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Big Local project investment for digital inclusion

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Since the beginning of the lockdown in April, Big Local workers and projects have been exploring new, creative, and virtual ways to interact, connect with, and support the Coseley community.

One of these new connecting methods included Virtual Coffee Mornings, organised by Just Start Talking’s Community Connectors, providing a welcoming online space for people of all ages to connect and get involved in activities when feeling isolated in their homes. Before lockdown restrictions, coffee mornings had previously taken place at Rainbow Community Centre, where local people would come together to chat over a hot drink and take part in craft activities including pom-pom making for Pom-poms 4 Loneliness.

For some people, the move to a new online meeting space was an entirely new way to communicate. When it was discovered that some people were unable to join virtual activities because they lacked the IT equipment to do so, the community connectors submitted a funding application to East Coseley Big Local’s Project Investment Team to purchase tablets. This funding has since enabled more people to join in with the virtual coffee mornings and connect with friends online.

In the months following, JST’s Community Connectors supported people to build their confidence and learn new digital skills through one-to-one tutorials. Some of the people who received the tablets wanted to advance their I.T. skills even further. 

Billy, one of the recipients of the tablets said he’s now joined Facebook and it’s changed his life as he’s been able to get in touch with old friends as well as new.

Another resident, Jean, 83, was supported to create a Facebook account to connect with her wider network of friends and family. 

“At 83 years young, many people would dismiss the idea of using the internet, never mind going onto Facebook which I understand but being open to going online opens up so many more opportunities to reduce isolation and loneliness from within your own home. Now she’s all set up, we’re both excited about old friends she may become acquainted with again.”  JST Community Connector

One of the tablets, that was given to a Jack Newell Court resident, was hooked up to the TV in a common room, so now 15 residents join in and have taken part in all kinds of activities.

Supporting people to build confidence with technology has become an important part of tackling loneliness and isolation in Coseley. 

More people are now motivated to join coffee mornings to reduce their feeling of isolation and loneliness. Due to this, Big Local Community Connectors plan to run more sessions, potentially 2-3 times a week to connect more people together.

Read more about East Coseley’s response to the pandemic…We’ve drawn together a report featuring insights from Big Local workers and Core Group members, research and existing knowledge to provide a record and examples of ways in which East Coseley Big Local projects and partners responded to COVID-19 during lockdown, in relation to East Coseley Big Local Plan priorities, and to indicate and give examples of emerging and potential activities and work which responds to Big Local Plan priorities and recovery post-lockdown. Read the review here: http://www.eastcoseleybiglocal.net/covid-19-review/

Just Start Talking – A new project supporting people to feel more connected in Coseley

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Just Start Talking – A new project supporting people to feel more connected in Coseley

Great news! Just Straight Talk (JST) has been successful with an application for funding through East Coseley Big Local. The new pilot project called Just Start Talking, which launched at the beginning of March 2019, will work to connect local people and support those who may be experiencing loneliness within the Coseley community. The new project aims to provide a supportive environment to empower people to start feeling better about their futures, their opportunities and the community where they live.

Two newly recruited community connectors David and Shona will support local people by connecting them to activities, coffee mornings, befriending and group sessions, enabling people to increase their social circles and develop a routine. Most of these activities will be held at the Rainbow Centre, Rainbow Street, Bilston.

People from Coseley will have the opportunity to be involved through volunteering with the project, presenting great opportunities for social interaction and to cultivate new friendships, potentially helping to decreas the feelings of loneliness.

Just Straight Talk (JST) is a Coseley-based social enterprise supporting people by providing the practical help and motivation they need to turn their lives around and reach their life goals. JST works holistically with people in a tailor-made way to ensure complex situations are approached together and that a helping hand is on offer through life. The team constantly goes the extra mile to ensure full support for people by providing a range of practical, inspirational support and mentoring. JST has a strong track record of helping people to increase their confidence and self-esteem, resulting in positive engagement within society. JST recognises that in East Coseley isolation and loneliness is prevalent and works with partner agencies to help support this issue. 

