Castle Vale Neighbourhood Partnership Board
Working together to make Castle Vale an even better place to live
Christmas Services at St Cuthbert’s Church
St Cuthbert’s Church have a number of different services that will be taking place over the Christmas period to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Thursday 24th December (Christmas Eve)
5:00pm – Crib Service – a short service especially for young families)
11:30pm Midnight Mass
Friday 25th December (Christmas Day)
10:30am Solemn Eucharist at St Cuthbert’s
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Friends of Farnborough Fields Meeting – 14th December 2015 at 5pm
The next Friends of Farnborough Fields meeting will take place on Monday 14th December at 5pm in the Pioneer Group Board room (11 High St, Castle Vale).
If you would like to attend this meeting please contact Carla Belle on 0121 748 8189 or carlab@pioneergroup.org.uk.
Creative Careers 0121 – Creative Careers Fair on 16th November at the Bull Ring
The event ‘Creative Careers 0121’ is a take on a alternative careers fair, aimed at young people thinking about a future within the creative industries, parents and educational providers.
Part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015 ‘Creative Careers 0121’ will see a number of individuals running there own creative businesses and enterprises come together to share their experiences, top tips, knowledge and their own journeys with others, providing a range of talks, demos and workshops offering attendees the opportunity to get the information they need from creatives themselves.
Running twice throughout the Day 12.30-3pm & 5.30pm-8pm
We have a programme of talks and workshops focused around coding, programming, app designing, film making, with the event finishing off with a marketplace of examples of these very creative businesses and the real people behind them.
Over the last few years in particular I have attended a large number of careers fairs across the UK, and feel that the majority are not geared up to reflect the real world of work future generations are going to be working in. There’s also very little opportunity for actual attendees at these events to actually get to talk to the people doing the jobs.
We still have a number of spaces at the event and we would like you to join us, so if your a parent, young person, teacher, youth worker or have a genuine interest in the Creative Industries book your free place via this link:
You can also take advantage of ALL DAY FREE PARKING at the Bullring.
contact Tina Barton to find out more tina@wotboxcons.co.uk or 07845476387
What will Birmingham City Council look like in 2020?
What will Birmingham City Council look like in 2020?
And what kind of things need to change to get there?
Birmingham City Council needs to change and has less money to spend on services, so the council of 2020 will look very different to the council today.
It needs your help to shape the services our city wants.
The council has already had invaluable conversations with people across the city, in all walks of life, in the five years since budget cuts started to make an impact on the delivery of services.
And over the past few months, the council has looked at its work in detail through its Future Council programme.
At the heart of the new approach that’s emerging will be working locally with community groups. The council needs you to let it know if it is on the right track and to share your own thoughts and experiences.
Councillors and council officers are holding practical workshops in all ten city districts in early November on the council of the future.
Places on the workshops are available on a first come, first served basis. Click on the link below for the workshop you would like to attend and follow the instructions.
For people who have hearing impairment, workshops where a signer will be present are marked* – venues that also have a hearing loop are marked **
9 November 13:30 – 15:00 Kings Heath Community Centre
9 November 18:30 – 20:00 Alexander Stadium*
11 November 13.30 – 15:00 Sutton Coldfield Town Hall*
11 November 18:30 – 20:00 St Barnabas Church**
12 November 13:30 15:00 Northfield Library
12 November 18:30 – 20:00 Stirchley Baths
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Do you have an idea with the potential to improve local health and wellbeing and need support to turn it into reality? Seedpod may be able to help!
Do you have an idea with the potential to improve local health and wellbeing? Do you have a seed of an idea that needs incubating?
PocZero are looking for 15 promising ideas to join the ‘Seedpod Academy’ – connecting to specialist expertise, knowledge and investment to build relationships that support your idea to flourish.
Come along and attend an ‘Idea Canvas’ session – a fun, interactive and informal way to meet the team.
Idea Canvas Sessions will be taking place on the following dates, click the links below to book to attend:
Castle Vale: Tuesday afternoons 2:00 – 4:00pm @ Castle Vale Library, Spitfire House, 10 High Street, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7PR
http://attending.io/events/castle-vale-ideas-canvas-3rd-nov
http://attending.io/events/castle-vale-ideas-canvas-10th-nov
http://attending.io/events/castle-vale-ideas-canvas-17th-nov
http://attending.io/events/castle-vale-ideas-canvas-24th-nov
To find out more about PocZero and The Seedpod Academy take a look at this overview: Seedpod Academy Overview
Alternatively contact Eleanor Cappell, Director, Social Ventures & Community Lead, on eleanor.cappell@poczero.com or 07947 277 224
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Family Halloween Bike Ride/Walk – Friday 30th October
Community Environmental Trust and Castle Vale Neighbourhood Partnership Board will be holding a Halloween themed family bike ride/walk on Friday 30th October as part of the Castle Vale Environment Month 2015.
