Connexions Sandwell record-breaking success
The recent New Year New Start careers fair (Saturday 1 February) was the highest attended in Connexions Sandwell's history.
Over 2,500 attended the event and met with 50 exhibitors, including universities, sixth forms, the Royal Navy, Doocey Group and more.
Connexions advisors were on hand to provide advice and support to young people and their parents on what careers paths are open to them.
The next big Connexions event will be the Careers EXPO at the SHAPE Festival at Sandwell Valley Park on Saturday 12 July 12-3pm.
Connexions Sandwell offers face-to-face appointments on Mondays and Thursdays between 10am and 2pm. You will need to book an appointment – call us on 0121 569 2955. You can find us at the One Stop Shop, Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DB.
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 Join the Neighbourhoods Team
Are you passionate about making a difference? Do you want to be part of a team leading the way to create strong, resilient and vibrant communities? Do you thrive on leading impactful projects and bringing people together to create lasting positive change? If so, we want you to join our reshaped Neighbourhoods team.
Meet the new Neighbourhoods Services Team to find out how we’re changing the way we work with our local communities and elected members. The team will be helping to build better relationships with members, supporting service areas to help resolve local issues for residents and improving the customer journey.
Drop-in sessions are available if you are interested and want the opportunity to discuss the roles in person on:
Wednesday 12 February 11am - 2pm
Tuesday 18 February 3pm - 6pm
Drop-in sessions will take place at Sandwell Council House, Oldbury. On arrival, please meet at the Link Reception (to the right of the fountains) where a member of the team will greet you. For further details, please contact Santokh Singh, Neighbourhood Services Manager or Neil Bould, Neighbourhood Operations Manager.
Santokh: 07966 976932 santokh_singh@sandwell.gov.uk
Neil: 07826 940480 neil_bould@sandwell.gov.uk
Find out more visit the council's neighbourhoods team webpage
Lambing Season at Forge Mill Farm
Join us for the return of our lambing events at Forge Mill Farm every weekend in February and during the February half term. Bring your family and friends to help us welcome our new additions to the Forge Mill Farm family.
Get involved with our sheepy activities such as:
 Meet our newborn lambs and some still expectant mums
 Look out for signs of lambing on our viewing platform
 Try our Lambing Simulator and test your shepherding skills in the Farmers Corner
 Have a go at some ‘Shepherding Graffiti’
 Meet the farmers and hear their stories
 There's a strong chance of witnessing a live birth
 Enjoy our indoor Natural play area (£3 add-on per session)
 Plus all the usual fun on the farm
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Lambing Weekend dates:
- Saturday 8 February & Sunday 9 February
- Saturday 15 February & Sunday 16 February
- Saturday 22 February & Sunday 23 February
- Saturday 1 March & Sunday 2 March
Pre-booking is essential!
And we have lots more events across Sandwell...
West Smethwick Park:
Steel Pan Workshop - Wednesday 19 February
Hoop Games - Thursday 20 February
Minecraft Sessions - Friday 21 February
Lightwoods House and Park:
Curse of the Valentine's Villains - Monday 17 February
Nutcracker in Spring - Wednesday 19 February
Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre:
Animal Magic - Wednesday 19 February
Weekly Events:
Groove and Grow - Every Monday at West Smethwick Park 10.30am - 11.30am
Children's Yoga - Every Monday at West Smethwick Park 1pm - 2pm
Pilates - Every Tuesday at Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre 10.30am - 11.30am
Tai Chi - Every Tuesday at Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre 11.30am - 12.30pm
Reggae FIT - Every Tuesday at West Smethwick Park 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Keep up to date with upcoming events by subscribing to our events newsletter and follow us on Facebook and Instagram or view all upcoming events through our Linktree or our Visit Sandwell website.
Love shouldn't hurt!
We are supporting Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week.
We want to encourage victims of sexual abuse and violence to speak out, promote services that support survivors of sexual abuse and share ways to prevent sexual assault.
Nearly half a million adults report being sexually assaulted in England and Wales each year, but real figures could be much higher, since many more instances go unreported.
(BCWA) provide support to those who have experienced rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse. Male victims can contact for support.
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 A reminder to sign up to receive garden waste collections for 2025.
The subscription costs £40 and will cover 20 collections which start from 10 March 2025.
If you subscribed to receive garden waste collections in 2024, you will need to renew your subscription for 2025.
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