If you or anyone you know would like to find out more about the new project, Just Start Talking, and how we can help to support you, your family, friends or even your neighbour to help reduce loneliness and isolation please email drobertsjst@gmail.com shona@jst@gmail.com or call 07726210092.

Loneliness is not the same as being alone, and has nothing to do with how many people you see – it’s the quality of social contact that makes all the difference.

Coseley Lunch and Chat – working together to bring people together

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Coseley Lunch and Chat – working together to bring people together

Each year East Coseley Big Local organises four seasonal Lunch and Chat events during the daytime for local people to come together to enjoy and share a three-course meal together. The meals bring people of all ages together, people that might be on their own or simply looking for a place to be to meet others for a drink, meal and a chat.

In the beginning, East Coseley workers and volunteers found it quite challenging to find people living on their own as many were quite isolated and rarely left the house. It’s through partnerships with local services Just Straight Talk, Integrated Plus and local residential homes, working closely with people to help them to stay connected in their day-to-day work, that we have been able to find and connect people in Coseley. This collaboration has helped us to reach people of all ages (from 21 to a staggering 101 years old!).

A partnership with Marston’s Brewery and local pub The Apple Tree Inn has provided a safe, friendly and familiar space to host the meals where local people can get to know each other. The staff who work there are always welcoming and make sure everybody feels comfortable.

New people are often accompanied to the meal with support and encouragement from the service, helping them to feel comfortable leaving their home with confidence that they will be safe.

East Coseley Big Local workers and volunteers have also been raising awareness with local residents and helping them to spot people who may be experiencing loneliness. This has led many to carry out small acts of kindness to check in with their neighbours. A few residents have referred neighbours to the Coseley meal.

It’s by working together that we have been able to find and bring people together.

At this year’s Christmas Lunch and Chat we were joined by 80 residents from Coseley of all ages to enjoy a meal together.

Georgia from the Integrated Plus team got chatting to some of the residents at this months Christmas Lunch and Chat event… Integrated Plus identifies opportunities for people to become more involved and active in their community to help improve their wellbeing.  “Jason and I were kindly invited to come along with clients that we had worked with over the past year who reside in Coseley. Ten of our clients came along and joined in with the festivities.

This is Joyce (and Georgia)! Integrated Plus met Joyce earlier in the year to help her to attend Airtime, a social group for people with respiratory conditions. Joyce said she enjoyed the meal: “I appreciate coming here. The best part is talking to other people because I spend a lot of time on my own”.

This is Karen (left) and Irene (right). Karen said she enjoyed the meal as this enabled her to talk to other people and made her feel more involved in the community. Karen and Irene are hoping to meet up soon when shopping in Coseley!

Integrated Plus met Betty and her son Trevor in the summer to help her to claim a blue badge to get out and about more easily.
“The meal has been lovely and would recommend it to anyone who is feeling lonely. It is a break from being on your own.”

From left to right, this is Gordon, Gwen, her friend Dorothy and Derek. Gordon is 92 and is used to being on his own but feels that getting out to speak to other people is nice, especially around Christmas time. Gwen and Dorothy thought it was lovely to have a Christmas treat like this locally. Although they’ve been good friends for over 40 years, they now find it difficult to get out so they are really thankful that they were asked to come along to the meal.

Derek: “I have been overwhelmed by kindness here. I feel safe and I have enjoyed every minute. I haven’t been out for months so it has been nice to get out and speak with new people”. Derek has also accessed additional support from Integrated Plus including obtaining a new bathroom through a Dudley home improvement service.

It is clear to see that gatherings like this help to combat loneliness and how speaking with other people can really make a difference to someone’s happiness, especially at Christmas time. During this meal, some of our clients saw people that they hadn’t seen in a long time and were able to chat with them.” Georgia, Integrated Plus.

Just Straight Talk (JST) is a community project supporting people by providing the practical help and motivation they need to turn their lives around. JST helps people to increase their confidence and self-esteem which results with engaging positively within society. Many people have been supported by JST to attend the Lunch and Chat events.

