Our latest programme for the Grassroots Channel hears about a huge event in September (13th to 16th) which will bring hundreds of residents from different European Cities to Birmingham. The Residents University is organised by R4R Europe (a development from the orginal Birmingham based R4R). If you’re involved in regenerating your neighbourhood the chances are …
Manchester Dis United Movie Premiere – in your home!
This podnosh blog is not just about communities, neighbourhoods or podcasting. I’m also interested in links between media and the internet, and a friend of mine has just come up with downright cheeky one:
Does no pay make you more powerful? Grassroots Channel Programme 21
I’ve just spent a wonderful morning with two women who are both directors of Witton Lodge Community Association. Linda Hines has been involved for 15 years while Michelle Ashmore got stuck in just two or three years ago. The Association has been working really closely with Birmingham City Council and other partners to drive through …
Michael Parkinson Comes to brum
Birmingham City Council has pulled off a bit of a coup. They have enticed Professor Michael Parkinson to lead a new team pulling together a 10 year vision for the future of the city centre. His credentials are impeccable, from the Government’s recent State of the English Cities report to leading the Economic and Social …