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Out of the ashes…St Barnabas Church Centre, Erdington

January 16, 2014
by Alun Severn
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I spent a couple of hours this morning with my old friend Paul Hanna, who is now the centre manager at the St Barnabas Church Centre, Erdington.   In the early 2000s, St Barnabas was a declining late-Victorian inner city church, its future and purpose uncertain. And just when it seeme
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Grab a Slice of the Action with Think Catering

November 21, 2011
by Alun Severn
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Last year Think Venue generated over £1.3m worth of business to local Social Enterprises and Third Sector conference and meeting venues, helping to secure valuable income for communities and businesses with social and environmental objectives. The launch of Think catering, aims to do
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2010 Think Venue – 2011 Think Catering!

October 13, 2011
by Alun Severn
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Calling all not for profit caterers! Share in the success of Think Venue as Think Venue Think Third Sector Co-op launch Think Catering! Think Venue has made it easier for potential customers to find conference or meeting venues with a social, environmental, charitable or community ben
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Think Venue, Think Third Sector

June 28, 2010
by Alun Severn
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Further to this recent post, Birmingham’s new co-operative venture aimed at marketing and promoting all of the city’s third sector and social enterprise conferencing venues is now live! Anyone looking for a third sector venue and other event support services can now use th
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Think Venue Think Third Sector Co-operative help celebrate first ever Co-operatives Fortnight.

June 18, 2010
by Alun Severn
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Co-operatives across the region have joined together to organise a fantastic event as part of the first ever Co-operatives Fortnight (19 June to 3 July) to help promote co-operatives as a better alternative. To celebrate the formation of the Think Venue Think Third Sector Co-operative
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