Some words of thanks.

"I would like to take the opportunity to thank Harborne Parish Lands, Harborne Parish Charity, Zurich Community Trust Local Programme & Bernard Higgins Trust for supporting our award winning Anti Bullying Campaign which is again underway in schools around the Birmingham & Midland area. We look forward to working in many schools in the near future with many appointments made & some negotiation of dates ongoing to fit around existing school programmes. As ever, we are keen to work with any charity, funding provider & school/youth organisation/official body to further the campaign & prevent lives being ruined by bullying. Stay strong, talk, talk, talk."

Big Dave.

Anti Bullying Campaign update April 29th 2016

We've been quiet for the last few months, but that doesn't mean nothing is going on. Dave has been delivering a series of Anti Bullying presentations to the pupils of Newtown Primary School in Sandwell whilst also engaged in building the structure of the Big Dave Community Interest Company. 

Funding is the most difficult obstacle to delivery - whilst there is demand & interest from schools to tackle the things that Dave can help with, the budgets have been cut & as mentioned previously many of the partnerships that existed between schools & police where the campaign was organised have simply disappeared.

217 grant funding bodies have been investigated since November 2015. Of those 217, we appeared to fit the criteria of 35. 14 rejected us outright. 18 have not yet decided or replied either way. 3  have said yes, we will help. 

We're truly grateful to Harborne Parish Charity, Harborne Parish Lands & Zurich Community Trust Local Programme for backing us. We'll be making some noise along the way about what we're doing & where we've been. Onwards!

Angel of strength Big Dave with Fr. Graeme Richardson of St. Peter's Church Harborne.