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There’s been a great deal of talk about the welfare reform and the changes in benefits that are already affecting the lives of the people across the country. We have met a few people so far who have mentioned the cuts having an affect on their lives, but not too many luckily yet in Sharrow…although we are sure there are individuals and families in this area as well who will be hard...

What a great day it was! Despite the weather we’ve had about 100 people come and take part in arts & crafts and herb workshops, Desi Ladies provided some truly amazing Asian food, Tom ran a barbecue and  3 new raised beds were produced!
At the same time, AAINA Community Hub offered lots of other craft & gardening activities in their new Oasis Garden! Come and visit during...

We’re now coming up to our fourth completed month as Community Organisers and contrary to all prior assumptions, our spirits are still high. We’ve had some rotten weather over the past few months which certainly didn’t help. (It was a little like being thrown into the deep end of an ice cold swimming pool). But we’ve overcome that now, and as the green shoots of the British spring start to...

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