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• 02 May 2012Harness the Power of Social Media for Your Community Group

  Volunteers are offering social media help to voluntary organisations, community groups, charities, clubs and societies in a relaxed, informal setting.

  Tools like blogs, podcasts, video and social networks can give a real boost to campaigning organisations, often for no or little cost. So these experts are offering you approachable one-to-one help and support because they believe it can help. You might just want to see what is possible and go away and think about it. You might be itching to set up a blog and start using it. Perhaps you think video might help you tell your story but don't know where to start? All is possible.

• 01 May 2012New Birmingham Housing Force

  Harden Housing and Optima Community Association, have merged and will be known as Optima Community Association, which is now part of the WM Housing Group.

  This doubles Optima’s presence within Birmingham and the West Midlands, to more than 4,700 homes, making it the second-largest housing association within Birmingham.

  The combined WM Housing Group will manage around 26,000 homes.

• 17 Apr 2012Residents' Academy to Launch at Optima

  This Friday 20th April the Midland Network for Resident Involvement (MNRI) is launching its training academy at Optima Community Association.

  The new academy will provide a wide range of opportunities for residents of social landlords across the Midlands to gain skills they need to actively participate in the work of their landlords, from the confidence to chair their local residents association and the skills necessary to taking a place on a board of their housing association.

• 16 Apr 2012Deadline closing to register for the vote

  Local elections and the referendum on the elected mayor will be taking place on the 3rd May so potential voters are being urged to protect their right to vote by making sure they are on the electoral register. With the deadline for registering coming up voters are encouraged to check they are registered if they have moved or turned 18 in the past six months.

  In order to be eligible to take part in the polls, all citizens must be registered under their current address on the city’s electoral roll before it closes – on 18th April.

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