In case you weren’t able to attend the event last Saturday, you can read what was said at the CommUNITY Dialogue feedback event on the live blog that I put up at handsworthlozellscommunity.wordpress.com. Forty-five people read it on the day.

You can comment on that blog, comment on this blog or discuss the event on the forums at handsworthlozellscommunity.co.uk/forum.

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What links Come:unity Arts’ Handsworth Arts Walk with Twitter and a milkfloat?

More about that later — first, some information about the planned event from Sharon Morgan:

Come:unity arts is organising an Artwalk event, planned for July 24th – 26th 2009, which is going to be quite brilliant! Come:unity Arts is organising local artists to exhibit and perform in local spaces and different community venues in Handsworth & Lozells. It started off as quite a small project and has expanded organically – which is great.
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a reminder that the Lozells Community meeting is being held at St Pauls and St Silas Church at 7.00pm on Wednesday 24 June.

The meeting is your opportunity to raise any issues of concern that are affecting you in the neighbourhood - crime, environment problems, anti-social behaviour etc.

Speakers will include the Neighbourhood Police team and the Neighbourhood Manager and refreshments will be provided.

More information available on 07832 127971

We have had news from Gordon Higginson at Holte School telling us that with much regret the school have decided not to go ahead with the Summer Fayre for this year.

Most local people will be aware that because of Swine Flu concerns Holte has had to be closed recently. This has impacted on rehearsal time and the quality of performance. So, after much agonising, the school has decided to cancel all additional activities until the autumn.

But the good news is that the planned concert will be replaced with an evening of performance in Sept/Oct, when everyone is well rehearsed. Adn the full summer fayre will be resumed next July.

The attached letter sets out the full details: Holte Summer Fayre cancellation

The Birmingham Evening Mail reports on 18 June yet another example of talent in Lozells. Students at Matthew Boulton college hosted a night of glamour and cutting edge design at a prestigious show in Birmingham City Centre.

Students aged between 16 to 20 were involved and worked with talented stylists including Gok Wan at Selfridges.

For first year student Kameko Chowfen from Lozells this was her first opportunity to see life as a designer. Kameko was one of the 2009 winners of the Letisha and Charlene Education Awards and is quoted in the Birmingham Evening Mail saying, ‘it was very exciting. You don’t realise how much work goes into each show’. The 22 year old first studied law and business at college, but said fashion had always been her main passion.

The Birmingham Evening Mail website link to the story is here http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/06/18/matthew-boulton-college-students-host-fashion-show-97319-23910331/