At the last Christmas meal we were also joined by Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from Sedgley and Coseley handing out ‘Christmas presents… with a twist’ – Gift bags full of crime prevention advice and home security gadgets. It was great to have them join us at the meal to speak with local people that may be vulnerable to crime.

If you would like to find out more about the Coseley Lunch and Chat events contact neil@eastcoseleybiglocal.net

Meet the gardeners transforming Coseley Station into a vibrant green space

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Meet the gardeners transforming Coseley Station into a vibrant green space

Bayer Street Allotments is a thriving green hub in the heart of the Coseley where people are passionate about sharing knowledge and growing tips with people of all ages. Not only does it provide an excellent space for community projects and events, but with the support of East Coseley Big Local, the people there are on a mission to make Coseley a better place to live, improving and starting gardening projects in vacant green public spaces, forming fabulous partnerships along the way.

Ron and Maria Wedgbury, Natalie Partridge and Dave Williams, creative green-fingered gardeners from the allotments, are transforming Coseley Station’s northbound platform embankment by maintaining beautiful flower displays and window boxes, continued from the marvellous work started by Tom, Kerry and volunteers last year, catching the eye of many local people and commuters.

They have now joined West Midlands Railways ‘Adopt a Station’ scheme, with a vision to continue to improve the station for the benefit of all who use it.

The scheme started back in 2003, originally created to improve relationships between the train operator and station users. Over the years it has grown to become much more, with station adopters now playing an active role in keeping stations looking good through innovative gardening projects and creative community art projects.

To thank volunteers and station adopters, West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway organised a picnic and day out to Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway, an opportunity to meet directors from the railways and volunteers from other stations around the Midlands, a great day for making new connections.

Ron found the day great for making new connections, “What’s great about the day was that there were no formal presentations or speeches, they kept the day really casual, there were no speeches or slideshows. It was nice to meet other people that were involved in local station projects.”

 

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Husband and wife, Ron and Maria, first got their allotment on Bayer Street Allotments 4 years ago. Maria said, “Ron took on the allotment because when he retired he wasn’t the type to sit at home and do nothing, he needed something to do…and the vegetables were a bonus!” Ron has lots of useful tips on how to grow prize winning tomatoes, he also makes his own gin and whiskey from his brewing shed in his garden.

Dave grows all sorts on his allotment, cabbages, potatoes, tomatoes and much more, but warns “you have to pick them fast in this hot weather before they go brown!” He has took great pleasure in being part of the Coseley station project, “I’ve had my allotments for nearly 13 years now. I like gardening because it gets me out of the house and gets things off my mind. A good many people say how nice the station is, people often stop to look at the embankment.”

Natalie previously worked with the council’s ground maintenance team, looking after parks, bowling greens, cricket, football and rounders pitches for 20 years before leaving to have children. “My children come down to the allotment with me every day, they come on their bikes and have a picnic, sometimes they play in the woodchip piles, or in the horse manure! Sometimes they go train spotting behind the back of the toilets. They have got their own shed, and I’ve got my shed. They help me water the plants and love picking all the fruit.”

East Coseley Big Local, has recently funded £1,000 so that the allotments team can use their gardening expertise to the full and buy news tools, flowers and shrubs for the station project. With this extra bit of funding, they plan to purchase perennials that come up every year, and a camellia, which would be one of the first plants to flower.

Peruvian lilies were donated from Ron’s garden, he said “It feels good to be doing something for the community, it also gives you something to do. We thought we would get vandalism on the embankment, but we haven’t.”

A lot of research suggests that cleaning and turning vacant plots into vibrant green spaces, beyond the aesthetic benefits, creates a respected and therefore safer environment. It’s also not just people who benefit from green spaces, it can become home to all sorts of birds, insects and other creatures.

So what are the benefits of adopting a station? Well, it allows the volunteers to have better access to the station, whenever needed, which helps with regular maintenance.

A wonderful partnership has now formed between East Coseley Big Local, Bayer Street Allotments and West Midlands Railway. Last year a plaque was erected on the platform to recognise the allotment team’s work to maintain the flowerbed on the station.

