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Women in the Handsworth area are being urged to put a new slant on the saying ‘charity begins at home’ by joining “The IN Thing” this autumn. Cancer Research UK is launching an exciting fundraising campaign, known as The IN Thing, and is urging women in the area to sign up for …
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A Job Fair will take place on Wednesday 19th June from 10.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. at the Handsworth Campus (Soho Road) of South and City College, Birmingham. The event has been organised by Councillor Waseem Zaffar, Lozells and East Handsworth Ward with the Department of Work & Pensions (Handsworth Job Centre Plus), East Birmingham Community Forum and South …
The Lozells, Birchfield and Handsworth Community First Matched Fund has been allocated £67,820 to award in small grants between 2011 and 2015. Community First introduces a new approach to funding projects – leveraging time, money and other resources – helping neighbourhoods play a leading role in regenerating their area. The outcomes that Community First will acieve …
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With the New Year comes new powers to help police reduce problems with street drinking in Birmingham. Large parts of the city are now classed as alcohol – restricted areas (ARAs), meaning that drinking alcohol in public areas could now be classed as a criminal offence. Handsworth Wood is one of the wards covered by the …
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Book your tickets and don’t miss Mark Steel in Handsworth. The award winning BBC Radio 4 show, Mark Steel’s in Town; will discover Handsworth to find out what makes them and their inhabitants distinctive, unique, and hilarious! The event promises to bring laughter and an insightful view into our local area. Mark will be recording the show at The …
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I love the ‘Love Where You Live‘ campaign, “Love Where You Live is a new campaign that aims to inspire, encourage and enable us to make where we live, work and play the kind of place we really want it to be”. It makes us as local people proud to have such a diverse community. …
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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The latest edition of the hands on Handsworth magazine written by a team of local community journalist is out now You can down load a copy here Hands on Handsworth Community Magazine Issue 4 You can also get a copy from Handsworth Library or other outlets accross 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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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