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Clubs, charities, faith groups and organisations that make Kingstanding, Perry Common and Oscott great places to live.
RAF Air Cadets (Air Training Corps) squadron for young people, parading on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Long-established community rugby union club off Sunnybank Avenue in Perry Common — one of the oldest clubs in the Birmingham area, now in its 125th year. Men's, women's and junior teams (from U6 to U19), with a clubhouse and function facilities.
Community project supporting local families and children in the Bandywood area of Kingstanding.
Birmingham Settlement's Sports & Community Centre on Kingstanding Road (B44 9SH) is a community space supporting health, wellbeing and connection — sports and gym facilities, children's programmes, classes for older adults, youth activities and training courses for all ages. Open Mon–Fri 9am–4pm (some evenings) and Sat 10am–3pm.
Independent evangelical (FIEC) church serving Kingstanding since 1936, with Sunday services and a weekly Friday coffee morning.
Roman Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, serving the Kingstanding estate with regular Masses.
Food bank and signposting service at Cooksey Lane Playing Fields, Kingstanding, run by Birmingham Community Alliance (Mondays and Wednesdays).
Church running a weekly food bank, an Oasis luncheon club for the over-55s, an English language school, parent & toddler and youth groups.
Weekly warm welcome and food bank service run from Elim Life Church in Kingstanding.
Grassroots community football club based in Kingstanding with teams for a range of ages.
FoodCycle Birmingham Kingstanding serves free, hot community meals cooked by local volunteers from surplus food, tackling food poverty and loneliness through community dining. Everyone is welcome with no need to book — meals are served Saturdays at 1pm at Birmingham Settlement, 600 Kingstanding Road, B44 9SH.
Volunteers who litter-pick, clear overgrowth, plant flowers and run community events to improve Brookvale Park on the Kingstanding/Perry Common border.
Charity building relationships between parents, staff and the wider Kingstanding community.
Grassroots junior football club with teams from U8 to U16 in the Walsall Junior Youth Football League, serving the Great Barr and Kingstanding area.
Family support charity offering friendship and practical help to local parents with young children.
Amateur boxing club providing training for the local community in Kingstanding.
A weekly Alcoholics Anonymous peer-recovery meeting (Wednesdays 11:00am–12:30pm) held at Kingstanding Methodist Church. Open to anyone who wants to stop drinking.
Birmingham City Council junior youth club offering activities and a safe space for young people on Kingstanding Road.
Methodist church in the Sutton Park Circuit holding Sunday morning worship for the Kingstanding community.
A weekly Narcotics Anonymous peer-recovery meeting (Mondays 7:00–8:30pm) held at St John's Centre, Warren Farm Road. Open to anyone who wants to stop using drugs.
Football club founded in 2017 with an adult Saturday side and a youth section from U9 to U18; home games at Cooksey Lane Playing Fields.
Army Cadet Force unit offering training, adventure and activities for young people, parading on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Free, fun football and sport sessions for young people, delivered locally with the Aston Villa Foundation.
Charity supporting young people aged 16-29 in North Birmingham into training and work, including green-skills and gardening projects at Brookvale Park.
Local leisure and wellbeing centre offering fitness, classes and activities to help residents stay active and well.
New Heights runs the St John's Centre and community café at 124 Warren Farm Road, Kingstanding (B44 0QN) — offering groups and activities, youth social action, counselling and room hire, supporting men, women, young people, children and vulnerable adults. Open weekdays.
Community hub offering a warm space, refreshments, warm food, a food bank and activities.
Sikh gurdwara serving Kingstanding, Perry Barr and Great Barr with daily prayers, langar, kirtan, Gurmat classes and community sessions.
St Luke's, Kingstanding is a Church of England parish church at 49 Caversham Road (B44 0LW), welcoming everyone. Sunday Mass is at 10.30am (Morning Prayer 9.30am) and Tuesday Mass at 10.00am.
Church of England parish church serving the Kingstanding community on Bandywood Crescent.
Community hub run by St Mark's Church serving Oscott - a Day Centre for the Elderly, a Warm Place of Welcome, seated exercise, lunch clubs and social groups.
Grassroots football club with junior boys' and girls' teams plus adult sides, playing home matches at Cooksey Lane Playing Fields.
Together in the Community supports families, older people, the homeless and people on low incomes through food parcels, holiday lunch programmes and community events. It runs from The Kingstanding Inn, 72 Warren Farm Road (B44 0QN), with fortnightly services and school-holiday activities.
A community oral-history project documenting the Kingstanding estate from the 1930s onward, recording residents' memories of homes, schools, churches and community life.