MCDT has continued to operate as a “neighbourhood anchor” organisation, acting as a hub for community life in the neighbourhood. Historically the Moseley Exchange building has been considered a focus for community life and many small interest groups use it for meetings or leisure activities. It is also seen as a place to either gather or distribute local information and build local economic activity.  This year we added a 2nd building to help grow us as a platform for our community to thrive.

An unexpected but key part of our work has been to respond to the war in Ukraine. Initially this was through a huge donation drive organised by residents and supported by MCDT under the banner of Moseley for Ukraine. This developed as local residents offered to host people fleeing the war in Ukraine and saw Moseley as the largest ward in terms of the number of people from Ukraine staying with host families. We held weekly drop in activities, wellbeing activities, ESOL classes and other services. We have employed part time workers from Ukraine to support this work, initially funded through our reserves and later through funding from Birmingham City Council.