Black History Month is in October and a wide range of activities have already been planned. For more details of events, dates, times, places and contact details, download the latest plans
Opportunities & Resources
Castle Bromwich Community Festival is hosting It’s a Knockout on September 11th at Castle Bromwich Junior School B36 0HD from 11am – 5pm.
Join in this year and see if your team can become the 2010 champions.
Teams should consist of 10 members and are asked to raise a minimum sponsorship of £200 per team which is just £20 per team member, which will be used to fund community projects in Castle Bromwich. Concessions may be available for groups which are catered for under the charitable objectives of the Castle Bromwich Community Project or for any registered charity or supporters of registered charities entering a team.
For more information and entry forms visit the Castle Bromwich Community Festival website or telephone 0845 5212436.
Application deadline 17th September 2010. Round two opens on 27th September 2010 and closes on 19th November 2010.
Financial assistance is available to non-for-profit organisations for projects in Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire that encourage people to be more physically active. The maximum value is £2,000 and the minimum is £200.
Funding can be used for
- Starting a new project
- Developing or expanding a successful project
- Marketing and promotion of a particular project
- Cost of equipment
- Cost of volunteer/paid workforce development courses
- Cost of an event/s
- Other projects that contribute towards getting people more physically active
- Restrictions
Application forms can be downloaded from the CSW Sport website. For more information contact Rich Collinson, Coventry Solihull and Warwickshire Sport, c/o University of Warwick, Westwood Campus, Coventry CV4 7AL or telephone 024765 74889.
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Young Enterprise help youngsters in schools start and run a small business. They are looking for some volunteer advisors. Advisors are people who mentor the children, usually for about an hour per week. The young enterprise companies will then sell their goods at a trade show and also enter an area final next year. For more details email csr@solihull-sustain.org.uk
The Family Care Trust, at Newlands Bishop Farm, helps people with learning difficulties and needs a team of people to clear a pond area. If you can help contact csr@solihull-sustain.org.uk
The Solihull Rifle and Pistol Club are a small target (Olympic Sport) shooting club. Originally formed from Home Guard. They are looking for working parties to help refresh a room opening onto the outdoor range, clear a connecting room and paint and refresh the indoor range. They offer in return free supervised target practice for all helpers. contact csr@solihull-sustain.org.uk
Does your organisation want to be the “Supported Charity” at an event? Then an events company would like to hear from you. Would you like a little support or advice running an event, then they will offer some pro bono support. Diamond Edge Events with their partner company Edge Creative are offering help. Contact csr@solihull-sustain.org.uk
Are you looking for low cost office space or a hot desk in North Solihull?
The Baptist Church Community Centre (Hedingham Grove, Chelmsley Wood) will shortly have a hot desk/office available at a cost of around £15 per half day, short/long term or occasional use would be possible. The office is ground floor and easily accessed.
The community centre will also have desks/space for rent in a shared office from around £35 per week, ideally on a 12 month agreement. This is an upstairs office, although downstairs rooms would be available for meetings.
Both offices have internet access and phone use could be negotiated/arranged.
The Baptist Church Community Centre is an active and lively place, with good links into the voluntary and community sector, and has a lot of different groups coming and going during the week. We also have decent coffee (most of the time).
If you want to know more or come and have a look, get in touch with Neil at cwbc.neil@blueyonder.co.uk
Ashram Housing Association and Solihull Community Housing are staging a joint celebration for Black History Month and World Mental Health Day on Saturday 16th October from 11am – 2pm. See Black History Month and World Mental Health Day flyer for more information.
