Our Tennants

We have a number of tenant organisations occupying offices in our building. They are great like-minded people with a social mission.

Birmingham Careers Service

Birmingham Careers Service is a free and friendly support service providing careers information, advice and guidance to young people age 16 to 19 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). Read more

Birmingham Youth Service

Birmingham Youth Service works with young people aged 13-19 to support them in the transition into their adult lives. Read more

Britannia Interiors & Contract Curtains

We are a small but growing business with a great customer list, which includes Chase and Wonder, Crumble Cottage and Sam Wilson Studio; all known for the sale of luxury goods and their commitment to providing a bespoke personal service. We also have a number of important public sector customers such as Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust. Read more

Central School Attendance and Welfare Service

CSAWS is a team of proactive, passionate and committed Attendance and Welfare Officers with collective Education Welfare and school experience of over 70 years and expert knowledge in all aspects of Education Welfare and Safeguarding. We are committed to achieving better outcomes for children by securing regular attendance at school. Read more

Sammy Snail Nursery

Sammy Snail is a warm friendly, stimulating and safe environment where children can learn through play in a relaxed atmosphere. Read more

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Registration form for Summer 2020 Playscheme at The Pump.
About Jeff

Without much experience he was struggling to find work so was keen to take advantage of the Pump’s employability scheme to gain vocational qualifications and build on-the-job experience. Arconic conducted interviews towards the end of the process and Jeff impressed with his enthusiasm and drive to succeed. As a result, he was offered a place on the prestigious 12-month internship scheme and started in late Oct 2018.
About Haadhir

Haadhir started the course back in March and was an active and enthusiastic member of the group and really gained confidence as the course progressed. The Pump worked in conjunction with Business in the Community’s Ready for Work scheme to find a placement with Marks & Spencer

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.
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.
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.
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
Cyber Cafe
Our Mission

Our vision is to become a beacon and source of inspiration for the personal development of young people. We have agreed to carry out our work in accordance with a set of core values.
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.
Levi’s® Media Space

With great thanks to Levi Strauss® we are able to offer you a brand new media space at The Pump, offering state of the art hardware and software for those budding creators out there. The room offers an industry-standard experience to generate ideas and create music and film that will inspire young people to express themselves and produce the next hit track or movie!