Ron, Marie, Natalie, Dave, and others at Bayer Street Allotments also play a huge part in encouraging young people or people who may be a little isolated in the community to spend more time outside. The allotment is a perfect base to share gardening knowledge with people of all ages.

Maria said, “It’s a little community, you have always got someone to talk to, you go up there do an hours work and sometimes spend 3 hours talking! It gets you meeting other people, we have quite a few little community events, we have barbecues and bonfires, we try to do lots of things that include the community. We also bring children on to the allotments to teach them how they can grow their own food and to give them an idea of where food comes from. We have bought tools for the playgroup at Darkhouse Baptist Church, they come for two hours, have a walk around the allotments, and they learn that food doesn’t just come out of a plastic bag.”

So what have the team got planned for the future of Coseley Station? …a wildflower garden, artwork and mosaics, restoring heritage, lots of exciting ideas on the horizon!

Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents to make a lasting positive difference in their community. Find out how you can get involved or start projects in Coseley www.eastcoseleybiglocal.net/community-support/

 

 

Big Local is getting creative!

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Big Local is getting creative!

Are you passionate about creativity and Coseley? Get your creative juices flowing on the 21 May and explore how people of all ages can get involved in community activities and projects. Find out how East Coseley Big Local can help you start something in Coseley, and turn your creative ideas into action!

Say hello to some of Coseley’s amazing creatives who are making great things happen in your area, bringing the community together through creativity, unlocking the potential of young people, developing the skills, confidence and talent of local people, and making Coseley a more vibrant place to live.

We’ll be at Christchurch School, Bilston, from 7pm – 9pm for this special event, people of all ages are welcome, whether you are a budding creative genius, passionate about creativity and Coseley, or simply interested to find out more about exciting projects happening in your local area.

Just bring yourselves, friends, family, for a fun evening of creativity! We’ll bring the refreshments… and biscuits of course!

Interested to come along? Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-local-gets-creative-tickets-45684912804 or contact Neil for more information neil@eastcoseleybiglocal.net

Meet the people behind some of the wonderful projects that are unlocking the potential and creativity of young people in Coseley…

Beatfreeks – East Coseley is working in partnership with Beatfreeks, a youth organisation based in Birmingham, to unlock the potential of young people in the area. It started with a skateboarding party in the park, followed by a 16 week programme of Friday night activities at Clayton Park Youth Centre, which kicked off with an open-air pop-up cinema last September. The weekly events were rapidly co-designed and hosted with young people, in response to their creative ideas and interests. Activities including poetry, crafting, filmmaking, circus skills, singing and comedy were all enjoyed by young people in the area.

Music Moves – East Coseley Big Local is supporting an exciting new programme called Music Moves and an associated recording studio in Coseley. Music moves is a programme designed to positively impact the emotional well-being of young people.

Maybe you have a passion for making, growing, designing projects or helping people in your community to feel less isolated? Perhaps you have an inventive idea to use one of Coseley’s indoor or outdoor green spaces? There are all sorts of ways you can bring your special sparkle to Coseley.

We’re also on the lookout for passionate people of all ages to join the East Coseley Big Local partnership, to oversee the shared vision and plan for East Coseley Big Local!

Hope to see you at the event!

A year of collaboration and partnership in East Coseley

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Looking back at 2017, it’s been another great year for East Coseley Big Local, developing successful partnerships with local groups and organisations, businesses and national organisations, working on collaborative projects and sharing resources to make East Coseley better place to live. We look back at a few of our most successful partnerships from last year!

A great partnership between East Coseley Big Local, Marston’s Brewery and the Apple Tree Inn, formed 4 years ago, enables Lunch and Chat events throughout the year for local people and families of all ages who often feel a little lonely and isolated in the community. Providing a safe space where local people can get to know each other over a hot meal. At this years Christmas lunch, we were joined by 55 members of the community of all ages ranges, from 22 years old all the way up to a staggering 101 year old! Volunteers, support workers, people and families from the community all enjoyed and shared a three-course Christmas meal together, with entertainment and a small gift. East Coseley Big Local Chair, Brian Guest said “The Apple Tree plays an important role in the community. It is the perfect environment for friendships to flourish.”

