WANTED! Unemployed residents living in Digbeth/Highgate to participate in iSE’s Enterprise Match Project!

Situated in the heart of Digbeth, iSE has been awarded a grant to support unemployed residents into work through a mixture of soft skill development, mentoring and voluntary work experience.

The Enterprise Match project will develop the skills of up to twenty unemployed residents by linking them with voluntary work experience placements within local social enterprises, community groups, charities, small businesses and not-for profit organisations.

Digbeth and Highgate have been targeted as one of Birmingham’s priority neighbourhoods, due to high levels of unemployment and economic inactivity. One of the many social enterprises in Digbeth, iSE are keen to take action to support the regeneration of the area and support local residents to take a more active role in their local economy.

Participants in the Enterprise Match project will attend workshops with an experienced iSE advisor to prepare them for a placement (from two weeks to three months in duration). iSE will continue to support participants even after their voluntary work placements are over, offering advice on how to best utilise the skills they have gained and how to present them to potential employers.

It is hoped that this project will not only help remove barriers to employment, but also encourage residents to become more active in their community.

If you are a local organisation that would like to provide a voluntary work placement opportunity, or if you are an unemployed resident in Digbeth or Highgate keen to get involved, then please contact iSE on 0121 771 1411 or email Marla Nelson. Further information is included in the poster below:

Skills to Work

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When: Saturday 2nd March
Where: St Anne’s Parish Centre, Alcester Street, Digbeth, B12 0PH

St Anne’s Parish Centre is relaunching on Saturday with help from The Holy Showband.

The centre facilities are available to hire for birthday parties, weddings, first holy communions, funerals, christenings, and corporate events.

Holding 200+ people and fully air conditioned, the centre also boasts a covered smoking area, fully licenced bar (with late licence), catering facilities, large stage area, and free parking!

For more information, please contact Trudy on 07970 671 462.

St Anne’s Opening Night

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The Women’s Enterprise Hub, a partnership between Birmingham City Council and South and City College, opened on Valentine’s day to provide support and training for women in business. Although the hub is there to support all women, there is a particular focus on helping those from minority ethnic backgrounds.

Based at South and City College’s Fusion Centre in Digbeth, The Hub provides courses in fashion and clothing alongside business skills, enabling students to take their fashion skills and turn them into an enterprise. There is also access to a range of partner services including workshops, advice and guidance, and support to pre-start up, start ups and existing businesses looking to develop and grow.

For more information and a list of courses on offer, click here to visit the South and City College website.

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When: Thursday 7th March 2013, 18:00-20:00
Where: St Alban’s Academy, Conybere Street, Highgate, B12 0YH

Nechells Community First, which has supported many groups in Digbeth including the Chinese Community Centre – Birmingham and DRA, is holding a Community Awards evening next month.

Anyone and everyone who wants to make Digbeth, and indeed Nechells, a better place to live is invited to come along:

We’re looking for people who live, work or run a business locally, and who want to make our bit of Birmingham a better place to be.

At the awards evening, you can discuss how to use the Community First small grant funding, and join Nechells Community First to vote for a project you would like to see get a £250 grant.

There will be food and drink and the opportunity to meet other people. You have until 28th February to nominate a local community project for a £250 award.

Click here to book in advance for entry into a raffle to win a £50 cash prize.

We hope to see you soon!

For more information about Nechells Community First, please visit www.nechells.net.

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When: Thursday 21st February, 18:30-20:00
Where: The Dome, Thinktank, Millennium Point
Tickets available online

This week’s Dome Club is a special edition event, featuring all five UK fulldome dance films made to date. Fulldome dance is choreographed especially for a 360 degree screen, and was invented in 2007 by local dance artists working with the Thinktank digital dome in Digbeth.

The programme includes The Sublime (5min) by a dance group in Wales, who were inspired by the ‘Digbeth dance’ and went on to win the award for Innovation at last year’s international Domefest festival in the USA. In fact, the entire dance group from Wales will be attending Dome Club tomorrow. The evening will end with a screening of Written on the Body (9min) – the world’s first ever fulldome dance film created in Digbeth.

Please see below for more details, or visit the website to book your tickets.

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