HANDSWORTH WARD NEEDS A REVOLUTION
November 29th, 2018 | by John OMeara
The Council’s revised local governance processes put an onus on shared local leadership in identifying and addressing the issues [&hellip
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WARD FORUM FOCUS REMAINS ‘CLOSE TO HOME’, BUT REAL PROGRESS ON ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
November 21st, 2018 | by John OMeara
The Handsworth Wood Ward Forum on 15th November focused heavily on crime and environmental issues, and there were signs that [&hellip
HANDSWORTH MUST SAVE ITS WOMEN’S HELP CENTRE
October 15th, 2018 | by John OMeara
Handsworth Women’s Help Centre celebrated its 30th Anniversary on 28th September, attended by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Yvonne [&hellip
GLIMMERS OF LIGHT IN THE GLOOM: HANDSWORTH WOOD WARD MEETING 20TH SEPTEMBER
September 25th, 2018 | by John OMeara
The first Handsworth Wood ward meeting since the May elections brought no respite from the challenges facing local government and [&hellip
QUESTIONS OF GOVERNANCE (AND MONEY): HANDSWORTH WARD MEETING 24TH JULY
July 26th, 2018 | by John OMeara
The first meeting for the new Handsworth Ward took place on 24th July at the Handsworth Association of Schools building [&hellip
CREATIVITY IS A CURE
July 12th, 2018 | by John OMeara
Nasreen’s life experiences brought her to a point where self doubt and anxiety threatened to overwhelm her. About 10 years [&hellip
SOUTHGATE’S VISION ALIVE AND WELL IN HAMSTEAD
July 8th, 2018 | by John OMeara
Gareth Southgate recently shared his vision of the England football team as being about ‘more than football.’ He talked about [&hellip
HERITAGE WITH A CUTTING EDGE – AND A SECRET GARDEN
June 28th, 2018 | by John OMeara
Vanley Burke’s Radio 4 piece last week (click on ‘LiberationDay’), looking back to the 1977 Africa Liberation Day rally in [&hellip
YOUNG PEOPLE CHALLENGE ADULT DESTRUCTION OF THEIR WORLD
June 12th, 2018 | by John OMeara
Those who are tempted at times to despair about the abuse of our natural and built environment could find reassurance [&hellip
“I WOULD RATHER HAVE YOU FAR FROM ME IN THIS WORLD AND ALIVE, THAN NEAR ME AND DEAD”
May 13th, 2018 | by John OMeara
I go past the roundabout under Hockley flyover nearly every day – walking, driving, on the bus, jostling with others [&hellip
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