Sandwell Voices: Overview
Project Title:
Sandwell Voices
Project Location:
Oldbury, Rowley, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich
Date of Project:
February 2007 - March 2008
Project Participants:
- Yew Tree Healthy Living Centre
- Yew Tree and Tamebridge Community Centre
- Charlemont Community Centre
- Church of St. Mary Magdalene
- Charlemont Methodist Church
- Charlemont Farm Tenants and Residents Association
- Charlemont Youth Club
- Charlemont Social Club and Institute
- The Bangladeshi Islamic Centre
- Brasshouse Lane Community Centre
- Smethwick Bangladeshi Youth Forum
- Albion Estate Detached Youth Work Project
- Smethwick Heritage Centre
- Langley Band
- Dartmouth High School
- Bleakhouse Library
- Barnford and Farm Road Allotment Association
- Farley Park Youth Club
- Great Bridge Community Forum
- Tipton Muslim Community Association
- Tipton Community Association
- Coneygre Arts Centre
- Wednesbury Boys Brigade
- Wednesbury Library Jewellery Group
- Haden Hill House
- The Lighthouse Project
- Oakham Evangelical Church
- Art in Mind
- Tividale High School and Community College
- St Michael’s C of E High School
- Corngreaves Primary School
- Urban Parks and Open Spaces
- West Bromwich Town Hall
- Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery
- Dorothy Parkes Centre
- Millennium Centre, Friar Park
- St Paul’s Community Centre
- West Bromwich Central Library
- Connexions Wednesbury
- Windmill Centre
- Cre8
- Sandwell Town Teams
Project Funders:
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund
Sandwell Partnership
Sandwell MBC
Project Overview:
‘Sandwell Voices’ is a creative evaluation of selected activities from the Neighbourhood Renewal Programme that took place across the six towns of Sandwell between 2007 - 2008.
The activities covered by ‘Sandwell Stories’ were selected in consultation with the six Town Teams and the Sandwell Partnership. The aim was to capture some of the impact and outcomes of partnership working through the voices and stories of the people involved.
A wide range of people have taken part in ‘Sandwell Voices’. It has actively engaged 62 people working across Sandwell, 1,279 members of the public, including those from the voluntary and community sector, and 24 artists.
Participants were recruited either by direct invitation (people identified by the Town Teams) or through consultation and participation, which was open to anyone who wished to take part in the project and express an opinion.
All of those who have been involved in this project have been open and generous with their time. They have shown a commitment to partnership working, a pride in their community and a wish to make a difference to the towns they come from.
‘Sandwell Voices’ is an invaluable toolkit and reference source for successful future partnership working in the borough and beyond. It captures a moment in history for current and future generations, giving them a glimpse of the wonderful diverse community work and relationships happening in Sandwell.
