

Meet the Staff: Ralph!
Hello everyone, I’m Ralph Matthews. I am proud to say I work in the Future Proof team, which is a part of Northfield Community Partnership, for over 3 years, with my colleague Hannah, whereby I can truly say we make a massive difference to people’s lives across Northfield Constituency for the over 50s. I was born in the New Forest, Hampshire, near to Southampton. I am a proud Sotonian and have followed the Saints, nickname for Southampton FC, for most of my life. I have a deg


Meet the Staff: Cai!
Hi, my name is Caitlin Reilly-Scard (although everyone knows me as Cai!) I am a member of the Family Wellbeing Team at NCP, and I’ve been working here for nearly three years now! Here is a little insight into my background and my life at NCP 😊 Before moving back to Birmingham, I lived in Wales for over 5 years. I enjoyed the mountains and the countryside, but mostly I loved studying Geography at University. After completing my degree, I developed a keen interest in Human G


Reflecting on Jolly January 2026: Highlights from the Northfield Neighbourhood Network Campaign
Despite the weather, we were back for our 4th year of our Jolly January campaign and were out and about chatting to local citizens in the Northfield, Frankley, Kings Norton, and Hawkesley areas. Jolly January first began four years ago and has now become a local initiative which was designed by the Northfield Neighbourhood Network Team. During the week, we really concentrate and address social isolation and loneliness particularly targeting areas of need and we do this by doo