East Coseley is working in partnership with Beatfreeks, a youth organisation based in Birmingham, to unlock the potential of young people in the area. It started with a skateboarding party in the park, followed by a 16 week programme of Friday night activities at Clayton Park Youth Centre, which kicked off with an open-air pop-up cinema last September. The weekly events were rapidly co-designed and hosted with young people, in response to their ideas and interests. Activities including poetry, crafting, filmmaking, circus skills, singing and comedy were all enjoyed by young people in the area. A film was produced at one of the sessions themed on happiness, “What makes you happy”. One young person said, “I now look forward to Friday evenings”

Initially, the youth centre was under threat for under usage, it’s now thriving and occupied for most of the week, it’s now a safe place for young people to go in the evenings.

The East Coseley Skittles League has become a staple in people’s diaries. It started 3 years ago and takes place 4 times a year. One of the most amazing things about the evening is the community groups that attend are talking to each other about collaborating on projects. Neil Langford, Community Changemaker said, “The most wonderful part is that people enjoyed the evenings so much, they felt like they wanted to give something back. So we started a raffle, and this year (2017) we raised over £300 for the local food bank operating at Darkhouse Church. All the money donated by people in the community at the skittles night helps other people in the community.” Brian Guest, East Coseley Big Local Chair, said, “Grandparents, parents, children, friends, everybody of all age groups, all mix together and enjoy a great night of fun and games. In fact, sometimes the skittles becomes secondary, people are enjoying themselves so much!”

East Coseley Big Local supported and funded Bayer Street Allotments to grow flowers and shrubs on the embankment and in window boxes at Coseley station. This year the allotments association joined the ‘adopt a station’ scheme, set up by London Midland, which has allowed volunteers to have better access to the station and have improved ties with the railway authorities. The partnership formed between East Coseley Big Local, Bayer Street Allotments, Network Rail and London Midland has been a great success.

Working in partnership with the allotments and Roseville School, for children with social, behavioural and emotional problems, has given young people an opportunity to learn how to grow and look after plants.

Residents have been cleaning up the area with regular litter picks and collaborated with the local Spar shop who now come along to help out. Local businesses are now working with the community.

The connections made at the Community Conservation Forum, Dudley Zoo, with wildlife experts, including the Birmingham Bat Group, lead to the discovery of two species of bat in Coseley’s canal tunnel. East Coseley is now working with Canal and River Trust to improve the canal towpaths and having conversations about creating a wildlife area on the canal.

East Coseley is bringing back events that people had missed in the area. Every year the Big Local funds The Big Event, which takes place at Clayton Park Youth Centre. At last years event, the community came out in the scorching heat to enjoy a fun day out with family and friends.  Neil Langford said, “The main aim of the event is to bring families together so that they can enjoy a day out, they don’t have to pay entry, it gets people out who may not be able to afford to go to big events. We have now formed a great partnership with Dudley MBC who gave us permission to use the park and provided us with advice to get the event up and running.”

The Christmas Lights Switch On in Roseville is now a major event for the area which always has the support of East Coseley Big Local. This year families came out in the heavy snow to enjoy a market, entertainment and a performance from The Coseley Comets. 

Last October we held the Big Local Big Chat in Coseley, which brought together Big Local partnership members, workers and reps from the Black Country, Birmingham, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and the Wyre Forest. The theme of the event was ‘Collaboration and Partnerships’ It was clear when listening to other Big Local areas that building partnerships can help to kick-start projects, accomplish shared visions, and possibly open doors to new opportunities.

The collaborations we have seen in East Coseley prove that anything is possible if we work together.

We’re now looking forward to an exciting year ahead, building on, and creating new partnerships in 2018!

Have you been inspired by any of the stories in this post? Are you interested in starting a project to improve the Coseley area? It’s always lovely to hear your thoughts, the Big Local team would love to hear from you! hello@eastcoseleybiglocal.net

The Coseley Tea Dance – Supporting residents to make things happen in Coseley

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We joined some amazing local people from the community at the Mary Dermott Hall in Coseley for the last tea dance of 2017. People from the community, who come together every week to enjoy lunch, entertainment, exercise, dancing (including line-dancing!), and, most importantly, to meet friends, enjoy a little social interaction and have a great time!

