Bringing Communities Together
The locations of ten COVID-19 memorial community gardens across Birmingham have been announced by the city council. Initial design ideas for the gardens – one in each of the city’s Parliamentary constituencies – were unveiled in March of last year. The council has engaged with residents, community groups, parks staff […]
Plans for a £500,000 upgrade to a community sports facility in Perry Barr, to further strengthen the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Legacy have been confirmed. A new Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) will be developed at Holford Drive Community Sports Hub (HDCSH) in the months following the Games through the project […]
Calling all Walsall foodies! Do you enjoy making creative sweet treats for your family and friends? Could you conjure up a pudding fit for the Queen? Fortnum & Mason, the iconic retail emporium based in Piccadilly, London, has launched a nationwide competition to find a pudding to celebrate Her Majesty […]
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has opened nominations for people who would like to apply to be a Batonbearer for the Queen’s Baton Relay in England. The Queen’s Baton Relay will travel to every region in England, before arriving at the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on 28 July. […]
Birmingham has been chosen by the Carter Center as 1 of 12 international cities to participate in its Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, which aims to ensure women can access information. Birmingham is the only UK city to be included in this global campaign, led by the US-based organisation, which aims […]
‘Together We Can’ is the key message from Walsall’s Director of Public Health, Stephen Gunther as he launches his annual report and recommendations to improve mental wellbeing in the Borough. Today is ‘Blue Monday’, described as the gloomiest day of the year and a day that brings into focus the […]
When it meets on Monday 24 January, committee members will consider an innovative draft menopause policy for Walsall Council employees. By 2030, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates that 50 per cent of adults in the UK will be aged 50 or over. With more women in the workplace […]
The Court of Appeal handed down a judgment which supports Walsall Council’s approach to dealing with unauthorised encampments. Injunctions forbidding people to set up encampments will apply not only to the people who are on the land when the order is made, but also to any newcomers to the land. […]
A brand new cycle studio is now available at Bloxwich Active Living Centre. Boasting 26 bikes, a cinematic screen and fully immersive lighting and sound system, it aims to provide a full immersive experience to participants. The new studio has been developed with the support of fitness provider Les Mills […]
The Government have announced from Monday 17 January 2022, the self-isolation period for those who test positive for COVID-19 will change. This means people can leave isolation on the sixth day, providing they test negative on the fifth and sixth day with a lateral flow device (LFD) and do not […]
