Bringing Communities Together
Walsall Council is bringing a summer of fun, fitness and community spirit to local parks during the school holidays. Every weekday from Monday 28 July to Friday 29 August, children, young people and families across the borough can enjoy a range of activities at King George V Playing Fields, Bloxwich, […]
Parents, carers and families are invited to a special event in Walsall to mark World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August). BabyFest will take place on Tuesday 5 August from 10am to 2pm at The New Art Gallery Walsall. BabyFest, a free community event, will take place on Tuesday 5 August from […]
An art sculpture spotlighting the potential harms of vaping, especially illicit products, is on display at Walsall Council House this summer. The art installation on display at Walsall Council House was crafted from approximately 4,000 empty boxes of illicit vapes. The sculpture, which is a large-scale model of a pair […]
Smokers attending Walsall Manor’s Emergency Department (ED) will now be offered support to help them quit, as part of a new initiative. Alison Yates (left) and the Tobacco Dependency Team at Walsall Manor Hospital. Walsall Council Public Health has commissioned Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust to provide evidence-based smoking cessation support […]
A report outlining the key priorities for Public Health in 2025/26 will be presented at Walsall Council’s Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 10 July 2025. Improving and protecting the health of our communities through different initiatives. Presented by Councillor Gary Flint, Portfolio Holder for Culture, Health […]
With high temperatures forecasted, Walsall residents are advised to take steps to stay well during the hot weather, as the UK Health Security Agency (in partnership with the Met Office) issues an amber heat health alert for the West Midlands. The alert is in place from Friday 11 July to […]
A half-day event focusing on preventing drug-related deaths will take place on Tuesday 16 September from 9am to 1pm at Manor Farm Community Association. Preventing drug-related deaths in Walsall. Drug-related deaths in England are at their highest level since records began and changes to illegal drug markets are increasing the […]
Approximately 100 attendees gathered at Walsall Football Club on 26 June 2025 for the inaugural Neurodiversity and Wellbeing Conference, with the theme ‘Shifting the Narrative’. Speakers and organisers of the Neurodiversity Conference. The event brought together professionals from various sectors such as public health, wider local authority teams, the NHS, […]
Walsall Council’s libraries across the borough are preparing to launch this year’s Summer Reading Challenge on Saturday 5 July 2025 to encourage children to maintain their reading habits during the school holidays. The challenge will run until Saturday 13th September 2025 under the exciting theme, ‘Story Garden – Adventures in Nature […]
Walsall residents are being encouraged to play a role in creating cleaner, healthier air for all as Clean Air Day is marked on 19 June 2025. Clean Air Day – Air pollution affects your health from before your first breath until your last. Clean Air Day is a national campaign which […]
