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- October 19, 2026
Make Friends in Lozells: women's groups and the park next door
Children make up close to 29% of Lozells residents, so the school gate and the park are natural places to start a conversation with another mum.
12,100+
residents in Lozells ward (Census 2021, ONS)
29%
of people living in Lozells are 15 or under; across Birmingham it is 22% (ONS, Census 2021)
41%
of Lozells homes are let by a social landlord, compared with 23.5% citywide (Census 2021, ONS)
Lozells friendships start at the church hall
If you want to make friends in Lozells, the most reliable route is a women’s group with a fixed weekday. Lozells Methodist Church on Gerrard Street runs free Ladies Keep Fit on Tuesdays, Pilates on Thursdays and a Wednesday women’s group. Handsworth Park, a short walk away, adds lake walks and a café. Gofrendly helps women in Lozells meet others who live on nearby streets.
Questions about friendship in Lozells
Are there women-only activities in Lozells?
Yes. Lozells Methodist Church runs free sessions for women, including Ladies Keep Fit on Tuesdays, Pilates on Thursdays and the Dorcas group on Wednesdays. They are small and friendly, which makes them a comfortable first step for anyone in Lozells who wants adult company.
Where can you take children and meet other parents near Lozells?
The closest big green space is Handsworth Park, in neighbouring Handsworth, with a lake, a café and plenty of room to play. With almost three in ten Lozells residents aged 15 or under, a regular after-school visit is a natural way to get talking with other mums.
Is there a parkrun near Lozells?
There is no parkrun inside Lozells, and the one at Aston Hall has ended. A nearby option is Perry Hall parkrun in Perry Barr, on Saturdays at 9am, which welcomes every pace. It suits Lozells women who want a social start to the weekend.
How can a new mum in Lozells meet other women?
Gofrendly, a women-only friendship app, shows mums in Lozells who else lives nearby and is looking for company. A short message suggesting a park walk with buggies is often enough to start, and it fits around naps and school times.
A short portrait of Lozells
Lozells is a compact, young ward between Handsworth and Aston. Children make up close to three in ten residents, almost a third of households have five or more people, and a high share of homes have a social landlord. If you are at home with small children or caring for relatives, your days can be busy and still feel lonely, because there is little time for adult conversation. A regular adult hour in your week makes a real difference, even a single hour.
The ward has few big venues of its own, so look to community spaces and to the park just across the boundary in Handsworth. A free class run by volunteers is often a gentler start than a gym, and it brings you into contact with women from the same streets. Once you know a few names, suggest a walk to the park together after school. Groups that have regulars:
1
Ladies Keep Fit at Lozells Methodist Church, Tuesdays at 1.30pm.
2
The Dorcas women’s group at the same church, Wednesdays from 11am.
3
Handsworth Park in neighbouring Handsworth, with a boating lake, a boathouse café and a bandstand.
4
Handsworth Wellbeing Centre on Holly Road, in neighbouring Handsworth, with a gym and fitness classes.
5
Perry Hall parkrun in Perry Barr, every Saturday at 9am.
LOCAL TIP
Go to the same session three weeks running and you will start to know names.
How to
Lozells: first steps to meeting people
1
Join the Tuesday or Thursday women’s class at Lozells Methodist Church and arrive a few minutes early.
2
Suggest a stroll by the boating lake at Handsworth Park after the school run to another parent you know by sight.
3
Find Lozells mums on Gofrendly whose children are the same age as yours, then meet at the playground.
4
Ask at a church or community group whether they need help; volunteering is a quick way to get to know people.
For when the children are asleep
About the people who wrote the Lozells page
Gofrendly founders Claudia Gård and Ulrika Lilja put the Lozells page together with our editors, for women whose days at home are full and who want friends a few streets away.
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