Author Archives: John OMeara

‘THE COLOURS INSIDE’

May 1st, 2017 | by John OMeara

The names in the text of Eddy Aigbe, Kaleem Hussain, Seiko Susso, Ahmed Magare, Piers Road Centre, Birmingham Opera Company [&hellip

THE LOZELLS HARRIER WHO CONQUERED AUSTRALIA

April 23rd, 2017 | by John OMeara

(all pictures can be enlarged  by clicking on them) Lozells Harriers (Athletic Club) grew out of the explosion in sports [&hellip

A STORY OF A LORD MAYOR AND A DEPUTY LORD LIEUTENANT…

April 3rd, 2017 | by John OMeara

…Not! Unless you count the Lord Mayor wanting to be as dressed up as the Deputy Lord Lieutenant (‘I feel [&hellip

‘WE WANT BREAD, BUT WE WANT ROSES, TOO’

March 27th, 2017 | by John OMeara

The adjusted  line from the 1911 poem by James Oppenheim was quoted during the final Breaking Bread event at Shambhala [&hellip

HANDSWORTH POET’S BOOK LAUNCH (AND 2014 FILM REVISITED)

March 14th, 2017 | by John OMeara

Handsworth poet Bob Cooper’s latest book is being launched at The Kitchen Garden Cafe, Kings Heath on 28th March at [&hellip

WARD MEETING 14TH MARCH: POLICE ISSUES, ROAD SAFETY, AND NEW PROJECTS

March 6th, 2017 | by John OMeara

Headline picture by  Sizwan Miah    

WOMEN TAKE THE LEAD

February 14th, 2017 | by John OMeara

When over 30 people gathered at Shambhala Village to take stock of the current state of community cohesion in Handsworth [&hellip

CLEAN UP LOZELLS

February 10th, 2017 | by John OMeara

THE DAILY MIRROR WANTS YOUR HANDSWORTH STORIES

January 21st, 2017 | by John OMeara

The Wigan Pier Project: read through the details below from Claire Donnelly at The Daily Mirror, and get in touch [&hellip

SHIFT IN INNOVATION FUND PRIORITIES

January 19th, 2017 | by John OMeara

If you want to make a bid to the £48,000 Innovation Fund in Lozells and East Handsworth Ward you need [&hellip