West Bromwich Olympian Eddie Wedderburn to open Schoolympics, May 21. Over 6,000 children from Birmingham are set to take part in the UK’s biggest Olympic school sports event this summer, organisers announced yesterday. Over the next two months, pupils from 17 primary schools across Handsworth will be coming together to participate in the “Schoolympics” — …
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Next edition of the Hands on Handsworth magazine out in August
The Carnival is returning to Handsworth this August and the anticipation and excitement from local residents in the build up to the big event is now at boiling point . The next edition of the Hands on Handsworth magazine features a great story on the Carnival with Professor Black, a carnival costume designer, giving a real …
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Local community action at its best in Handsworth
I attended a community event this morning which I was invited to held in Brunswick Gardens in Handsworth. Local residents have been working for months with West Midlands Police, Midlands Heart, Groundwork and Birmingham City council to claim back the alleyways that run between Albert Rd and Herbert Rd. Through neighbourhood management we were able …
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Election Results – for wards in Handsworth
The results of the local elections 2011 are available on the Birmingham City Council Elections website Lozells & Handsworth – Labour candidate Waseem Zaffer won 71.0% of the vote (elected as new councillor) Handsworth Wood – Labour candidate Paulette Hamilton won 50.8% of the vote Soho Ward – Labour candidate Cybil Spence won 72.1% of …
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BRMB Walkathon 2011 through Handsworth this Sunday May 8th
This year’s Walkathon is all in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital – and to help rebuild the Emergency Department. It is this Sunday May the 8th – visit the BRMB website for more details Part of the route is through Handsworth click here to see the route and how to join
SEVEN UP Community Group is Sowing the Seeds of Success
Children, the Seven Up team will tell you, do not come in boxes, nor do they fit in boxes. In 2005 this group of Handsworth families set about creating alternative environments and stretch to fit services to help local children and young people to flourish and grow. On Thursday 21st April between 1pm and 2pm, Seven Up is celebrating seven …
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Hands on Handsworth Community Journalism update
The community journalism project is going from strength to strength as we now have a core team of talented and knowledgable journalists to generate content for both the magazine and the blog. I know we’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging but I and the team will be uploading a lot more content over …
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Local Elections & Referendum
The local elections are being held on the 5th May for information on the elections you can visit the Birmingham City Council Local Election pages. Handsworth falls between three wards; Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth and Soho. Each ward has three elected members. On the 5th of depending on which ward you live in …
#We are what we Tweet and Hands on #Handsworth Blog
We Are What We Tweet event is being organised by BCU MA Social Media Students. It looks like an interesting event and is mainly about; a practical exploration of how social media is being used to drive change, tell stories and provide a commentary on our lives, the event will consider a number of recent …
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Co-Producing the Big Society 18th & 19th March
On Friday 18th March, Be Birmingham will be hosting a summit on the Big Society. In the afternoon, Resident University will be following up some the questions, issues and themes raised at the summit. In particular, how residents and public services can coproduce the Big Society together. Those attending the summit are all welcome to …
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