Community First

Community First Brierley Hill Meeting 16th September – Read All About It!

Minutes if the meeting of Community First Brierley Hill held at St Michael’s Church, Brierley Hill on 16th September 2014 commencing at 7.00 pm. Present June Bowen, Rachel Harris, David Hoskin, Tom McCormack, Peter Plant, Tim Sunter Apologies Graham Hudson Minutes of the previous meeting The minutes of the previous meeting had been circulated and • Read More »


Community First Brierley Hill – Tuesday 16 Sept At 1900 – St Michaels Church – All Welcome

You are invited to the next meeting of the Community First Brierley Hill Panel which will take place on Tuesday 16th September 2014 at St Michael’s Church, Brierley Hill. The meeting will commence at 7pm. The agenda for the meeting is: Apologies Minutes of the previous meeting Matters Arising 4 Correspondence Applications for funding grant • Read More »



Community First Brierley Hill – meeting Tuesday 15th July 2014 7pm – all welcome

The next meeting of Community First Brierley Hill will take place on Tuesday, 15th July 2014. The meeting will start at 7pm and everyone is welcome to attend. The agenda for the meeting is: Apologies Minutes of the previous meeting Matters arising Correspondence Grant recommendations Grant availability Black Country Rebels Brierley Hill Project St Michael’s • Read More »


Brierley Hill in Bloom: why we need to believe

The glorious 12th…12th of June that is. The day that the Brierley Hill in Bloom flowers were planted in their containers on the High Street. The sun shone, people smiled, traders took photos, students prided in their work- quite right too. One admirer said: “…it looks like someone cares…”. Other comments made me think: we are also a town which needs to believe in itself, both as individuals and as a community.




Important deadline for Community First funding applications in Brierley Hill – cut off date November 11th 2014

News has been received this morning from the Community Development Foundation regarding the time-table for the final year of Community First funding. This is set out in the table below, with the implications being that all applications must be received by 11th November 2014 so they can be circulated for the panel’s last meeting of 2014 scheduled for November 18th.


Nine Locks Senior Citizens Club and St Paul’s Neighbourhood Learning Centre win grant support

At its March meeting of the Community First panel Nine Locks Senior Citizens Social Group and St Paul’s Neighbourhood Learning Centre were recommended for grants of £957.50 and £2,250 respectively. Looking to its last year of funding the panel also agreed to prioritise projects which help to make organisations more sustainable. Read the minutes here.