A digital portal in a shipping container outside Birmingham's Hippodrome lets people chat face-to-face with residents of Frankfurt. The installation marks 60 years of friendship between the two cities and encourages new connections.
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A survivor of domestic violence, Grace, set up Held by Grace in Coventry to help women who have been isolated by abuse. The group runs free social events such as Pilates, yoga and therapy sessions, supported by fundraising and local businesses, including a cafe that offered its premises at no cost.
Birdwatchers have raised over £1,200 for the Mundesley Volunteer Inshore Lifeboat after a rare northern nutcracker drew hundreds of visitors to the Norfolk village. The fundraising was prompted by a villager's suggestion, and a crowdfunding page was set up to give something back to the community.
Organisations in Medway helping people with debt, money, food and health issues can apply for grants of up to £15,000 from a new £500,000 council scheme. The funding aims to help residents become more financially independent, and a community supermarket opened this month with strong early take-up and food saved from waste.
