Conference Video

Here is the video that was made at the Sandwell Churches Link annual conference that was held at the Sandwell Council House in Oldbury last month.  It was kindly produced by Simon Jones, Communications Officer for the Bishop of Lichfield.

It gives a good overview of our project, why it was developed and what our priorities are.

We aim to send out an email newsletter every month.  If you would like to go on to mailing list, drop us a line to chris@sandwellchurcheslink.org

You can download April's edition via the link below:

April Newsletter

April Newsletter Mailing

Well the April newsletter is about to be despatched, for the first time via Mailchimp.  Let's see how it goes!

Vacancy - Black Country Near Neighbours Co-ordinator

Do you have experience in community development?

Do you think you could enable local communities to meet and work together across faiths?

Does it appeal to you to work in the Black Country with its rich local culture and "can do" attitude?

In that case this job might be for you.

Black Country Near Neighbours (BCNN) Co-ordinator

£28,000 per year

The area covered by this project will be the City of Wolverhampton and the Metropolitan

Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall. Near Neighbours is a national scheme funded by

the Department of Communities and Local Government which has now expanded due to the

success of the first phase.  It works at a local level to bring people of different faiths together, to build relationships, and to encourage civic engagement.  There are some small grants available to assist with this.

The funding for this full time post runs until March 31st 2016 (in the first instance), during which the co-ordinator will be employed by a joint venture between the Churches Urban Fund and the Diocese of Lichfield, Transforming Communities Together.

The closing date for applications is Friday 9th May 2014

Full details can be found here