With the UK now officially in a recession, March’s Castle Vale Business Group
breakfast meeting concentrated on this and talked about how small busi...
Throughout the whole project of creating the Training Centre, Merlin Training have used local businesses at all times such as H & M who constructed th...
Valley Travel is Castle Vale’s only community bus, running since 2000 and providing a hail and ride service to residents, helping them to access many ...
June’s Star Award goes to Brian Martin, Merlin’s Plumber.
Local tradesman Brian has been working with Merlin for the past few months,
helping with t...
Last month’s newsletter showed you that after months of planning and building, Merlin Venture had finally moved into their new premises in Erdington I...
April’s Star Award winners are Jackie Elston and Maria McLeod, for their hard work on our Support For Redundancy programme
covering West Midlands ma...
he first Castle Vale Business Group meeting of 2009 was held at the new home of Birmingham Post & Mail, Fort Dunlop, with guest speakers from BPM prov...
November 20th saw the final meeting of 2008 held at Castle Vale School.
‘Facing The Future’ was fuelled by the recent ‘credit crunch’, potential fina...
On Thursday 11th December, Merlin Venture held their ‘10th anniversary celebrations’ at Castle Vale Campus; inviting local residents and organisations...
Councillor Lynda Clinton, Lead Member for Public Protection was recently
appalled to learn that around 95% of children’s’ car seats failed a recent ...
“ I heard about Merlin Training through my sister Kirsty; she had started the course after speaking to an Employment Advisor on the Merlin JETS Jobs B...
Despite Britain coming to a standstill as heavy snow falls brought chaos to the region, Tiggy Winkles managed to make the most of the snow at the st...
Continuing to work closely with Castle Vale School, the Merlin JETS team went along to the Progression Event that the school held on the 21st January ...
Despite estimated re-opening times of Christmas, Tiggy Winkles Chivenor was back open by mid
November complete with new flooring and toys after seve...
Continuing Merlin’s commitment to enable people to access
employment and training, Merlin Training was created to fill a gap in trades based trainin...
For the second year running, Tiggy Winkles Day Care Nurseries worked in partnership with the West Midlands Fire Service to give children a lesson in f...
Local organisation Castle Vale Community Housing Association (CVCHA) have taken up a special offer being run by Valley Travel.
As part of CVCHA’s con...
Many great things have come from Castle Vale Business Group meetings including strong working relationships between local organisations and the promot...
Councillors Lynda Clinton and Mike Sharpe will be holding a brand new advice bureau open to residents of the Tyburn Ward to discuss any issues they ...
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Based within St Chads Church, Stoneyhurst Road in Erdington, the JETS team will be on hand to help anybody looking for ...
Catherine James, Manager of both Tiggy Winkles Chivenor and
Pegasus and indeed founder of the excellent service before Merlin became involved, left ...
Merlin Venture is proud to announce that they have achieved “Matrix” accreditation standard, recognising the hard work and success that they have achi...
Following the closure of Birmingham Community Empowerment Network (b:cen) due to the lack of grant funding, the community network known as the Erdingt...
Merlin Training are now offering four week trade taster courses which are FREE for 16-19 year old Tyburn and Stockland Green ward residents. The trai...
On Friday 7th December the first groups completed the new practical trades course at Merlin Training. Based in Sutton Coldfield at the Royal Works th...
Merlin Venture is proud to announce that they have achieved “Matrix” accreditation standard, recognising the hard work and success that they have achi...
Members of the Castle Vale Business Group were invited to a breakfast audience with Lord Sebastian Coe, held at and organised by the Ramada Hotel and ...
Getting that first step onto the career ladder for many trades has become increasingly difficult over the last few years, fewer and fewer places avail...
It is with mixed emotions that we inform you that Merlin Maintenance will be no more. Sadness because we will no longer be able to offer you a great ...
The Merlin Venture Ltd would like to thank Castle Vale residents for helping us in supporting Macmillan Cancer Support.
By taking part in the World’...
Merlin Venture’s FREE IT Lab based in Spitfire House is now under new management. Nicol Wagstaff, Recruitment and Enterprise Assistant is now respons...
Business representatives from Castle Vale and the surrounding area gathered together on the 19th September to celebrate 15 years of the Castle Vale Bu...
The Castle Vale Business Group burst back onto the scene with the first of its revamped breakfast meetings which took place on 20th June at Spitfire H...
It was celebrations all round on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd June at the Tiggy Winkles Achievement Day when over 50 toddlers and pre-schoolers were...
After a number of years successfully transporting passengers to out of reach locations Buster Werkenbak has launched it’s premier daytime timetabled s...
Although there have been no Castle Vale Business Group meetings for a few months, there has been a great deal of activity behind the scenes, with Merl...
Since the launch of Merlin Recruitment and Enterprises new jobs bus, The Tyburn JET last month everyone’s been hopping on to find out what it is all a...
Merlin Venture is pleased to confirm that following agreement with the Castle Vale Endowment Trust Fund over continued funding, the 696 Community Bu...
The Merlin Venture Limited would like to welcome new starters Kash Munroe, Albert Kelly, Jean Gardner, Joanna Swinton, Albert Kelly and John Lewis to ...
