community Trust Fund. Additionally any charges made
to airlines which breach night noise regulations, are added to the fund

The next available round of Trust Fund awards will be made in October 2016. The closing date
for receiptof completed applications is Friday 26 August 2016. More information is available 
on the Birmingham Airport www site here

Monday 27 June 2016

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Birmingham Airport Community Trust Fund helps local Sea Cadets set sail in a new boat

Birmingham Airport has proudly awarded Training Ship Stirling, in Shard End, Birmingham,
a sum of money to help them purchase a brand new RS Quest sailing boat

The registered charity is part of the Sea Cadets Corp which, for the past 60 years, has been

offering young people in the local community the opportunity to take part in activities under
the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy.

Andy Holding, Corporate Responsibility Manager at Birmingham Airport, said: "The trustees
decided to award Training Ship Stirling with this funding as the unit helps hundreds of local
young people to develop skills and confidence through nautical adventure" 
  
"This is very much in line with our Corporate Responsibility Strategy of developing local
communities and promoting health and wellbeing in the area" 
  
Anthony Stephens, Vice Chairman of Training Ship Stirling, said: "The addition of this fantastic
boat to our fleet will give our members much more valuable time out on the water 
  
"Sailing brings so much benefit to the children, not only is it physically good for them but it
also teaches them how to work as a team. The boat will allow more children to flourish and
develop under our guidance and support.”

The funding awarded, forms part of the Birmingham Airport Community Trust Fund which
awards grants of up to £3,000 to community groups in areas most affected by the Airport’s
operations. Each year the airport contributes £75,000 to the Community Trust Fund. Additionally
any charges made to airlines which breach night noise regulations, are added to the fund
  
The next available round of Trust Fund awards will be made in October 2016. The closing
date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 26th August 2016 
  
More information is available on the Birmingham Airport www site here

Thursday 12 May 2016

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Birmingham Airport out and about in the community at "Sheldon Countryside Festival"

Birmingham Airport was out and about in the local community
on Sunday when members of the Community and Environment
team attended the annual "Sheldon Countryside Festival"....
.

.... which is held in Sheldon Country Park which runs along the
North West boundary of the airport site. Local residents could
enter a free competition and also ask the team questions
.
For more information on Birmingham Airport activities
in the local community please see here
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Sunday 29 July 2012

Birmingham Airport team proves big hit at community event in Sheldon Country Park

Members of Birmingham Airport’s Community and Environment
teams landed at Sheldon Country Parkon Sunday 27th July 2008
to take part in the ever-popular annual fair

With temperatures soaring, the Airport team welcomed

over 400 visitors to their stall, giving local residents the

chance to find out more about the Airport’s community

and environment initiatives, as well as the opportunity

to enter a number of competitions and giveaways
.
This is the first time the Airport has taken its place at the

event, but with the day judged an overwhelming success,

the team is already laying plans for next year’s fair where

information regarding employment opportunities will be

just one of a number of features available to visitors.
Birmingham Airport’s Community Affairs Manager,

Andy Holding, says, "As an airport we are committed
to reinforcing our strong links with the local community
and events such as the one held at Sheldon Country Park
are integral to this. It’s always great to go out into the
community and find out what concerns or questions
people have, and there is certainly a lot to update them on"
.
"At the start of June we launched our Community Outreach

programme which sees members of the Community and

Environment teams visit various locations near to the Airport

to speak to local residents. These open sessions have already

proved popular with people wishing to find out more about

what is going on at the Airport and how they can get involved

with the various other community initiatives we have going on"
.
For more information on Birmingham Airport’s Community and

Environment work and the venues and dates for forthcoming

Community Outreach sessions visit:
www.bhx.co.uk/environment

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Tuesday 29 July 2008