We are please confirm with the help of Jenny Tarrant of Sandwell Council that we have put in 20+ members of the staff, volunteers and board members through the on-line Artemis training program for Child Protection. The Management of the Yemeni Community felt that it would only be right at ALL who come in contact with children should do the 2 hour training and test. Our big thanks go to Jenny Tarrant for all her help … Read more

New cycling and walking plan for Sandwell Sandwell Council has approved a new cycling and walking plan – to get more people active and healthier and help tackle pollution and reduce congestion on the roads. The Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan has been approved by the council’s cabinet and proposes to provide a safe and convenient network of routes. The proposals include cycle and walking routes to provide cost effective and sustainable access to public … Read more

Police were called to a mosque in Park Road, NW8, at 15.10hrs on Thursday, 20 February, to reports of a stabbing. Officers attended along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS). A man, in his 70s, was found with stab injuries. He was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital. His condition has been assessed as non life-threatening. A 29-year-old man, who is believed to have been attending prayers, was arrested inside the … Read more

? LET US ALL PRAY FOR THE VICTIMS & THE FAMILIES OF THE HORRIFIC MOSQUE KILLINGS DURING FRIDAY PRAYERS IN NEW ZEALAND ? Please remember in your Friday prayers, public vigils and weekend religious services the tragic victims and their grieving families of the gruesome massacre of worshippers in two Mosques in New Zealand today. May the deaths of these devoted beautiful worshippers, and all others who have been harmed or injured as a result … Read more

Hello! On behalf of the BWA Limited, I am very pleased to invite you to the 12th  on Sunday 12th August 2018, from 12PM – 6PM at The Victoria Park, Victoria Road, Tipton DY4 8SW. There will be lots going on at the event, including music, face painting, fairground rides, stage performances, diffrent cultural food, activity workshops, information points, young people’s activities as well as giving people a chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones and … Read more

Dear friends & colleagues, Though I have very much been supportive of countering extremism in all its form in an endeavour to keep Sandwell and its residents safe, also working tirelessly to promote community cohesion, it saddens me that my family and I have become innocent victims of Prevent’s web. Initially Prevent served a meaningful purpose but now it has expanded and morphed into a form of terror to all Muslims impacting negatively in all … Read more