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Mentoring and Befriending Course


As you may be aware Brushstrokes is a local voluntary organization that offers a wide variety of services to newly arrived people in Smethwick. Part of the work we do involves Befriending and Mentoring in the local community. If you have an interest in community work and want to find out what it involves you are welcome to attend our in-house training.
 
Our Mentoring and Befriending course start on the 17th February at 1 pm.. The course will run for 2 hours every week for 5 weeks. This training is free of charge and a certificate of attendance will be provided.
The course will cover the benefits of volunteering, how to befriend somebody,  the asylum process, interesting facts about our local area and much more.
 
If you are interested in taking part please phone Brushstrokes on 0121 5652234 and ask for Sandra. Alternatively ring 07525 688 396

ESOL into work course

Every Friday at Brushstrokes from 9:30 to 12:30 up to Easter. Supported by Migrant Impact Fund the course is aimed at Refugees from anywhere and Eastern european Migrants from the new EU Accession States.
If you are interested or know anyone who is please contact Sandra or Vivien on 0121 565 5011.

Donations

We are always grateful for any donations to help the needy of Sandwell. Having said that we are currently well resourced  in the field of baby clothing but could really do with more clothes for boy and girl children between the ages of 2 to 8.

What we are also desperately short of cots, cot bedding, pushchairs and buggies as well as moses baskets for the newborn. We also always require nappies for 0 to 2 yers.

On the food front we wlcome any donations but particularly stple products like pasta, rice and sugar as well as tea and coffee.

We guarantee that all donations go to deserving families. For further information please call David on 0121 565 2234.

FOOTBALL

Start YOUR Healthy New Year

With

ALBION ACTIVE ADULTS

every Saturday 10.00am – 12.30pm

 @Brushstrokes, St Philips Parish Centre, Watt Street, Smethwick.

 (more dates to follow).

Would you be interested in enrolling in one of our DADS AND LADS Football Sessions, being hosted locally by Qualified Baggies Coaches?

There will be a DANCE TUTOR available…..if Parents want to bring their daughters along.

Sign up now and be in with a chance to win some fantastic WBA FC Prizes (Including) Match Day Tickets, Hawthorns Ground Tours and some ‘Special’ Surprises!’some ‘Special’ Surprises!’

For more information on activities in your area contact:

LEE FLETCHER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

THE ALBION FOUNDATION                                                                                                                                    

The Tom Silk Building

Halfords Lane

West Bromwich B71 4LG

Tel: +44 (0)871 271 9840

Fax: +44 (0)871 271 9841

Mobile: 07702369605

Lee.fletcher@albionfoundation.co.uk

MELONIE PHILLIPS

FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER

BRUSHSTROKES

Watt Street

SMETHWICK

West Midlands

B66 3DU

0121 565 2234

melleneum_mel@msn.com

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St. Phillip's Parish Centre, Messenger Road, SMETHWICK, West Midlands, B66 3DU, United Kingdom. Phone/Fax: (0121) 565-2234. E-mail: teresa_brushstrokes@hotmail.co.uk