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A Coventry man ran 160 miles during Ramadan to raise money for charity. Despite fasting from dawn until sunset
during Islam’s Holy Month, Haroon Mota (pictured) has completed the challenge to raise money for Penny Appeal’s emergency response programme, which is helping vulnerable groups abroad depending on humanitarian aid for survival. He had originally
planned to raise the money by running four marathons in five weeks, but this was scuppered by the Covid-19 crisis. He said: “Running in Ramadan is such a challenge, because you’re fasting for 16 hours every day, from dawn until sunset. “I feel very thirsty when I run, but I keep
in mind the millions of people who do not have access to clean water and it motivates me to keep pushing myself. “I am running in solidarity with the
millions of innocent people who are forced to flee their homes and rebuild their lives, every single day.”
An estate agency in Alum Rock Road has reduced its management fees to help landlords who are struggling the Covid-19 lockdown. Serene Properties has cut its fees to eight
per cent and also offered to advise landlords experiencing difficulties with tenants for a one-off fixed fee of £150.
A firm of Birmingham solicitors is raising cash for local charity Edward’s Trust, despite a number of planned events being cancelled due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Among these was participation in a
dragonboat race and a cycling challenge. Instead, staff at Spencer Shaw have been doing push ups, running, walking – and even learning languages – to raise money. The firm’s business development officer,
Laura Rollason, said: “Edward's Trust continues to provide support and counselling by phone for bereaved families but to do this, they need funding now more than ever. So we've decided to raise some money another way.”
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5UP CIC secures funding for fitness programme
A community interest company which supports people, including teenagers and young people, through sport has won £10,000 of National Lottery Funding for a fitness and healthy life style programme for over 40s. With the funding, Handsworth-based 5UP CIC
will run a pilot project, which will include fitness classes for over 40s. If this is successful, the project may be awarded a further £100,000 by National Lottery. The new business was formed in January by
boxing champion and gym owner Nathan Bendon, along with Major Heran.
‘The work of 5UP CIC is absolutely paramount to the ambitions of the Violence Reduction Unit’
In February, 5UP gained funding from West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner’s violence reduction unit, in order to provide sport-based activities and mentoring and personal development for eight to 18 years old during the school holidays. Aaron Northmore, sport policy officer at West Midlands Violence Reduction Unit, said: “This programme set out to positively engage at risk young people during a period of anticipated increase in anti-social behaviour, youth criminality and vulnerability. “Over the course of a six-week delivery
period, 5UP CIC positively engaged with and support almost 60 local young people and connected in with local policing teams and partners to ensure programme integrity. “The work of 5UP CIC is absolutely paramount
Boxing clever: Qasim Majid (left) with Nathan Bendon at an ABCC event
to the ambitions of the Violence Reduction Unit.” European Thai boxing champ Mr Bendon said:
“I want others to come to a safe place at my gym and express themselves and become responsible for their own lives and not become embroiled in a life of crime and trouble”. Asian Business Chamber of Commerce
president Qasim Majid, whose son Zak attends NJB, said: “In these very challenging times, it’s wonderful to see that ABCC members, Nathan and Major are forging ahead with their plans and vision to provide a fitness programme free of charge to the people of Birmingham. “More so than ever now, we need initiatives
like this, which not only helps with keeping fit physically, but tackles mental well-being too.”
Charity takes over stadium
Warwickshire County Cricket Club has agreed to let a local charity use its Edgbaston stadium as a sorting and distribution centre for foodbanks. The charity is Thrive Together Birmingham,
which will use Edgbaston to store non- perishable food, and also as a base for its volunteers to package up and distribute items to foodbanks and local community organisations. The car park at Edgbaston Stadium is already
being used as a Covid-19 drive through testing centre by the Department of Health and Social Care.
The Thrive Together agreement has come
about via the Edgbaston Foundation, which is the cricket club’s official charity. Ravi Masih, head of community Engagement
at Warwickshire CCC and lead of the Edgbaston Foundation, said: “Since the forced stadium closure, club staff have been committed to doing all that we can to make a difference in our local community. We’re thrilled that we can build on our community response during this period by working with such a fantastic charity, Thrive Together Birmingham, to support those in need.”
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