Just a couple of things I wanted to mention. Thanks a bundle to Pete Ashton of Bournville (the place where we make chocolate) who wrote this about the Grassroots Channel:
Podnosh is a podcast station based in Birmingham that I stumbled across recently. I like that this pretty established outfit with high aims exists outside [...]

Masood Yasin travels from Washwood Heath in Birmingham to The Hague ( Den Haag ) in the Netherlands to meet active citizens in Holland. Find out what his thoughts are on new approaches to jobs and education to young people plus why he wants to bring a Dutch idea to Birmingham.

Masood [...]

 

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Just a quick note to thank Terry Holland at the Mere Green Neighbourhood Forum for adding the Grassroots Channel podcast to their clear and comprehensive website.

Mere Green is in the north Birmingham constituency of Sutton Coldfield and the regular news updates on the forum site show the current public interest in plans to redevelop [...]

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On Remembrance Sunday we meet two people who’ve put 18 months of effort into building a community group around their local cemetery in Birmingham. The Friends of Brandwood End Cemetery have found an unlikely way to build a community in [...]

 

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Mike Overton has fought for years to prevent developers building homes on an old waste tip and clap pit in Erdington in Birmingham, UK. He talks to Emma Lewis of b:cen about the site and why protecting it matters so much to him. Also in the programme a thanks to listeners in [...]

 

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A few months ago podnosh and b:cen were able to offer some support to the pupils at Kings Norton Boys School in Birmingham. We helped them set up their own podcast channel which they christened Podminions and hosted here on the Podnosh site.

Having opened the door the first group of podminions are now rushing [...]

The Knight Foundation is inviting entries to a $5 million competition to find innovative new ways to use online journalism to strengthen community life.
The 21st Century News Challenge is subtitled “who will build community through new media?”.
That’s exactly what we aim to do here, with the Grassroots Channel connecting active citizens, and Podminions providing a [...]

I just want to make reference to a couple of other bloggers.
Steve Bridger has recently posted about the value of story telling for the voluntary sector and Ingrid Koehler responded on the IDeA blog. Their worlds overlap with mine through a shared interest in the NCVO ICT Foresight programme.
I wont quote what they are [...]