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Lozells and East Handsworth Ward Advisory Board is a way that you can help improve your area through working in partnership with your councillors on issues and services that affect you in your neighbourhood. The Board usually meets once every two months and members contribute their knowledge and experience with assessing Community Chest grant applications and to highlight issues that …
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The new edition of the Hands on Handsworth magazine is now available. It is available at Handsworth library and other fast food shops, sweet centres and venues in Handsworth. If you can’t find a copy please email karlgreenwood@multistory.org.uk. A PDF copy of the magazine is here – PDF of HOH 5th edition
National and Local Health Watch With their White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS (July 2010), the government attempts to “strengthen the collective voice of patients and the public” by bringing forward provisions in the forthcoming Health Bill to create HealthWatch England. HealthWatch will be a new independent consumer champion and a statutory part …
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The Hands on Handsworth Community Journalism project is still looking for people to contribute in any way they can. This can range from writing and generating content, taking photographs to distribution or just sending in stories. If you would like to be involved please call 0121 533 7195 or email karlgreenwood@multistory.org.uk
Looking for something to do this Easter weekend in Handsworth then here are a few suggestions: Sunday 24th April – Vaisakhi in Handsworth Park Processions and cultural entertainment mark the beginning of the Sikh New Year in this colourful celebration. With stalls and displays, music, sport and food. Entrance is free starts at 12.00 finishes at …
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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New trail launch went well last Friday opend by Cllr Paulette Hamilton pictured below. Big thanks to everyone that came along and those that had ago at the walk which was led by Ian Braisby guide from Birmingham Tours
This looks like a really great event at Handsworth Library. On Thursday 24th March 12 until 5 you will be able to watch films on the new vintage movie bus. The event is organised as part of the Flatpack Festival with lots of events happening across the city over that weekend. For more information see …
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Local community or neighbourhood groups up for a challenge Birmingham City Council has been selected to host one of the five annual Local Government Challenges. Starting in January 2011, 10 short listed contestants from local government across the country will take part in the challenges, run along the lines of the hit TV show, The …
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Interesting blog post by Benjamin Zephaniah handsworth poet via A Poet Called Benjamin Zephaniah.