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Archive for May, 2010

Wednesday 26th May 7.00 pm-8.30pm at St Francis Church Centre Wretham Rd

B19 1EB. 

There will be updates from the Lozells Neighboourhood Police Team, the new GP practgice at Finch Rd Medical Centre, Family HOusiing Association and the Lozells Neighbourhood Manager

In conjunction with the Arts Council, Urban Living is running a project to brighten up Lozells by painting residents’ doors bright colours. Each resident can mix their own paint to create a unique colour, resulting in a rainbow of front doors. Read the rest of this entry »

If you represent an organisation that intends to apply for Working Neighbourhoods Fund money, then you may be interested in this from i-SE:

In April and May, I’SE (i-Social Entrepreneurs) will be delivering a series of 12 half-day workshops to help organisations to prepare for the Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF) future commissioning round on the ‘worklessness’ theme.

Workshops on offer include:

• writing your tender,
• building your cluster/partnership,
• full cost recovery, and
• measuring your impact.

(See attached Word document for full list of courses: click here)
These workshops are targeted at social enterprises and voluntary organisations which intend to either lead a commissioning bid or be partners in a local constituency partnership bid or a cross-city strategic bid.

Please book early as places are limited!

The workshops are free of charge, except for ‘Women into Leadership’.

For more information, please contact:
Paula-Marie McNally
T: 0121 771 1411 F: 0121 771 1421
Email: events@i-se.co.uk

This is something I picked up at the National Digital Inclusion Conference yesterday. Under its ‘BT Community Connections‘ programme, BT is offering voluntary organisations the chance to apply for a laptop and a year’s internet connection at no cost. All you have to do is tell them how a laptop and internet connection would help you to do your work better. The deadline for applications is… Read the rest of this entry »

During April and May 2009 Pawprints Theatre Company will be bringing a performance of Eco Girl to all the primary schools in Lozells. In an exciting and fun packed musical show Eco Girl will be fighting against her enemy Ronnie Rubbish and teaching children to reduce, reuse and recycle. The children will also be reminded not to drop litter but to put it in a bin or in their pockets. Once children have seen the show,  parents can expect to be reminded by their children to always use their green and blue recycling boxes