THE ROAD TO REGGAE
September 27th, 2018 | by Gaelle Finley
Our Stories Our Lives Gaelle Finley interviews Handsworth musician Basil Gabbidon. (The following article appeared in our former magazine ‘Hands [&hellip
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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
“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
CAROLINE MARSH WATTS
April 30th, 2018 | by Gaelle Finley
Suffrage Stories/Women Artists: Caroline Watts And the ‘Bugler Girl’ Caroline Marsh Watts was born in Handsworth in 1868, a daughter of [&hellip
HANDSWORTH HER-STORY
April 16th, 2018 | by Gaelle Finley
Handsworth Her-story’ happened on 7.3.18 in Soho House for an early celebration of International Women’s Day. With special guest Clare [&hellip
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS
February 24th, 2018 | by Gaelle Finley
Handsworth Park Arts Trail 2017 – 2019 Open Call for Artists Handsworth Creative CIC is a visual arts organisation based [&hellip
PIECES OF THE HOUSING JIGSAW
January 3rd, 2018 | by John OMeara
In pre-Christmas despondency about local frustrations with environmental and housing issues, I was looking around for a glimmer of light. [&hellip
FRIENDS OF HANDSWORTH PARK AGM 2017
November 28th, 2017 | by Gaelle Finley
Chair’s Report 2017 (13.11.17 at Handsworth PlayCentre) Every year the range of activities in the park expands. This year has [&hellip
MULTI-USE CENTRE SHOWS THE WAY
November 9th, 2017 | by John OMeara
There aren’t many openings for youth workers these days, but the Youth Service’s loss has been Laurel Road’s gain. Joy [&hellip
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