Volunteers from Solihull rolled up their sleeves to help improve a Birmingham community hub as part of a special Rotary Impact Day.

Members of The Rotary Club of Solihull St Alphege joined 28 volunteers from Rotary clubs across the Midlands to carry out a series of building and maintenance projects at the Birmingham Settlement Nature & Wellbeing Centre in Edgbaston.

The initiative brought together volunteers from clubs including Lickey Hills, Handsworth, Moseley & Sparkbrook, Meriden and HROC Marketing Agency's Rotary Club.

The charity centre, which works to tackle inequality by connecting and empowering people through support, action and shared learning, welcomed the volunteers for a return visit.

Teams were split into three groups and spent the day completing a range of improvement projects.

These included clearing large areas of weeds to create space for future spring flower planting, repainting seating in the outdoor amphitheatre, emptying an overflowing wood store and installing new shelving.

Organiser Jonathan Wilding said the day was a success both in terms of the work completed and the opportunity for volunteers to connect with one another.

He said: "All three groups took a real pride in looking at what they had achieved over the day, they also thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship of meeting other Rotarians and swapping ideas of potential projects.

"We all had a most enjoyable day today: finding a resource that many of us didn't know existed; working with people with a common goal; meeting new people and making a visible difference to the environment.

"It was a day where fellowship and service came together and we all left feeling that we'd made a difference."

Founded in 1899, Birmingham Settlement is one of the city's oldest charities and works alongside local communities to improve financial resilience, support health and wellbeing, and build stronger, more connected neighbourhoods.

Eamon Reynolds, spokesperson for Birmingham Settlement, thanked the volunteers for their efforts.

He said: "A big thank you to the Rotary club.

"As a small team it is a brilliant help to have their energy and enthusiasm and allows us to keep the space well maintained and appealing to the public."

Anyone with ideas for a future Impact Day is encouraged to contact the organisers.