St. Andrew’s Church, Chelmund’s Cross, Chelmsley Wood

September 2013 Brand new 24 sq m ground floor office to let, all mod cons in a high quality setting.

£2,500 per annum o.n.o.

Please contact: Rev’d Jed Fathers, on 0121 770 5155 or email: jeremyfathers@btinternet.com or mobile 077697 80306

Northern Star and Three Trees Community Centre have put in separate bids to Optima Housing and need your vote

• Northern Star are asking for funds for their family club which will give local families somewhere to come & do exciting things together!
• Three Trees are asking for funds on behalf of the Chelmund’s Day event in July, a fantastic, family friendly and fun event for local residents to come together and celebrate the heritage of Chelmsley Wood.

Please click on the link below which will take you to the Community Chest link. Then click on the ‘online voting form’. Deadline 31st May

The projects are both listed as Three Trees Community Centre, project 1 & project 7. You can vote for 2 projects, how good is that!!

http://www.optima.org.uk/getinvolved/community-treasure-chest

(Three Trees aka Chelmsley Wood Baptist Centre)

The Birmingham & Solihull Social Economy Consortium (BSSEC) has issued its paper on how the Social Value Act will be applied in Birmingham.  The paper has been developed on behalf of Birmingham City Council who will be applying the act on all goods and services of any value – going beyond the requirements of the act.

Find out more on the BSSEC website here

The Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) today launches its strategic framework, setting out how the city region will become the major driver of the UK economy outside London.

Te find out more read the GBSLEP Strategy Newsletter here

Have you experienced domestic violence and abuse? You are invited to access the new BSWA Drop-in Service.

We are offering one-hour appointments with a support worker to look at your concerns, including:

• Your personal safety
• Housing/ emergency accommodation
• Children
• Money, benefits and debt
• Police and courts involvement
• Anything you need to discuss.

Support is given by a trained Women’s Outreach Worker, and we will try to meet your language and other needs on request.

Unfortunately we are unable to provide childcare

Wednesdays: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Fridays: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Please contact the project to find out more:
Email: solihulladmin@bswaid.org
Telephone: 07896 328 333

It is with regret that the Volunteer Centre’s services that have been provided at the SMBC Connect walk in offices in Chelmsley Wood and Solihull town centres, will be finishing on Friday 22 March 2013.

Members of the public wanting to volunteer in Solihull,  can access details of current opportunities and  apply on-line on the Do-It website.

Organisations wanting to continue to promote their opportunities on Do-It  can  complete an on-line registration form on the Solihull-SUSTAiN website.

For further information please ring 0121 711 3148.

Locality, the network of Community & Enterprise Development Trusts, has set up a Community Library Network where anyone interested in keeping a local library going can access guidance, tools, resources, case studies and support.

To learn more, visit the Locality website.

STEP UP provides a unique opportunity to get involved and inspire young people to pursue a career in your business sector.

Through dedicating a small amount of time, you will help to shape the right set of skills, experiences and attitudes that will lead to a future workforce adapted to the needs of your business.

There is a range of ways to be involved from mentoring to site visits to providing work experience opportunities and more.

For further information, please contact the Business Investment Team on 0121 704 6151 or email: business@solihull.gov.uk or download the flyer below.

Step up flyer

Fully funded business advice and training for VCOs in Solihull

• Solihull Community Enterprise for Success programme enters second year
• 54 VCOs supported to increase sustainability in year one
• Development in Social Enterprise CIC and The BEST Network awarded year two contract, offering bespoke business support, enterprise awareness and sector specific workshops to *eligible organisations.

Community enterprises and voluntary organisations in Solihull are being encouraged to take advantage of a new package of support interventions available under the Community Enterprise for Success programme – part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Solihull MBC.

Expert help to develop and increase income generation and earning potential is available from Development in Social Enterprise (DISE) and the BEST Network, the partnership charged with providing tailored business advice, generalist and specialist, for existing Voluntary and Community organisations looking to become more enterprising.

With encouraging results in the first year of programme delivery, which engaged over 120 people and recorded in excess of 350 hours of face-to-face client time, Dave Lane chief of DISE said: “We are delighted to be progressing our achievements and relationships with clients in year one, and aim to provide even greater value this year to help charities and community enterprises improve their ‘business health’ so they become more robust.

“There is real potential for local community enterprises to play a dynamic role in the Smith’s Wood and Craig Croft Village Centre areas, where we will be on the ground running enterprise awareness sessions, workshops and delivering tailored advice covering everything from feasibility analysis to setting up trading arms, procurement readiness to measuring social value, understanding routes to market and getting to grips with social media.”  

A new project website – http://communityenterprise-solihull.org – provides full details of the programme, events and booking details, as well as useful resources including exclusive access to a self-help Community Enterprise Toolkit, consisting of 12 modules, which was developed for the programme by DISE and brings together the best online business resources in one place. A monthly newsletter will profile local case studies and keep the sector updated on business development opportunities.

To learn more about the Community Enterprise for Success programme visit http://communityenterprise-solihull.org, call 0121 704 8097, and follow @Solihull_ComEnt.

*Existing organisations in the following words are eligible for support under this programme: Bickenhill; Castle Bromwich; Chelmsley Wood; Elmdon; Kingshurst; Lyndon; Olton; Shirley East; Shirley South; Shirley West; Silhill & Smith’s Wood.

£1500 grant available for employing a young person!

Why not take advantage of the latest government scheme and employ an apprentice in any of the following job roles, which are covered by our apprenticeship development programmes:

• Retail/Sales Assistant
• Hospitality & Catering Assistants
• Early Years Care Practitioners
• Construction Workers
• Facilities Services
• Electrical Installation
• IT Technicians / Web Developers
• Accounting Assistants
• Business Administrators
• Customer Service Assistants

And many more!

Key Facts

• Apprentices can be any age from 16 onwards
• The minimum wage for an apprentice if £2.65 per hour for 30 hours per week
• We provide a no obligation, free of charge recruitment service to help you find the right apprentice
• Training can be tailored to suit you and your organisation

To find out more about whether this scheme could work for you or what else Solihull College could offer please contact us today.

Rebecca Wilks, Paul Bates or Bally Bhogal on 0121 678 7181 or sales@solihull.ac.uk