Author: Terry Rigby

BIG INCLUSIVE GET TOGETHER & WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY FESTIVAL

by Terry Rigby | Sep 22, 2021 | Connecting Community Networks, News & Events

As part of World Mental Health Day and the Big Inclusive Get Together, Common Unity, Forward For Life & Community Flow are working in partnership to celebrate the wellbeing of our local communities. This is a free event and everyone is...

Happy Birthday to us!

by Terry Rigby | May 5, 2021 | Connecting Community Networks, The Waiting Room

At Common Unity & Forward For Life we are celebrating the 6th Birthday of The Waiting Room (TWR). Tailored for Birmingham and Solihull citizens and providing links to over 1000 services both locally and nationally, The Waiting Room has been a huge success. Thank...

WISE STEPS – Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training (online)

by Terry Rigby | May 5, 2021 | Suicide Prevention

WISE STEPS is an online ‘gatekeeper’ training workshop built on years of experience and best evidenced based approaches in the field of suicide prevention. Designed, developed and delivered by Forward For Life and Common Unity, WISE STEPS provides a strong foundation...

Getting the message out in many different ways

by Terry Rigby | Sep 7, 2020 | News & Events

Covid 19: Stay safe in your community. The videos below have been translated into English, Punjabi, Polish, Somali, Arabic, Chinese, Romanian, Urdu, French, Portuguese. Getting the message out in many different ways has always been a core message from Common Unity in...

Reaching a milestone

by Terry Rigby | Sep 2, 2020 | The Waiting Room

The Waiting Room (TWR) Team are proud to present a milestone in community engagement. In the last twelve months TWR have had over 100,000 visits to the website by Birmingham and Solihull communities. The smart online directory has offered support to professionals and...