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Victoria Jubliee Allotments

Posted on 17th June 2010 by

Great news too see that the VJA  were finally opened last Saturday with lots of members of the public turning up to stake their claim. The VJA are right next to Handsworth Park and part of Birmingham City Councils allotments. I am amazed at just how popular allotments are in Handsworth and how hard local residents have fought to get these allotments.

Well done to you all! I hope you now enjoy lots of fun growing stuff on your allotments. I am looking forward to a visit in the next week to get some photos.

See some photos of the day and read more about the campaigners long fight to get the allotments at Democracy Street

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Faith Act’s Birmingham one of the Pride in Handsworth Award 2010 Nominees

Posted on 5th May 2010 by

Faith Act’s Birmingham are based at the Nishkam Centre on Soho Rd and have  recently been nominated for an award for the Pride in Handsworth Awards 2010. They have been successful in being selected by the judges as part of the shortlisting for the Living in Faith Award. Faiths Act will attend the evening on the 13th May to find out if they have won.

There are some great stories and photographs on the Tony Blair Faith Foundation blog that Sean & Pritpal from Faiths Act have updated. It highlights the important work they are doing about poverty and the impact that this has on millions of people worldwide. It is great too see that they recently attend the Vaisakhi Mela Festival in Handsworth Park to get this message out in the local community.

http://www.tonyblairfaithfoundation.org/blog/entry/world-malaria-day/

Vaisakhi Mela Handsworth Park 2010

Posted on 5th May 2010 by
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Vibrant Vaisakhi this Sunday in Handsworth Park

Posted on 22nd April 2010 by

Vibrant Vaisakhi – Birmingham Newsroom (press release)

Vaisakhi

Posted on 22nd April 2010 by
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Local residents express concerns about Handsworth Park

Posted on 7th April 2010 by

Local resident Simon Baddeley has recently written to Cllr Mullaney to express concerns about changes to the rangers service based at Handsworth Park. For more information and contact Simon visit his blog  by clicking here

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Handsworth winter Park Rescue

Posted on 25th January 2010 by

Park Patrol Officer Keith Riley saved the life of an elderly park user at Handsworth Park during the icy spell.

Keith was on duty patrolling the park when he spotted a regular park user stranded in the frozen lake, he had gone into the pool to try and rescue his dog that had fallen through the ice!  Keith used a life ring and rope to pull out the 74 year old man, 4 fire engines and an ambulance attended, the firemen then rescued the dog.

The man suffering from the cold and shock has made a complete recovery and is back using the park on a daily basis thanks to Keith.

Posted on 25th January 2010 by
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