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About William Stewart

William has been coming to The Pump for 6 years.
About Josiah Givans

Josiah is one of the young people who has attended the pump for around 8 years.
About Decharne Shaw

Decharne has been attending The Pump since he was 14 years old, coming up from a struggling background.
Honest Soundz Music Workshop

Young People were tasked with making a drum loop composition using household items! Thank you Michelle & Dev from Honestsoundz for delivering the workshop!

Who We Are

Our organisation is a hub of youth work working closely with our partners to provide a holistic and integrated service to young people and provide opportunities that inspire and motivate them to be the best they can.
About T ROADZ

T ROADZ is an aspiring rapper who regularly attends The Pump to record music. His aspirations were able to flourish through The Pump as he was able to regularly access the recording studio for free, he could access the studio to work on his music regularly and this gave Tyreece the opportunity to practice, which would then give him the courage to perform for live audiences.
Makerspace

Our new Makerspace is a brand new space at The Pump established to inspire and innovate, though a fully-kitted workshop giving you the power to turn ideas and concepts into reality.
History

The Pump, formerly known as the Shard End Community Building Project (SECBP), is the realisation of a vision of HRH The Prince of Wales, who wanted to create an outstanding building which would not only act as a focus and inspiration for the personal development of young people, but would also be designed and built by young people.
Cyber Cafe
Music Space: Recording Studio

This space is ideal for individual music makers, small groups up to 6 who are looking to record and mix vocals and live instrumentation in a sound-treated environment.
Adult Education

Birmingham Adult Education Service (BAES) is a fantastic choice if you are thinking about starting a course to learn something new or improve existing skills.
Youth Engagement Forum

The Youth Forum is a place for young people to voice their ideas/ opinions and enables Youth workers that are in charge of collating this information to produce solutions and an end result
The History of Grime

The History of Grime Project is a passion project conceived by our very own young people. The Pump's aspiring musicians were keen to learn more about the genre that strongly influences their own sounds and look at the origins and the influences that encouraged the inception of Grime and the impact Grime has had on youth culture, fashion and youth entrepreneurship.
Volunteer For Us

We have a number of Volunteer Opportunities available here at The Pump.