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New Website For Witton Lodge Community Association

New Website For Witton Lodge Community Association

Fresher look and features boost the user experience Read more

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Published: 19th January, 2023

'Sharing the Cake' is all about making connections, learning from others and building better communities

'Sharing the Cake' is all about making connections, learning from others and building better communities

Stephanie Danquah, Network Manager West Midlands for The Girls' Network recently attended BVSC's Sharing the Cake sessions. She tells trainer Steph Vidal-Hall how the 'wholesome' conversations, networking (and sharing cake) were truly inspiring, filling her with confidence to be more effective in her new community role. Read more

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Published: 6th January, 2023

Birmingham business guru joins Sport 4 Life UK Ambassador Programme

Birmingham business guru joins Sport 4 Life UK Ambassador Programme

Renowned Birmingham entrepreneur and corporate networker Professor Paul Cadman is to help disadvantaged youngsters from across the West Midlands secure better life chances after becoming a ‘Business Ambassador‘ for a leading personal development charity. Read more

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Published: 1st December, 2022

Local Not for Profits Wax Lyrical for Carers Rights Day

Local Not for Profits Wax Lyrical for Carers Rights Day

Forward Carers’ charity partner, Kissing it Better has written a song for Carer Rights Day to highlight the plight of over 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK. The theme of this year’s Carers Rights Day, celebrated on Thursday 24th November, is the Cost of Care. Read more

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Published: 25th November, 2022

The Warehouse in Digbeth is a lot more than meeting and office spaces

The Warehouse in Digbeth is a lot more than meeting and office spaces

Jane Charlesworth tells their story of getting involved with BFOE's The Warehouse in Digbeth, which provides meeting and office spaces, but also so much more... Read more

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Published: 2nd November, 2022

Three questions to ask yourself before you have that difficult conversation.

Three questions to ask yourself before you have that difficult conversation.

In preparation for a new half day workshop I am delivering in December, I have been re-reading some excellent books about difficult and crucial conversations. These include Vital Conversations by Alec Grimsley, Crucial Conversations by Patterson et al and How to Deal with Difficult People by Gill Hasson. Read more

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Published: 28th October, 2022

Sports-themed charities team up to support disadvantaged youngsters in Solihull

Sports-themed charities team up to support disadvantaged youngsters in Solihull

West Midlands charity Sport 4 Life UK has forged a new partnership with the Solihull Moors Foundation as part of a drive to help more disadvantaged young people in the town harness the power of sports-themed personal development. Read more

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Published: 20th October, 2022

Updated: 21st October, 2022

Sharing the Cake: What’s in it for you, apart from Cake?

Sharing the Cake: What’s in it for you, apart from Cake?

Ginny Cullen attended the first Sharing the Cake event in March 2021, and attends regularly, online and offline. She’s CEO of CASBA , an advocacy organisation for people with learning disabilities, aimed at changing the systems that cause inequality and enabling people with learning disabilities to speak up for themselves and access services equitably. I asked her what she’d say to anyone thinking of coming along. Read more

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Published: 20th October, 2022

Women’s cycling star becomes Ambassador at Sport 4 Life UK

Women’s cycling star becomes Ambassador at Sport 4 Life UK

International cycling star Emily Kay is the latest role model to become an Ambassador with West Midlands personal development charity Sport 4 Life UK. Read more

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Published: 10th October, 2022

Brian Carr appointed new Chair of Trident Group Board

Brian Carr appointed new Chair of Trident Group Board

Trident Group has appointed a new Chair of the Board. Brian Carr was confirmed in post on Monday, 26 September replacing Colin Small who has served as Chair since 2019. Read more

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Published: 29th September, 2022

Updated: 30th September, 2022

Sport 4 Life Employability Workshop

Sport 4 Life Employability Workshop

Staff and beneficiaries at West Midlands personal development specialist Sport 4 Life UK are set to brush up on their presentation skills, thanks to a new partnership with a Birmingham media training business. Read more

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Published: 28th September, 2022

Virtual buddying will brighten up my winter. Here’s what it can do for you.

Virtual buddying will brighten up my winter. Here’s what it can do for you.

"I’m Bethany. I’ve been a volunteer for Sense for a number of years now, and I’ve recently been nominated Volunteer of the Year for the upcoming Sense Awards. I feel so flattered – particularly as volunteering for Sense is fun and something I really enjoy doing." Read more

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Published: 8th September, 2022

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  • Cost of Living Report highlights harsh realities faced by Birmingham citizens and Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sector challenges

    A BVSC and Barrow Cadbury Trust (Charity Number 1115476) funded report on the Cost of Living crisis, following a summit on 1 November 2022, outlines the harsh realities faced by local citizens, and highlights the significant support being offered by Birmingham City’s Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector, even as it faces its own Cost of Living challenges.

  • Holocaust Memorial Day

    Holocaust Memorial Day

    Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place every year on 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. It is an international day to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. It is an occasion for everyone to come together to learn, remember and reflect. 

  • Gym Assistant Volunteers at Hagley Road Village

    Gym Assistant Volunteers at Hagley Road Village

    Ongoing opportunities to assist the gym instructor in the smooth running of the gym and ensure proper procedures are observed.

  • Gardening Volunteers at Hagley Road Village

    Gardening Volunteers at Hagley Road Village

    Ongoing Opportunities to assist with maintaining and update our village gardens.

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  • Household Support Fund

    Household Support Fund

    Help for Birmingham households experiencing financial hardship is being developed as part of Birmingham’s Household Support Fund programme.

  • Household Support Fund

    Household Support Fund

    Support is available to households in Birmingham over the winter using funding from the government’s Household Support Fund.

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    Volunteering involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that is of benefit to others or the environment.

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    What we do

    BVSC works to make a positive difference to the lives of people in Birmingham and we believe that the key to this is found in our communities.

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    This model uses the weather as a metaphor for different elements of reflective practice.

  • Neighbourhood Network Schemes in Birmingham

    Neighbourhood Network Schemes in Birmingham

    The aim of Neighbourhood Network Schemes (known as NNS) in Birmingham is to help older adults in Birmingham to lead healthy, happy and independent lives in their own homes and communities.

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