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SWBCA (South West Birmingham Community Association) would like to invite staff, volunteers and board members of your organisation to our FREE monthly community lunch.

Guest Speakers: (subject to change)

• Les Hemus, Deputy Chief Executive, BAYC
• Emma Bush, Project Manager, Birmingham Community Foundation
• Maggie Pimley, Future Jobs Fund Manager, BeBirmingham

Please book in advance so that catering is sufficient. If you have any dietary, access or transport needs please inform us in advance.

The Woodward Charitable Trust awards grant funding to organisations in the UK working in the following areas:
• Social and ethnic minority groups.
• Prisoners and ex-offenders.
• Homelessness.
• People experiencing abuse.
• Arts outreach work.
• Disability projects.
• Environmental projects.
• Addiction.

From April 2010 the current 'sick note' will be replaced by the Statement of Fitness to Work or 'fit note'.

GPs will be able to offer advice on what work an employee may be able to perform and will be able to suggest adjustments to working arrangements which could be made in order to facilitate an earlier return to work.

This legislation will affect all employers in Great Britain.

Why the change?

The Easter holidays are now looming and the Family Information Service (FIS) will be producing another Fun in Brum publication for children, young people and families to find out what's happening in their local area. This one promises to be bigger and better than ever before and we will be getting hard copies printed professionally for parents and carers in Birmingham.

The Third Sector Assembly seek 10 new champions to represent the third sector at a constituency level