August
17
2010
August
16
2010
Friday night’s production of the National Youth Theatre’s Ghost Office in Brierley Hill had to be split into two performances following an audience turn out in excess 200.
Fifty local youngsters and national members of the National Youth Theatre worked together to create the play which was performed in an empty suite of offices at Brierley Hill’s Waterfront. And for the second year running the young people worked together with members of Age Concern to bridge the generations and build understanding of each other’s perspectives of the area.
Tackling themes from national economic policy such as the Enterprise Zones, through the personal devastation of losing a job, to the politics at the time when Round Oak closed the cast and the creative support team produced an engaging an exciting and thought provoking piece of work of the highest standards.
The play told the story of employment in the area – starting with the new jobs being created in Brierley Hill and working backwards to the 19th century establishment of Round Oak Steelworks – through ghost workers retelling their tales, a reconstruction of events in parliament when Round Oak was closing, to the use of lighting and synchronised movement to create the feel of molten steel and the pulsating, driving power of industrial machinery.
Ghost Office was another excellent production by the National Youth Theatre, building on previous work in Brierley Hill. As one blogger on this site commented:
“Visited waterfront offices to see ghost office absolutely brilliant performance by all concerned well done very enjoyable experience thank you.”
August
12
2010
Pensnett’s Lookout Project, which helps local young people make positive life choices, will officially open its new base this month.
The centre, located at 116 Commonside, will hold an open day to mark the occasion on Wednesday 18 August from 1.30 to 3pm. There will be an opportunity to look around the new base as well as the chance to meet with the volunteers who run the project. The opening of the building follows a £6,000 grant from the Brierley Hill area committee capital allocations fund, which funded the installation of door and window shutters to enhance security to the building.
Councillor Geoffrey Southall, chairman of Brierley Hill area committee, said: “Lookout Project offers guidance to young people on a number of issues including debt, sexual health and substance misuse. It also gives them the opportunity to volunteer and undertake peer mentoring.
“The new building will be a vital base for the volunteers who make the project possible and the capital allocations funding will help to keep it secure.”
For more information about funding opportunities via area committee capital allocations, call Joe Jablonski on 01384 815243.
Groups and organisations that have already been successful in obtaining funding from capital allocation budgets are reminded they cannot reapply within a three-year period.
For more information on the Lookout Project call 01384 918801 or email www.ourneighbourhoodextended@yahoo.co.uk
August
10
2010
As part of Dudley CVS’s exciting new campaign to launch the 2010 Dudley Volunteer Awards, some of the people who scooped awards at last year’s ceremony agreed to star in their 2010 campaign based on another popular film.
‘Meet the real Incredibles’ stars local people who give up their time to make Dudley borough a better place and hope that their posters will get you thinking about the incredible people you know who could be nominated. You can put groups forward too as long as they do not include any paid staff members. Look out for our posters in local shops, libraries and the Dudley CVS office in Albion Street, plus you can download your nomination form from www.dudleycvs.org.uk, or call 01384 267425. The closing date is September 19th 2010.
August
9
2010
For those who have recently visited the Moor Centre got a taste of native indian music.
Photo credits: Neighbours News
August
9
2010
Work on Stourbridge College’s new creative industries campus, set in the heart of Brierley Hill will be commencing on 23rd August. The college will bring brand new arts and digital based courses to Brierley Hill and replace the outdated Longlands campus in Stourbridge. Over 600 hundred students are expected to attend on a daily basis – bringing much needed business to the town centre.
Stourbridge College will use the Brierley Hill Town Centre Partnership group as a communication vehicle to keep key stakeholders and the local community informed of the progress of their new college building in Brierley Hill. This will include providing regular agenda items, blog postings and emails over the next year.
If anyone has questions or requires further information at this stage they should contact Mags Winthrop, the College’s communications co-ordinator by email: mags.winthrop@stourbridge.ac.uk or by calling 01384 344482 during working hours.
A representative from the College will also be in attendance at the Town Centre Partnership meeting in September.
August
9
2010
July
29
2010
This week volunteers from Home Start, based in Brierley Hill joined English Heritage Outreach Manager Suzanne Carter to devise a fun, family Treasure Trail around the historic high street area (From Marsh Park to Civic Centre) and the magnificent Brierley Hill Pony Trail.
The Treasure Trail will be tried and tested with more Home Start volunteer families next week, and ready for a public Treasure Trail Weekend event Saturday 28 and Sunday 29th August 2010- a date for your diary!!! Watch this space for more details!
Photo credit: Neighbours News
July
29
2010
To celebrate the new Karate Kid film released this week, a group from the Academy Martial Arts will be at the Odeon cinema, Merry Hill from 1pm onwards, on Saturday 31 July with karate demonstrations and displays, so make sure you come along to see the film and join in the action!
Photo credit: (right) Neighbours News
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