New volunteering initiative at Sandwell Libraries
04 December 2023
Libraries across Sandwell are part of a new initiative to create volunteering opportunities and support those experiencing loneliness.
Sandwell Council has been successful in gaining a grant of £88,000 from the government’s Know Your Neighbourhood Fund.
With their share of the funding, Sandwell Libraries and Archives will launch the new ‘Join Us’ project. This initiative will fund activities to combat loneliness, as well as appointing a new Volunteer Coordinator, responsible for recruiting new volunteers to support the libraries’ offer.
Pregnant mothers encouraged to get vaccinated to prevent whooping cough in babies
04 December 2023
With a rise in whooping cough cases in the West Midlands, Sandwell Council’s Public Health team calls for all pregnant mothers to be vaccinated to protect their babies from this dangerous illness.
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, can be a serious disease, potentially resulting in hospitalisation or even death. Babies are most at risk of developing severe illness. However, mothers vaccinated during pregnancy can help protect babies who are too young to be vaccinated themselves.
Double win for Sandwell at national children’s awards
01 December 2023
A Sandwell Children’s Trust led project won the Partnership Working Award for their work on Sandwell County Lines Intensification Week led by Sandwell Children's Trust's Horizons Exploitation and Missing Team. The partnership, including Sandwell Council’s youth service
Free parking at council town centre car parks on all Saturdays in December
29 November 2023
Shoppers will be able to park for free at Sandwell Council’s town centre car parks on all Saturdays in December.
This year, the council is extending its free parking offer for Saturdays in December – which in previous years saw drivers being able to park for free on the two Saturdays before Christmas.
It means parking is now free in all council town centre car parks on all five Saturdays in December.
Sandwell Valley Country Park unveils new cycling routes as part of Commonwealth Games legacy
29 November 2023
New bike trails have been opened in Sandwell Valley Country Park and the former Hill Top Golf Course in Birmingham.
They come as part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Legacy Project, ensuring that the benefits to the local area will last for decades to come, boosting health, inspiring people and enhancing the sports legacy for Sandwell, Birmingham and the wider Black Country.
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