This month residents made their way through the heavy snow, dressed in their very best festive outfits, ready to get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy an afternoon out. We’ve made a short film featuring these lovely local people who are making this happen in Coseley with the support of East Coseley Big Local. We hope you enjoy it!

The Coseley tea dance was always well attended by local older people in the community. It had been running for about 5 years, before, last year it was in danger of having to stop when the people who ran it moved out of the local area and the venue at the time was no longer able to accommodate it.

East Coseley Big Local, Changemaker Support Officer, worked with three enthusiastic regular attendees to apply to the East Coseley Big Local Community Spirit Fund, not only to help restart the tea dance but change the format of the event slightly in order for it to become self-sustainable.

The Community Spirit Fund awarded a small amount of money to help the residents kick-start the tea dance, covering the hire of the venue and an entertainer.

People were happy to bring their own lunch and pay £3 each week in order to help the tea dance continue. Now, the weekly tea dance pays for itself. Everyone contributes to making the event happen. The tea dance has a regular attendance of 30-40 people.

This event makes a huge difference to the lives of the people who attend. Many of the attendees live alone and do not have regular outings, and they look forward to the tea dance. It is also a way of helping people to keep active through dancing. It runs in the daytime within a safe environment, and occasionally agencies also come along to offer advice on issues ranging from health and wellbeing to safety and security.

A tea dance participant said: “It’s the only time I get together with my friends”.

It’s hard not to feel welcome or join in on the fun when around the people at the tea dance… we even found our film-maker getting involved, singing an excellent version of ‘White Christmas’ to the residents whilst they were enjoying lunch!

East Coseley Big Local are passionate about supporting residents to make things happen in Coseley. If you would like to find out more about joining the tea dance contact Neil Langford neil@eastcoseleybiglocal.net.

Find out more about Community Spirit Funding

Are you a local group or club looking for a little more support in Coseley? Let us know how East Coseley Big Local can support you: or contact neil@eastcoseleybiglocal.net for more info. We will be meeting local groups and clubs on Wed 17 Jan.

Support for local groups and clubs

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Ace Dance: East Coseley Big Local have supported Aace Dance to get both children’s dance classes and adult fitness classes started

Much of the Development Support which East Coseley Big Local invests in, including a full-time Big Local officer, has helped people from local groups and clubs to get to know each other, initiate collaborative projects, share resources and develop partnerships with all sorts of local and national organisations.

Through Big Local we encourage local groups and clubs to share resources, and to bring in funding from other sources. This way we can use our £1million Big Local funding to help bring in even more ideas, support and resources to East Cosley. Dudley CVS provides free support to groups seeking help with funding. We do recognise that it is getting harder to secure funding, so for groups and clubs who have applied elsewhere, Big Local considers investment in activities and equipment which benefit residents of East Coseley. A budget of £8,000 per year has been allocated in the current Big Local Plan for direct investment in local groups and clubs.

Local residents from the Big Local Core Group have formed a Project Investment Team which oversees allocations of Big Local budget to local groups and clubs. Since April 2017, East Coseley Big Local used this budget to invest in:

  • Coseley Bowing Club, who have created a bee-friendly Bzz Garden
  • Bayer Street Allotments, who have equipped their polytunnel and undertaken the award-winning planting project at Coseley Station
  • Darkhouse Summer Holiday Club, who ran another successful week of activities in August
  • Christ Church, who wanted to replace a stolen Home Communion set
  • Ace Dance, who asked for help starting up adult fitness classes
  • Act One, who have set up a choir and started a dementia project
  • Summerhill Community Centre, who wanted a little help to repaint and spruce up the centre

If you are involved in a local group or club and would like some support from East Coseley Big Local, you can submit a simple form on our local groups and clubs page

East Coseley Big Local are also investing in support to help groups share and promote what they do. Look out for more videos and stories here in our updates.