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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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Generation 3 Lauched in Handsworth in January at INHABIT
Generation 3.0, is an innovative project designed by the Runnymede Trust to explore changing attitudes and create spaces for older and younger people to come together to share their experiences and views on race equality and racism. Over the last few months, we have worked with local partners, schools and organisations in Handsworth, Birmingham to …
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Free NVQ training in customer services in Handsworth
Leaflet free NVQ training The Nishcam Civic Centre are offering free NVQ training in customer service training if you’re interested in taking up this opportunity contact: Shuminder Mann/Gurjit Bains 6 Soho Road, Handsworth, B21 9BH 0121 515 4229 or visit www.ncauk.org
Insight Day on Drugs & Alcohol
Last Friday the 19th December we held our first ever Insight Day on Drugs & Alcohol this event focused on issues within the Perry Barr Constituency, this includes four wards Oscott, Perry Barr, Handsworth Wood & Lozells and East Handsworth. This event was hosted by the Perry Barr Drug & Alcohol Sub Group and was …
Handsworth highly commended in Homes & Communities Awards 2010
Last night I attended the Homes & Communties Awards 2010 in London. Earlier this year Urban Living’s Sense of Place Project was shortlist as a finalist for Leadership of Place category. This project was a partnership between a consortium of partners, local community researchers and Birmingham City Council. The area of focus for the project was Dudley …
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Neighbourhood Plan for Handsworth Prioirty Neighbourhood
I was appointed as neighbourhood manager in September to co-ordinate delivery of neighbourhood management in Handsworth up until 31st March 2011. Handsworth as benefited from having a neighbourhood manager as part of Birmingham City Council’s first pilot for the citywide neighbourhood programme. What this means is that in priority neighbourhoods there is a dedicated resource …
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Victoria Jubliee Allotments
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 …