This is a great website which has been developed by Age Concern Perry Barr and supported by Heart of Birmingham PCT. COOL info stands for Choice and Options in Older Life. (more…)
Archive for January, 2010
More support for business
Posted on 25th January 2010 by Yvonne WagerLast week we mentioned a new programme to support independent shopkeepers and retailers in Birmingham, including Birchfield. If you missed that please click here. (more…)
News about the demolition of Calder and Tweed Towers and the Bridgelands Maisonettes
Posted on 21st January 2010 by Yvonne Wager
Tweed and Calder towers on the Birchfield Road
You may have noticed that work has now started on site to prepare the demolition of first Calder Tower and then Tweed Tower. (more…)
Weeds, litter, graffiti and flyposting in Birchfield Neighbourhood – a report.
Posted on 21st January 2010 by Yvonne WagerThe Tidy Britain campaign and Birmingham City Council have published a report on the states of the streets in Birchfield – a snapshot taken of 60 sites in the neighbourhood on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th November 2009. (more…)
20′s Plenty campaign meeting.
Posted on 21st January 2010 by Yvonne WagerAnne Dasgupta at Birmingham Friends of the Earth have been in touch to tell us about a meeting they’re holding on Saturday, January 30th 2010, 10.30 am at The Journey’s Metropolitan Community Church, Shaws Passage, Digbeth, B5 5TH, opposite the Warehouse. (more…)
Are you an independent shop keeper in Birchfield?
Posted on 19th January 2010 by Yvonne WagerThe Retail Development Programme could be just what you need if you run a shop in the city or are thinking or establishing one. (more…)
February is National Heart Month, can your community group help?
Posted on 19th January 2010 by Yvonne Wager
Broken Heart image from bored-now on flickr
Donna Stokes from the British heart foundation has been in touch:
National Heart Month is the time of year when the British Heart Foundation
asks people to think about their heart health and that of their loved ones, and to support the BHF -
and help raise £1.5m in support of our vital pioneering heart research & care work. The fundraising element of the campaign is called RedforHeart as we encourage people to arrange fundraising activities with a red theme. (more…)
Do you want to be on the board of Urban Living?
Posted on 19th January 2010 by Yvonne Wager
Click on the image for the urban living website
Urban Living is one of nine Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder areas in the UK set up and funded by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The Pathfinder covers substantial areas within Birmingham City Council and Sandwell MBC, who are the two local authority partners. (more…)