Jelly…co-working event, Secret Coffee Club, Pearson Street 24th September 10am-4pm

Jelly is a casual co-working event  that takes place in hundreds of cities around the world. Brierley Hill Jelly will be the first ever Jelly in Dudley borough.
Anyone that wants to comes together to work for part or all the day.
You are invited to Join us at the Brierley Hill Jelly launch to work alongside other creative people in a welcoming environment and to kick-start your week of working.
We’ll be at the Secret Coffee Club on Pearson Street, Brierley Hill (just off the High Street) on Monday 24 September from 10am-4pm.
Jelly is mainly about work with a bit of chat, sharing ideas, helping others with business issues, passing on tips and maybe even collaborating on the birth of a new project.
Find us on twitter: @BHillJelly and read more at http://shhhh.org/jelly.php

Share a meal in Brierley Hill – 12th September – Secret Coffee Club, Pearson Street 7pm

 

Pot Luck is a way that anyone can host a communal meal in their neighbourhood. Share the cooking and the clearing, and of course the eating!
The very first Pot Luck meals in a new global initiative will take place around the world on 12 September 2012, in Glasgow, Rotterdam, Santa Cruz (California) ,,, and Brlerley Hill!
Lorna and Marc are hosting Brierley Hill Pot Luck and would like sharing to be the theme of the evening, whether it be sharing favourite recipes, sharing local stories or photos, sharing ideas, or sharing musical talent. Find out more and join the meal here: http://potluck.so/tulsehill/meal/#588

Ned Williams – Brierley Hill At Work – Book Launch Tonight 7.30pm – BH Methodist Church

Brierley Hill at Work
Ned's new book Brierley Hill At Work is being launched on 7th SeptemberLocal author Ned Williams will be launching his new book on Friday, 7th September 2012. The launch will be held at Brierley hodist Church, Bank Street and will start at 7.30pm.

Ned’s books have always been very popular and the launch will include a slide, show, talk and questions.

Love a Job – The Engagement! Copthorne Hotel, 27th March

We have bright, talented, young unemployed adults looking for Apprenticeship opportunities across a wide range of sectors including:

· Business Administration

· Care

· IT

· Customer Service

· Construction – all trades

· Warehousing

· Hospitality

· Retail & Sales

· Engineering and Manufacturing

Stourbridge College has linked arms with Jobcentre Plus by putting together a follow-up local jobs event for young, unemployed people to help them prepare for work or find a job.

The free ‘Love a Job – The Engagement’ apprenticeship recruitment event will be held at The Copthorne Hotel, Merry Hill, Brierley Hill on Tuesday 27th March 2012.

Ned Williams Talk: Brierley Hill Past and Present – Thursday 24th March 7pm

Ned Will take you on a journey along Brierley Hill High Street using old and new photos; reflecting on the buildings and trades that once lined this street and the stories and memories associated with them. 7pm 24th March, Artspace, Mill Street, Brierley Hill

Insp Drake actor set for Community Players fun

THE Community Players at Hawbush are getting set to stage a laugh-a-minute black comedy penned by Rising Damp writer Eric Chappell.

Natural Causes will run at The Oakfield Centre, Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, from Wednesday March 9 to Saturday March 12.

Fresh from making his big screen debut as hapless theatrical detective Inspector Drake, well-known Wollaston actor Alan Birch will be making a guest appearance and taking on the lead role in the play which centres on professional suicide consultant Vincent.

Called in to help people their end their lives with his specially developed tasteless and odourless poison, Vincent can’t Society regulars Greg Wilde and Thelma Harper, Claire Lax and Chris Fereday also star in the show – which promises to leave theatregoers rolling in the aisles as Vincent misguidely attempts to poison the wrong people when he is called out on a job.

Performances start at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £6 (concessions £5). For more details call 01384 394349 or visit www.communityplayers.org.ukInsp Drake actor set for Community Players fun (From Halesowen News).

Invitation to historic foundry workers

Former workers from a famous Brierley Hill steel plant are invited to a reunion and exhibition celebrating the firm’s history.

Dudley Council has organised the Round Oak Remembered event at Dudley Museum and Art Gallery, St. Jamess Road, on December 11, from 11.30am.

The event is open to anyone who worked at the Round Oak Steel Works before it closed in 1982, and will include an exhibition of paintings by Ray Jones and Philip Adams, a unique 1960s film made by David Vale and also photographs, historical documents and memorabilia.

There will also be sketches for a proposed memorial. Guests will also have an opportunity to see the 80th anniversary exhibition of the Dudley Society of Artists.

Councillor David Stanley, cabinet member for environment and culture, said: “There is so much history to the Round Oak Steel Works and the generations of families who worked there. This event is about celebrating the work and the impact on the Dudley borough as well as giving workers the chance to catch up.”

The event is sponsored by Tata Steel Distribution Round Oak Rail who still occupy a part of the site. Former workers are asked to call 01384 815575 to confirm attendance. Parking is available in Priory Road.

via Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council – 1 – Invite to historic foundry workers.