If you would like to take part, please meet us at the Allotments (off Farnborough Rd) at 11am on Friday 30th October.
There will be prizes for the best dressed!
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What Next For Spitfire House Consultation Sessions – come and give us your views!
We will be holding two consultation sessions for people to come along and have a chat with us about the plans for the ground floor of Spitfire House (the Community Campus).
The space has been ear marked for community use – the TRA offices will be moving downstairs and the Library will be getting an access door and refurbished toilets. The plans for the space include rooms which will be available for community use as well as a space which can be developed.
The sessions will take place in the Spitfire house building on
Monday 2nd November 4pm – 6pm and
Wednesday 4th November 10am to 1pm
Please confirm your attendance by contacting Carla Belle on 0121 748 8189 or Carla.belle@pioneergroup.org.uk
If you are unable to attend one of the consultation sessions but would like to share your views with us you can:
Complete the ‘What Next For Spitfire House’ survey by clicking this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SHConsultation
Email us your views to neighbourhoodpartnership@pioneergroup.org.uk
Call us on 0121 748 8189
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WHAT NEXT FOR SPITFIRE HOUSE? YOU DECIDE…
We are looking for your ideas as to how we should best use the ground floor community space in Spitfire House.
BMetC sold Spitfire House, or Castle Vale Community Campus as it is known to some, to East Birmingham Network Free School (EBN) in July 2015. Since then the Free School has opened, making use of the first and second floor in the building. The ground floor of the building is protected for community learning use and over the past few months community representatives have been meeting with the EBN to negotiate the use of this space.
The TRA will have better office facilities with more private interview space. The library will continue in the same space with upgraded toilet facilities. The TRA will manage the community facilities which will include rooms for community hire and other community uses.
Ideas put forward so far include a community cafe and fresh food co-operative or community shop.
We are confident that we can make better use of the building for the community – but we need to know what you want! Nothing is decided yet so come along and have a look at the new plans and share your thoughts about how the community can make better use of the building.
What Next, You Decide….
- Do you think that local people would be interested in a shop which sells affordable, good quality fruit and vegetables as well as other basic household supplies?
- What should the building be called?
- What sort of courses would you like to see put on there?
You can let us have your views in a number of ways…
- Complete the ‘What next for Spitfire House’ Survey available at local buildings or online at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SHConsultation
- Visit the information display on the ground floor of the Spitfire House
- Come along to the drop in sessions at the library and have a chat with us on:
Monday 2nd November 4pm to 6pm
Wednesday 4th November 10am to 1pm
- Email your comments to:
neighbourhoodpartnership@pioneergroup.org.uk
- Call us on 0121 748 8189
THIS CONSULTATION WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2015
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Posted in Campaign for Learning, Community Aspiration and Leadership, Jobs, Local Groups, Training and Education
Posted in Campaign for Learning, Community Aspiration and Leadership, Jobs, Local Groups, Training and Education
Local production set to take over Centre Park this Friday/Saturday
Where My Heart Is
Where My Heart Is will see Wings, La Rochette, Centre Stage and other groups tell a rags to riches story in an ambitious hour long outdoor production taking place in Centre Park on Friday 23rd October (6.30pm) & Saturday 24th October (1.30pm & 6.30pm). With a cast of over 100 residents, see live theatre, music and dance on a scale never seen before in Castle Vale.
Tickets to the performance is just £1 payable on entrance to the event. All proceeds go back into the activities.
As now traditional, Active Arts are back with a new look circus big top to house this fantastic production in Centre Park.
This fantastic production is the signature event in The Butterfly Effect project funded by The People’s Millions via The Big Lottery as voted for by supporters via ITV Central News’s programme November 2014.
During 2015 emerging Castle Vale artists, Vale Makers and groups are working with mentors: Claire Marshall; Mark Worth from Highly Sprung; Clare Edwards; Nicola Richardson; Chris Cuthbert of Acquis Media.
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