News
- 17.Feb
- WMEN Temporary Job
West Midlands European Network (WMEN) is looking for someone to work 3 days a week until the end of March at a salary of £20,000 pro rata.
- 02.Feb
- Job Advert – Development Worker
CN4B are working with Chamberlain Forum to recruit a new member of staff who will provide support to community networks across Birmingham. For more information about the post, and to download an application form, please see below.
Development Worker: Job Ref: CFDW; Salary Circa £22.5; Hours 37 per week
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To apply, please download and read the [...]- 30.Dec
- Funding Success!!
CN4B have successfully won match funding from Be Birmingham’s Social Capital Development Programme. This means CN4B will be able to extend their current work funded throught the Big Lottery BASIS Programme, and do more work to support neighbourhood networks.
The funding will enable CN4B to recruit to a new position, and we will be advertising the [...]-
- 23.Nov
- Connecting Communities in the South West
Dr Fathi Jamil from CRIS (Community Resources Information Service) has long recognised the importance of enabling people to link up, and the value of community networks in bringing people together. For many years, he has worked tirelessly in Birmingham to support individuals and families from newly arrived communities, helping them to connect with each other, and to become integrated into Birmingham life.
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- 03.Feb
- BOSF Responds to Proposed Changes to Parks Service
Birmingham City Council is proposing to make changes to the way the Parks Service is run. In particular, to cut Constituency Parks Managers posts from 10 to 4, and to reduce the role of the Park Rangers.
BOSF believe that the proposed changes will damage the ability of the local authority and residents to look after [...]- 04.Dec
- New Network Assessment Framework
CN4B is developing a new assessment framework for community networks, intended to help community networks work better for their members; withpublic agencies; and with each other. It is an approach to: recognising good practice; identifying areas for improvement; and
measuring the progress made by community networks
What's On
- 08.Mar
- Handsworth Central Neighbourhood Forum Public Meeting
Handsworth Central Neighbourhood Forum and the Birchfield Neighbourhood Policing team will be holding a joint public meeting on Wednesday 10th March, 18:30-20:00. The agenda will cover a variety of local issues, including the regeneration of Birchfield, the Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre at Midland Heart, and feedback from the Birchfield Neighbourhood Police Team.
Residents and members of the [...]- 19.Feb
- LawWorks Legal Advice Talks
LawWorks is inviting small charities and community groups to free Practical Advice Talks in Birmingham aimed at not for profit organizations. The aim is to help groups identify legal problems, avoid future legal claims and strengthen their governance by sharing best practice.
ABOUT US
CN4B is an independent organisation set up in 2008 by people from various Community Networks (informal groups, voluntary and community organisations and active citizens) in Birmingham. Our aim is to support and promote the development of community networks in the city that enable communities to link up effectively. With funding from the BASIS Platform programme, CN4B is looking forward to beginning a new programme of support for networks in the city. For more information, please see About Us and BASIS.
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OPINION
- Citizenship Model of Disability
‘People do not suffer from Cerebral Palsy, but they suffer from Society’s reaction towards their condition’. Robert Nutt talks about his role as Chief Executive of CP Midlands, and the work he has led in developing user involvement at the centre in Harborne. He introduces his idea of a citizenship model of disability, and how it relates to empowerment.