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….was a fantastic day for the community.  Over 1,000 people including 40 community and mainstream partners came together in Georges Park to enjoy the sunshine, the bouncy castles, football, ice cream, mountain bikes, and talk to stall holders about services  residents can access for free.

Saturday 5th June in Georges Park Neighbourhood management is organising a big event for all the family.  Come along and have some fun.  Find food and things to do. Talk to all the people who provide services locally.  Have a free Health Check. Join in with activities for everyone, children, young people, women and families. More details soon.

A free event to celebrate and embrace women within the city of Birmingham will be held on March 6th at Holte School between 10.00am and 1.o00pm

You are invited to network and participate in workshops on employment and access information on a range of services provided by West Midlands Police, Midland Heart Housing, Health Exchange, Family Housing, West Midlands Fire Service and others in areas such as health, disability, carers, educatons, child care service etc.

There will be entertainment and – best of all – free pampering sessions!!

Refreshments available and free car parking at Holte School, Wheeler Street, Birmingham B19 2EP

For details contact Annette on 01903 469025

Lozells had a great day on Wednesday of this week (28 October). The sun shone for local residents joining the Big Tidy Up Family Fun Day event in George’s Park.

Several hundred children and families turned out to be entertained by Mad Dom the clown, and the enjoy fun activities such as face painting.

But there was a serious point to the day as well. Local residents in Lozells are clear that the biggest priority for improvement is to tackle the issues of litter and dumping. This event encouraged children to learn the valuable lessons about not dropping litter and taking care of the environment. Several even joined Fleet and Waste Manager Brendan Duffy on a litter pick of the park and surrounding area.

Meanwhile the Mums and Dads learned more about re-cycling and environmental services. Information about what you can and can’t put into blue and green boxes, as well information about home energy saving ideas and tips were all gratefully received.

Apprentices employed by the City as one of the local initiatives to help tackle unemployment had done a great job earlier in the week of painting out the graffiti in the skateboard park and youth workers from Lozells Recreation Group helped bring young people together with an experienced artist to put some new more appropriate messages in its place.

The event was supported by Midland Heart and Family Housing. Our local councillors, Cllr Hussain and Cllr Quinnen, turned out to show their support, and the Police also lent a hand (a good time for people to get their hands on the ever popular ‘cop cards’!)

A Street Champions initiative for the local area will be launched in the next few weeks and will help us to build on the success of the day and to consolidate the commitment which local people have shown to tackling the problems of litter and rubbish together.

More information about Street Champions and pictures from the event will be posted here as soon as we have them

See film footage of the event here

Two sessions are being held FREE for local parents to discuss the important issues of drugs and urban street gangs. We know these are issues which are of great concern to local parents and so these sessions will no doubt be very popular.

 The session on drugs is being held on Thursday 29 October and the session on Urban Street Gangs on Thursday 12 November. Both are being held at COPE, Black Mental Health Foundation at 160 Hamstead Road, B20 2QR.

Please contact Marisol on 0121 551 7984 or email admin@contactfamilycentre.org.uk to book your place