So far, more than 1,600 people are believed to have been killed by the floods in Pakistan. In total, roughly 20 million people are thought to have been affected. DEC chief executive Brendan Gormley said: “These floods have destroyed the lives of thousands of families, washing away entire villages and leaving millions of survivors suffering with little food or shelter.
Event Report: Is Your Network Working
The purpose of the event was to re-establish and build links with current, new and potential new members; share information about some of the existing CN4B support and information services, collect key issues facing network members and provide a number of workshops looking at particular areas of interest for network members and others present.
Pride of Place: Birmingham’s first community market makes the news…
The playwright and Archers’ scriptwriter Tim Stimpson is queuing for a wood-fired pizza in the car park of the Stirchley United Working Men’s Club. It’s not a particularly salubrious setting for Birmingham’s first community market.
Focus regeneration money on local assets, says study
Public agencies may have been spending regeneration money on the wrong things, according to a think tank. Research by the Chamberlain Forum into regeneration investment in Birmingham shows places that benefitted from modest but well-targeted community initiatives experienced some of the biggest growth in property values over the past ten years.
Think Venue Think Third Sector…
The Think Venue Think Third Sector Co-operative (TVTTS) was launched in June 2010. It is a web-based resource which enables visitors to find venues that are available within the voluntary & community sector for events and conferences.
‘OPINION’ New Featured Article…
The CN4B website has a dedicated section to share the stories and opinions of members and other networks throughout Birmingham. The current feature was provided by Clinton Simmons (Neighbourhood Manager for Summerfield and Central Ladywood. We look forward to hearing from you other budding writers out there!
The financial reality for families with disabled children
Contact a Family provides advice, information and support to all UK families with disabled, children regardless of the disability or health condition. Through a national helpline and family support service, Contact a Family provide advice on any aspect of raising a disabled child, including help with finances, benefits and debt issues.
Charley Boorman on a childhood spent with dyslexia
Charley Boorman is an actor, adventurer and a writer. He is also dyslexic. He says it was his father, the film director John Boorman, who spotted the signs – not his teachers, who wrote him off.
The future is local, says commission
Experts believe neighbourhood partnerships are the best way to bring about the improvements needed to improve quality of life and safeguard towns and cities against climate change. A new report from the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) says a neighbourhood-based approach is the most cost-effective way to upgrade local infrastructure.
Will cuts undermine the progress in riot-hit Birmingham?
Twenty-five years after riots erupted in inner-city Birmingham, locals say investment in the area is beginning to pay off. But there are fears that progress could be under threat.
For two nights running, Wazeem Zaffar looked out from his bedroom window to see flames rising from shops that had been petrol bombed. He could hear shouts, screams, the smashing of glass and the wailing of sirens. “My father forbade me to set foot outside the door for two days,” he recalls.
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