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Filling the Sydney Opera House four times…

December 31, 2013
by Alun Severn
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According to JetPack — a WordPress analytics plug-in — that’s what readers of theBSSEC blog have done since April 2013. Since going live in its new form, the BSSEC blog has had over 11,100 unique visits. If the blog were a concert at Sydney Opera House — which
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Crowd funded project will break the silence

December 16, 2013
by Alun Severn
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One of iSE’s clients has  started a crowd funding campaign. Breaking the Silence, a new project by Raj Jarrett, will begin with a theatre production called ‘When I Grow Up’ (Feb 2014) — part of a campaign aimed at breaking the cycle of silence, fear and intimidation
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“Sometimes dreams become reality…”

December 12, 2013
by Alun Severn
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The Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter was formally launched today. Welcoming the initiative, Sir Albert Bore, leader of Birmingham City Council, pledged the authority’s continuing support for the initiative, saying, “Sometimes dreams become reality. But who would have thou
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BSSEC email information service

December 11, 2013
by Alun Severn
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If anyone thinks they  have stopped receiving the regular email forwards and updates that we send out to subscribers, friends and supporters, it may be because you have! We recently lost (i.e. stupidly deleted) the email group to which regular news and updates are sent out and have ha
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Lottery announces new fund to support community enterprise

December 06, 2013
by Alun Severn
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The Big Lottery has just announced a new £150m fund called Power to Change, which will open in 2014, supporting “community-led enterprises” and community action. BIG says: The economic climate has meant that many communities are experiencing challenges, at a local level, t
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Start Again Project CIC is recruiting

December 03, 2013
by Alun Severn
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Start Again  Project CIC — a community interest company whose mission is to enable young people’s  personal and social development and help them lead  fuller lives in their communities — is seeking to recruit a Sports Coach: Football & Wellbeing. To find out more
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