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8 Jul 2024
Live at the Library – Sandwell Arts Festival 2024
With a wide range of events and attractions Sandwell Arts Festival be bringing communities together from Saturday 13 July until Sunday 4 August 2024.
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8 Jul 2024
Jazz & Blues Festival is back!
Sandwell concerts help celebrate 40 years of the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
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14 Jun 2024
Whooping cough vaccine for pregnant women
It is now more important than ever for pregnant women to get vaccinated to protect their babies and children from this dangerous illness.
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12 Jul 2024
Work protects “beautiful shine” on Smethwick’s Lions of the Great War memorial
Community leaders joined together at the invitation of Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick to welcome recent work on the iconic Lions of the Great War statue that’s keeping the memorial looking its best.
15 Jul 2024
Help football come home to Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy!
Staff and students from Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy in Tividale have taken part in a 16-mile sponsored walk to raise funds for a new 3G football pitch.