The Merlin Venture Ltd have introduced yet another new scheme to recognise hard work and achievement in our staff. As well as a Star Employee, Merlin...
On Sunday the 25th of March Maddison James from Tiggy Winkles Nursery risked life and limb raising money for the Stroke Association, by participating ...
The Merlin Venture Ltd recently introduced a new scheme to recognise hard work and achievement in our staff. Every month, Merlin chooses a star emplo...
As part of our commitment to developing local businesses Merlin Recruitment and Enterprise have recruited a new Enterprise Advisor to their team.
Bas...
The Community Advisory Group that monitors Merlin's activities recently held its 50th meeting.
If you would like to become involved in your communit...
Castle Vale DJ’s; DJ Toddy and DJ Phil B from Kick Start Productions kick started their career by putting on a DJ workshop taster session for staff at...
Despite Britain coming to a stand still as heavy snow falls brought chaos to the region, Tiggy Winkles managed to make the most of the snow!
On the d...
The Merlin Venture Ltd., was delighted to hand over a Cheque for £250.00 to the Norman Laud Association based in Wylde Green.
Tiggy Winkles Nursery a...
Castle Vale DJ’s; DJ Toddy and DJ Phil B from Kick Start Productions kick started their business by putting on their first DJ workshop session for sta...
With Christmas just around the corner there will be lots of celebrating taking place. Crime doesn’t take a break just because it’s Christmas so to en...
Norman Laud are absolutely delighted to be the chosen charity of The Merlin Venture Limited to benefit from the Valley Travel Christmas Raffle. Everyo...
It’s always good to practice what you preach which is why whenever we have a vacancy the first place we look is candidates registered with Merlin Recr...
Merlin Recruitment and Enterprise are running a new Intermediate Labour Market with funding from the Birmingham City Council and the Castle Vale Endow...
As an early Christmas present to Castle Vale residents, on 12th, 14th, 19th and 21st December the 696 community bus can take you Christmas shopping at...
Now available at the Castle Vale Community Campus is a brand new IT lab, which is FREE to use and available for everyone. Merlin Venture will be offe...
Local resident Robert Bierd has recently joined the ranks of Buster Werkenbak’s night drivers operating the 95 Airport Link between Shard End/North So...
Merlin Venture, working in partnership with the TRA, Josiah Mason College and Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, has recently been awarded funding to e...
This year Valley Travel are offering you the chance to have a say in its 696 “community hopper bus” timetable for the week leading up to Christmas. F...
Merlin Venture are well aware that deciding on a career is always difficult, no matter what age you are therefore try and actively encourage self deve...
Tiggy Winkles Nurseries have just celebrated their 13th Birthday on the 24th June by holding a special fundraising funday at Pegasus Nursery to raise ...
Birmingham International Airport has just become easier to get to. With the launch of a new Airport Link bus service running from 8.00pm until 7.00am...
The Merlin Venture Ltd, a community enterprise, dedicated to improving the opportunities of the community are proud to launch their new service in S...
Operating from within the new JMC Campus at Spitfire House has enabled even greater numbers of people to come and register with Merlin’s Recruitment a...
Responding to popular demand Buster Werkenbak is now returning to Castle Vale and will be able to take people to and from work at both Hams Hall and B...
On Saturday the 24th of June Tiggy Winkles Daycare Nurseries are celebrating their 13th Birthday by holding a special Funday at Pegasus Nursery. The ...
Following the continuing success of our Employment and Training service, Merlin Recruitment are delighted to introduce a new service which will provid...
Maria McLeod recently joined Merlin Recruitment as an Employment & Training Advisor. She comes to Merlin’s team with a wealth of experience of advisi...
Tiggy Winkles Day Nursery which operates at Chivenor House and Pegasus School is giving a limited number of parents the opportunity to relive their ch...
Merlin Venture is delighted to announce to local residents that it can now offer a low cost kitchen and bathroom fitting service through its Merlin Ma...
Fort Dunlop was formally launched to selected members of the local business community on the 18th November. After 25 years of dereliction, building w...
On the 3rd of November Castle Vale Business Group (CVBG), Connexions Birmingham and Solihull, and Cardinal Wiseman Catholic Technology College achieve...
Merlin Venture, based in Castle Vale, welcomed twenty-three delegates from the 20th annual British American Project (BAP) on Saturday November 5th 200...
The 696 Bus service which runs from 8.20am until 5.00pm and covers the whole of the Castle Vale Estate, will be operating as usual over the Christmas ...
CVBG meets again on 14th September at Marston Farm Hotel at lunchtime, 12-2 p.m.
Then on 25th October the new Director of Planning and Regeneration, ...
Earlier this year, Mark Lee, a Castle Vale resident who had been unemployed for 18 months, approached Merlin Venture for help and support in finding a...
For the last two years Valescapes, the local community landscaping business, has been maintaining the grounds at Mencap in Arbor Way, Chelmsley Wood.
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Buster Werkenbak, the quirkily named mini bus service, has now been in operation for 9 months and is going from strength to strength. The service, ope...
Chivenor Tiggy Winkles Day Nursery opened on Monday 29 March. It is situated on the lower ground Floor of Chivenor House and provides a total of 36 ch...