Community News & Updates
- 29th December 2023
Eight community-focussed organisations are being handed £400,000 of new funding to spearhead the levelling up of some of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the West Midlands.
- 18th December 2023
Birmingham Hippodrome are recruiting people aged 14 – 22 for their 2024 Young Advocates programme.
- 15th December 2023
A dedicated senior support worker at Lisieux Trust was a finalist in the Great British Care Awards for the second time in three years.
- 12th December 2023
Generous public donations totalling over £280,000 have helped provide much needed support and protection for those sleeping rough on the streets of the West Midlands as part of the year-round Change into Action alternative giving campaign.
- 18th November 2023
Join Mel Wardle Woodend, Marcello Giovanelli and Aston Society of Poetry for Spoken Word at Sacks on Wednesday 13th December 2023 at 6pm.
- 27th October 2023
Scores of pubs, some as far away as Newcastle, have been put forward for special protection in response to a West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) campaign to save cherished locals from closure.
- 26th October 2023
Communities can bid for a share of a new £1 million fund set up to support green schemes that connect local people to nature and bolster the region’s resilience to climate change.
- 10th October 2023
Words for Wellbeing Poetry Workshops with Mel Wardle Woodend (Staffordshire Poet Laureate 2019 - 2022)
Kezzabelle Ambler, acclaimed as the 11th Bard of Northampton and fondly known as the "Mistress of Mischief," is set to weave an enchanting tapestry of words in her upcoming one-woman spoken word show in Birmingham.
Sheldon-based Elms Farm Primary School has created a brand-new outdoor fitness area for its students, thanks to a £5,000 grant from Health for Life.