Local Hearts Awards
Dolores Pinkney and Kevin Duffy
This is the story of Dolores Pinkney, 58, who runs the Dojo project in Handworth. She has been working tirelessly for her community since she moved to Birmingham with her family in the 1960s, and now she has been nominated by Kevin Duffy for Birmingham City Council’s Local Hearts Awards in the active citizen category. (more…)
Joshua Barwell and Carl Sheward
Carl Sheward and Joshua Barwell are two Junior Volunteer playworkers at Pype Hayes Community Focus. Both 16-years-old, when they are not studying for AS-levels they are spending their free time getting those younger than them involved, doing fun days and activities. (more…)
Jan Quigley and Barry Toon
Starting community work in the 1960s, Barry Toom has had the chance to see how community work and attitudes towards it has changed through the decades. A tireless worker for the Bournbrook Community Safety Project, as well as the TARA neighbourhood forum, Barry Toon feels like a veteran in community work – and now his years has been acknowledged by being shortlisted for the Lifetime Achievement award, for Birmingham’s Local Hearts Awards, nominated by Jan Quigley. (more…)
Joanne Proudler and John Barron
John Barron is 90 years old and has spent a lifetime working for his community. He has volunteered at St Mary’s Hospice in Selly Park since it opened, and also introduced the Annual Flag Day – a street collection day for the hospice – which he has been running for over 25 years and raised nearly £300,000. He said when you see a need in the community you want to fill it – and once you have a acceptance it is a good idea – you have the determination to see it through. (more…)
Maureen Murphy and Gary Ladbrooke
Maureen Murphy is not one to sit quietly and wait for things to happen – after loudly campaigning for a new crossing in Minworth, she was approached by the Walmley Residents Association and has been their chairperson for the last 20 years.
Now, she says, she still gets quiet satisfaction when she sees people crossing the road safely, and is encouraged to continue giving a voice to people who don’t know where to go. Senior Constituency Manager for Sutton Coldfield – Gary Ladbrooke – has nominated Maureen for Birmingham’s Local Hearts Award for the lifetime achievement award – a recognition of her tireless work in the community. Maureen was first interviewed by the Grassroots Channel in 2005.
Here she talks to us about what keeps her going, and why she thinks making a stand is so important.
[podcast]http://podnosh.com/files/2009/10/Grassroots-Maureen-Murphy.mp3[/podcast]
Aimee Coakley first came across the Hawksley “young vols” as a small child. She watched them working in her neighbourhood in Kings Norton in Birmingham and wanted to be one.
Now she is and has already traveled as far afield as France and India, cleaned streets, helped people keep their garden tidy and supported friends and neighbours. (more…)
Involve is Northfield’s Young Peoples Forum – it was set up in 2005 for 12-19-year-olds.
the group is given money by local government, which they then distribute to young people to help them run various activities or projects which they would not otherwise have been able to do. Through this they help young people develop a number of skills such as organisation, teamwork and communication skills. (more…)
Nicole White and Rourke Holmes have been training adults. They volunteer with different organisations in the Erdington Constituency of the City of Birmingham to help they appreciate how young people view the world.
The aim is very simple, to improve the relationship between government services and the young people who use them in Erdington. (more…)
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