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Inspiring The Next Generation West Midlands Housing Association, Nehemiah UCHA has recently won a competitive bid process to take over the running of approx. 80 properties including 2 retirement schemes from London based Central & Cecil (C&C) Housing Association located across Birmingham and Coventry.
John Cummings spent 16 years turning an old plantation in Louisiana into a slavery memorial. This year, the Whitney Plantation opened its doors to the public for the first time in its 262 year history, as the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery.
The conference and workshops – 'Driving challenges and choices for older people' – take place on Friday 26th June at the Mobility Roadshow, and are co-hosted by Age UK, The Forum of Mobility Centres and Mobility Choice (the charity that organises the Mobility Roadshow).
Wheelchair users who wished to exercise their right to cast their vote in person may have been discouraged from doing so by a lack of online information about the access arrangements of polling stations, a new study by the charity Revitalise has found.
Europe has set ambitious climate change targets. At COP21 this year, a world-wide agreement for new targets to cut CO2 emissions is expected. These goals will affect all aspects of the economy, society and have an wide impact on people's lives.
In the wake of an upsurge in incidents of abuse against children, One Step Forward Consultancy, a UK based Social Work company and the Victoria Climbie Foundation are to stage an International Safeguarding Children Conference in Jamaica during Child Month, which will bring together stakeholders from the UK, United States and the Caribbean.
The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Shafique Shah, led the way as thousands of sore feet pounded the streets of the second city in the inaugural Morrison’s Great Birmingham 10k race.
Birmingham will mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day with a family day of World War Two-themed activities in Centenary Square on Friday, May 8th.
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a daughter at 8.34am yesterday morning, the baby weighs 8lbs 3oz and both Her Royal Highness and her child are doing well.
Almost eight in ten British people support the use of renewable energy to provide the UK's electricity, fuel and heat, according to the latest figures from the Department for Energy and Climate Change
From matchmaking mates to setting up a dating profile for a pal, when it comes to love, a little extra help from our friends can go a long way. However, Londoner Maddy Anholt is appealing to the wider community to fund her fledgling love life and help her take her search for Mr Right international.
FightMe, the video challenge app launches its crowd funding scheme. The pioneering challenge-based app aimed at creating social movements through meaningful video interaction, has today launched its first crowd-funding scheme, which signals a tipping point for app development funding.
A team from Toshiba TEC recently spent a fun-filled day with the residents of Anchor's Bluegrove House in Bermondsey – one of the nation's leading care homes.
Liverpool Pride organisers are delighted to announce that one of the city's most popular events will return on Saturday, 1st August 2015.
You can view the campaign for more information by visiting www.indiegogo.com/at/connectingcommunities. Please help out however you can!
With the actual date of the Sikh Vaisakhi festival being April 14, organisers of Birmingham’s annual parade have announced this years' event to take place this Sunday, April 26.
