CELEBRATION IN HARD TIMES: LOZELLS COMMUNITY ART AND CRAFT SHOW
July 14th, 2019 | by John OMeara
Lozells is in many ways the most tight-knit corner of Handsworth, where successive generations have committed to staying put and [&hellip
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‘EVERY TIME THE CARS COME TO SCHOOL MY ASTHMA GETS WORSE’
June 2nd, 2019 | by John OMeara
Last year the presentations at the Dennis Edwards Awards event (click DennisEdwards to see background information) highlighted young people’s concerns [&hellip
‘I WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO WALK, CYCLE, USE BUSES, AND HARDER TO USE A CAR’: BIRMINGHAM CLEAN AIR ZONE AT HANDSWORTH WOOD WARD FORUM
May 28th, 2019 | by John OMeara
Councillor Waseem Zaffer, Cabinet member for Transport and Environment, gave a vision of the future for transport and the environment [&hellip
PAYING HOMAGE TO THE PIONEERS
May 15th, 2019 | by John OMeara
It is tempting for younger generations to patronize their elders, to use them as comfortable background to what they see [&hellip
WELLBEING CENTRE TO TRANSFER FROM COUNCIL CONTROL INTO ACCOUNTABILITY QUAGMIRE
May 6th, 2019 | by John OMeara
The Handsworth Ward Forum Meeting on 30th April heard that the Wellbeing Centre in Handsworth Park will definitely be transfering [&hellip
HANDSWORTH WARD MOVES FORWARD: WARD FORUM MEETING 3OTH APRIL
May 6th, 2019 | by John OMeara
The assertiveness of local residents’ groups,and the quality of the two-way dialogue with Councillor Quinnen, gave a real sense of [&hellip
RE-IMAGINING OUR FUTURES
April 29th, 2019 | by John OMeara
On a recent bright and colourful day I walked round the Claremont estate in Surrey: beloved of Queen Victoria, and [&hellip
HANDSWORTH SELF PORTRAIT: I KNOW WHO I AM, WHO ARE YOU?
April 17th, 2019 | by John OMeara
We have seen a lot in recent weeks about a group of Handworth photographers who decided 4o years ago to [&hellip
SEEKING SYNERGY: HANDSWORTH WOOD WARD FORUM 28TH MARCH
April 2nd, 2019 | by John OMeara
There was a lot of energy in the room at the latest Handsworth Wood Ward Forum at Hamstead Pavilion, but [&hellip
DO YOU CONTRIBUTE TO GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IN HANDSWORTH?
January 16th, 2019 | by John OMeara
(all words in red or blue in the text are clickable links) Inside Handsworth is working with Shuranjeet Takhar of [&hellip
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