Urban Living our holding a funding fair at Aston Villa Football Ground on Wednesday 2nd February 2011 9.30-4.00. This is a free event deatils on how to book our inculded on the flyer. See flyer for more details below Funding Flyer event 2nd Feb
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Hands on Handsworth Resident Network Next mtg 14th Feb
Last Monday residents from across Handsworth came along to a regular monthly meeting held by the network. Back in November the group who have met for the last 12 months decided that when the neighbourhood management programme ends on the 31st March in Handsworth they are keen to continue to still meet. I am delighted that they …
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A Poet Called Benjamin Zephaniah
Interesting blog post by Benjamin Zephaniah handsworth poet via A Poet Called Benjamin Zephaniah.
Generation 0.3 programme of events starts next week
Next week the Runnmede Trust along with INHABIT will be running a series of activities and debates to showcase the findings of their Generation 3 project look at ending racisim. During the summer many residents from Handsworth got involved and shared their views on racisim, what it meant to them and how it could be …
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Albert Rd Alleyways
Great news work has started today to clean up and put up new fencing in the Albert Rd to Herbert alleyways. This will will take about two weeks. Notice to residents Re: Albert Rd Alleyways clean up We have just found out that the Albert Rd project has been selected as one of five Local …
Bringing the experts to you: Network Advice Bus in Handsworth
CN4B is launching its pilot mobile advice surgery giving small groups and organisations access to a range of advice on capacity and organisational management issues. Do you need FREE advice on organisation governance or women’s issues? (advice on women’s issues is provided to groups and individuals). Then come along to one of the many mobile …
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Happy New Year
Happy new year to all the Hands on Handsworth followers. I will be updating the blog very soon with more stuff about Handsworth and what is happening locally. Look out for Generation 0.3 in January being launched at the end of January at the Harriet Tubman Bookshop on Grove Lane. BMAG are also keen to …
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Handsworth Old Town Hall in the Snow
This photo was taken recently by Outroslide who is working with us to develop a Heritage walk. I love this photo – the old Town Hall looks so pretty and quaint. Please send me your winter photos – love to feature some of them here on the blog
Resident Network Meetings for 2011
Throughout last year many residents have got together each month to form a local resident network looking at local issues within the neighbourhood. The group has agreed to continue next year and will in 2011 focus on environmental issues. The resident network is chaired by Selwyn Clarke and open to all Handsworth residents. If you’re …